clustering on Xgrid

[Aussie John]

Apple has just released software to enable networked computers to "work" together- for instance a flyaround could be done accessing any idle computers on your network.

I would like to see graphisoft incorporate this.

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Aussie wrote:
Apple has just released software to enable networked computers to "work" together- for instance a flyaround could be done accessing any idle computers on your network.

I would like to see graphisoft incorporate this.

have you seen the virginia tech setup?!

http://www.apple.com/hardware/video/virginiatech/

i wish . . . not that i'd know what to do with it all!

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[Aussie John]

yes 1100 G5 duals. The air conditioning load is enormous.

a few G5 Xserves in a rack would be impressive too

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john

have you managed to get it working? i'm trying to get a cluster of two running and can't seem to connect to each other . . . thought i knew what i was doing!

i can get each to run as a localhost, but i'm lost trying to get a client to hookup to a controller (password authentication turned off for all). can't even get a controller to be able to use itself!

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[Aussie John]

sorry Ben - I havent had a chance. Im in a remote office ( ie just me) but next time go to sydney will look at it

[Anonymous]

Please can graphisoft provide an Xgrid plug-in for Archicad.

Xgrid allows multiple Apple Macs to be linked together as one super computer, such as the Verginia Tec unit consisting of 1100 Apple Mac G5s!

I have 4 G5s I wish to link which would provide the power of a Cray of a few years ago.

This would give Archicad a great sales advantage over any other CAD system. Movies in realtime anyone? Yes please!

Info:

http://www.apple.com/acg/xgrid/
http://www.macintouch.com/xgrid.html

Regards,

Nick Harvey
Folkestone
UK

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see original wish here:
http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=1143

(best keep it all in one place, eh? )

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[Aussie John]

Apple have just released Xgridv2 preview -It might not be a feature that is used every day by everyone (then again nor are many of Archicads features like scheduling, take offs, rendering) but when it is necessary , like a quicktime flyaround it would be so invaluable.
It takes all night to do a decent flyaround.

Maybe artlantis will support xgrid

http://www.apple.com/acg/xgrid/

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did we merge topics djordje? or was i completely not concentrating in my post up there?



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[Aussie John]

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did we merge topics djordje? or was i completely not concentrating in my post up there?



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Ben, I think you might have entered a time warp continuum