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condor_cold_start

install and start HTCondor on this machine

Synopsis

condor_cold_start -help

condor_cold_start [-basedir directory] [-force] [-setuponly | -runonly] [-arch architecture] [-site repository] [-localdir directory] [-runlocalconfig file] [-logarchive archive] [-spoolarchive archive] [-execarchive archive] [-filelock] [-pid] [-artifact filename] [-wget] [-globuslocation directory] -configfile file

Description

condor_cold_start installs and starts HTCondor on this machine, setting up or using a predefined configuration. In addition, it has the functionality to determine the local architecture if one is not specified. Additionally, this program can install pre-made log, execute, and/or spool directories by specifying the archived versions.

Options

-arch architecturestr

Use the given architecturestr to fetch the installation package. The string is in the format:

$<$condor_version$>$-$<$machine_arch$>$-$<$os_name$>$-$<$os_version$>$

(for example 6.6.7-i686-Linux-2.4). The portion of this string $<$condor_version$>$ may be replaced with the string "latest" (for example, latest-i686-Linux-2.4) to substitute the most recent version of HTCondor.

-artifact filename

Use filename for name of the artifact file used to determine whether the condor_master daemon is still alive.

-basedir directory

The directory to install or find the HTCondor executables and libraries. When not specified, the current working directory is assumed.

-execarchive archive

Create the HTCondor execute directory from the given archive file.

-filelock

Specifies that this program should use a POSIX file lock midwife program to create an artifact of the birth of a condor_master daemon. A file lock undertaker can later be used to determine whether the condor_master daemon has exited. This is the preferred option when the user wants to check the status of the condor_master daemon from another machine that shares a distributed file system that supports POSIX file locking, for example, AFS.

-force

Overwrite previously installed files, if necessary.

-globuslocation directory

The location of the globus installation on this machine. When not specified /opt/globus is the directory used. This option is only necessary when other options of the form -*archive are specified.

-help

Display brief usage information and exit.

-localdir directory

The directory where the HTCondor log, spool, and execute directories will be installed. Each running instance of HTCondor must have its own local directory.

-logarchive archive

Create the HTCondor log directory from the given archive file.

-pid

This program is to use a unique process id midwife program to create an artifact of the birth of a condor_master daemon. A unique pid undertaker can later be used to determine whether the condor_master daemon has exited. This is the default option and the preferred method to check the status of the condor_master daemon from the same machine it was started on.

-runlocalconfig file

A special local configuration file bound into the HTCondor configuration at runtime. This file only affects the instance of HTCondor started by this command. No other HTCondor instance sharing the same global configuration file will be affected.

-runonly

Run HTCondor from the specified installation directory without installing it. It is possible to run several instantiations of HTCondor from a single installation.

-setuponly

Install HTCondor without running it.

-site repository

The ftp, http, gsiftp, or mounted file system directory where the installation packages can be found (for example, www.cs.example.edu/packages/coldstart).

-spoolarchive archive

Create the HTCondor spool directory from the given archive file.

-wget

Use wget to fetch the log, spool, and execute directories, if other options of the form -*archive are specified. wget must be installed on the machine and in the user's path.

-configfile file

A required option to specify the HTCondor configuration file to use for this installation. This file can be located on an http, ftp, or gsiftp site, or alternatively on a mounted file system.

Exit Status

condor_cold_start will exit with a status value of 0 (zero) upon success, and non-zero otherwise.

Examples

To start a HTCondor installation on the current machine, using http://www.example.com/Condor/deployment as the installation site:

% condor_cold_start \
  -configfile http://www.example.com/Condor/deployment/condor_config.mobile \
  -site http://www.example.com/Condor/deployment

Optionally if this instance of HTCondor requires a local configuration file condor_config.local:

% condor_cold_start \
  -configfile http://www.example.com/Condor/deployment/condor_config.mobile \
  -site http://www.example.com/Condor/deployment \
  -runlocalconfig condor_config.local

See Also

condor_cold_stop (on page ), filelock_midwife (on page ), uniq_pid_midwife (on page ).

Author

Center for High Throughput Computing, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Copyright

Copyright © 1990-2012 Center for High Throughput Computing, Computer Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI. All Rights Reserved. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

See the HTCondor Version 7.8.8 Manual or http://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/ for additional notices.