Changes between Version 14 and Version 15 of SingleJob

Timestamp:

Feb 10, 2013, 10:52:03 PM (12 years ago)

Author:

davea

Comment:

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SingleJob

@@ -5 +5 @@
 apps and app versions, WU and result templates, validators, assimilators, etc.
 
-BOINC's '''single job submission''' mechanism lets you run a job remotely without any of this hassle.
+BOINC's '''single job submission''' mechanism lets you run a job without any of this hassle.
 To do this, configure your BOINC server to handle single jobs (see below).
 Set the environment variable BOINC_PROJECT_DIR to the root directory of the project.
@@ -19 +19 @@
  '''--outfile name''':: specifies an output file.
  '''--stdout name''':: direct the program's stdout to the given file.
- '''--platform''':: the [BoincPlatforms platform] on which the program is to be run (default: i686-pc-linux-gnu).
+ '''--platform''':: the [BoincPlatforms platform] on which the program is to be run (default: the server's platform; assumed to be Linux).
 
 You can include as many --infile and --outfile options as you want,
@@ -49 +49 @@
 == Configuring BOINC for single jobs ==
 
-Download the latest server code and upgrade your project.
+Download the latest server code and [ToolUpgrade upgrade your project].
 The single-job mechanism uses the "wrapper" program
 from boinc/samples/wrapper.
@@ -73 +73 @@
 You can change these by editing the boinc_submit script.
 
+== Using other platforms ==
+
+By default, this mechanism works only for the server platform.
+For example, if your server is Linux/x86_64, then your applications must be for that platform,
+and your jobs will run only on hosts of that platform.
+
+You can use other platforms (says, windows_intelx86) by doing the following:
+
+ * Go to your project's '''apps''' directory.
+ * Create directories '''apps/single_job_windows_intel86/1.0/windows_intel86'''.
+ * Download the [WrapperApp BOINC wrapper] executable for windows_intelx86,
+   and put it in the '''windows_intelx86''' directory.
+ * Go to your project's root directory
+ * Run '''bin/update_versions'''.  Answer yes to all questions.
+ * Restart the project.
+
+You can then submit jobs to Windows/x86 hosts:
+
+ * Create a directory with a Windows executable for your application, say '''app.exe'''
+ * Type a command of the form
+{{{
+boinc_submit --platform windows_intelx86 app.eqe
+}}}
+
 == Notes ==
 
@@ -78 +102 @@
 Various features haven't been implemented (let us know if you need them).
 
- * Platforms other than Linux/Intel32
  * Redundancy greater than 1 (could require homogeneous redundancy).
  * Control over job parameters such as deadline, FLOPS, disk, and memory limits.