( ESNUG 379 Item 6 ) -------------------------------------------- [10/11/01]
Subject: ( ESNUG 377 #9 ) Free GridWare Better Than Buying Platform's LSF
> Does anyone out in ESNUGland have experience with using Sun's Grid Engine
> software (http://www.sun.com/gridware) for managing EDA compute jobs and
> licenses? I used Platform Computing's Load Sharing Facility (LSF) at a
> previous employer and liked it, but my penny-pinching current employer
> likes the cost of GridWare: it's free. I'm not fond of the GridWare
> approach to license management and of course it only runs on Sun and Linux
> platforms so far. What other user's experiences with it?
>
> - [ Grid And Bear It? ]
From: "Mike Sullivan" <mikes@netrake.com>
Hi, John,
We have been using Gridware with much success for the past 6 months in our
ASIC development work. I have used many of the alternatives including
vendor, custom, and shareware tools, and I find Gridware to be a worthy
solution. Our CPU farm is hard at work on simulations, compiles, and other
queuable type jobs. All under the direct control of Gridware defined
queues and policies.
Working in a small company where money for design tools is always an issue,
it is always nice to find a free solution with all the desired bells and
whistles!
- Mike Sullivan
Netrake Corp.
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