HTCondor Installation
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Go to http://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/downloads/, and download stable version 8.0.6-225363.
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Check the file 'condor-8.0.6-225363-Windows-x86.msi'.
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Scroll down and fill out the required form and then click the 'Submit Download Request' Button.
- check the “I have read and agreed to the license agreement for HTCondor 8.0.6.”
- Input your name, email, organization name, and organization URL.
- May want to check subscription options
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Click the link to download the installation file.
- If it is successfully downloaded, you can find it in your ‘Download’ folder.
- Else If the 404 page is appeared, it means that there is a problem in the HTCondor server side so please try again few minutes or hours later.
- Else, please contact your IT staff to figure out a problem.
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Find the downloaded installation file ‘condor-8.0.6-225363-Windows-x86l.msi’ in your ‘Download’ folder and double-click the file.
- Depending on your computer setting, a ‘security warning dialog’ window may be popped up as follows and click the ‘Run’ Button.
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When a setup wizard launches as below, click ‘Next’ button.
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Read the ‘End-User License Agreement’ and check the ‘I accept the terms in the License Agreement’ box. Then click ‘Next’.
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Select the ‘Join an existing HTCondor Pool’ option and enter the ‘10.254.0.1’ in the ‘Hostname of Central Manager’ input box and then click ‘Next’.
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Check ‘Submit jobs to HTCondor Pool’ and select the ‘Always run jobs and never suspend them’ option, and then click ‘Next’.
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Enter ‘ipop’ in the ‘Accounting Domain’ box then click ‘Next’.
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You can skip this step. There is no need to enter a value here.
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The setup wizard automatically detects Java Virtual Machine (VM) Path.
- If not, it means that JVM is not installed in your computer. At this time, Java is not required so you can safely proceed with this field blank. If you desire Java as part of your installation, please click the ‘Cancel’ button and install a JVM through the following link, https://www.java.com/en/download/. You will then need to restart the installation.
- After installing the VM, click ‘Next’.
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Leave the default ‘*’ value in the ‘Host with Read access’ text box, and enter ‘*’ into the ‘Host with Write access’ text box. Enter ‘$(IP_ADDRESS)’ into the ‘The Host with Administrator access’ text box and then click ‘Next’.
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Choose ‘No’ for the question ‘Enable VM Universe’ and click ‘Next’.
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Choose ‘No’ for the question ‘Enable HDFS Support’ and click ‘Next’.
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Set a destination folder. The default folder is ‘**c:\condor*’ or ‘**c:\Program Files\condor*’ but you can change it into any folder you want. Click ‘Next’.
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Click ‘Install’ Button.
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The setup wizard installs a HTCondor software in your machine so please wait a few minutes. When the installation is completed, it goes to next step automatically.
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Click ‘Finish’ Button to exist the Setup Wizard.
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After installation, you have to restart your computer.
- Before you restart, edit your c:\condor\condor_config file with the following values. If any line is preceded with an hash sign ‘#’, remove it.
PRIVATE_NETWORK_NAME = ipop PRIVATE_NETWORK_INTERFACE = $(NETWORK_INTERFACE) NO_DNS = True DEFAULT_DOMAIN_NAME = ipop
* The field _NETWORK_INTERFACE_ needs to be set to the IP address of the IPOP interface. The IP address can be found in the IPOP configuration file you received in the _"ipv4"_ line. You will update your config with an entry similar to what is indicated below. You will have to replace the _x_ with the actual number you have been assigned.
NETWORK_INTERFACE = 10.254.0.x
* Finally, if you have unsaved programs such as _Word_, _Excel_, or _research programs_, you should save it before restarting your machine.
* When ready, click ‘**Yes**’ to restart your computer.