Here’s some quick steps to get a functioning nova dev install running on a single machine. I am using Ubuntu 10.10 and the instructions should be applicable to Ubuntu 10.04 as well. For the purposes of following through the steps a VM would suffice, but would be nice to have a devoted machine.
Moab Workload Manager CLI Commands
by Nirmal on 16. Apr, 2010 in Distributed, SysAdmin
Here’s a list of handy commands for dealing with Moab. I’m going to keep it short and focus on commands to solve specific use cases. [...]
Review of Moab HPC Suite
by Nirmal on 08. Apr, 2010 in Distributed, SysAdmin, Tech Talk
I’ve been using Moab HPC suite for more than a year now and have finally got some time to write up a complete in-depth review of all the features. Hopefully this is helpful for those looking at incorporating Moab in your environment. Moab Adaptive HPC Suite is a complete solution to manage a HPC environment [...]
Ushering in Spring
by Nirmal on 29. Mar, 2010 in Photo Blog
The signs of Spring are propping all around.
Interactive Digital Magazines
by Nirmal on 23. Mar, 2010 in Potpourri, Tech stuff, Web
Interactive digital magazines are finally here. I’m really excited about the prospect of getting all my magazines digitally. Most magazines have some form of digital distribution, be it PDF’s or custom applications, there’s a lot available at Scribd or Issuu, but the next step is making them interactive and that’s where I believe the holy [...]
Sun/Oracle Grid Engine 6.2 installation on Windows
by Nirmal on 22. Mar, 2010 in Distributed, How-Tos, SysAdmin
Sun Grid Engine 6.2 Update 2 introduced the support for Windows Operating systems to run as worker nodes. Sun or Oracle Grid Engine as it’s being relabeled now is a distributed resource manager primarily used in HPC environment, but there’s more widespread use now with all the new features introduced as part of Update 5.
New look
by Nirmal on 21. Mar, 2010 in Random thoughts
Finally completed the long needed upgrade to the latest wordpress and in the process changed my theme. Earlier I had stuff scattered all over and now I’ve grouped all the content. Content which I was orginally posting to xaces.net will be posted here. I’ve also integrated the photos section within wordpress now, makes for easier [...]
Journal published in Genome Biology and Evolution
by Nirmal on 19. Sep, 2009 in Science
REPCLASS is a software tool that is used in classifying Transposable Elements. The original software was developed as part of my Master’s Theses with the guidance of Dr. Cedric Feschotte. We have now published a new journal in Genome Biology and Evolution titled “Exploring Repetitive DNA Landscapes Using REPCLASS, a Tool that Automates the Classification [...]
Roundtrip HTTPS
by Nirmal on 26. Aug, 2009 in Tech Talk
I just read this interesing article at InfoQ on the “The First Few Milliseconds of an HTTPS Connection” and is interesting to note what all happens behind the scenes in a HTTPS connection.
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