Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-hadoop-hdfs-user-archive@minotaur.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-hdfs-user-archive@minotaur.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9E87CF3C7 for ; Sat, 1 Jun 2013 19:48:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 94673 invoked by uid 500); 1 Jun 2013 19:48:18 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-hadoop-hdfs-user-archive@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 94336 invoked by uid 500); 1 Jun 2013 19:48:18 -0000 Mailing-List: contact user-help@hadoop.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: user@hadoop.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list user@hadoop.apache.org Received: (qmail 94328 invoked by uid 99); 1 Jun 2013 19:48:18 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:48:18 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: domain of rodybigdata@gmail.com designates 209.85.223.196 as permitted sender) Received: from [209.85.223.196] (HELO mail-ie0-f196.google.com) (209.85.223.196) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Sat, 01 Jun 2013 19:48:12 +0000 Received: by mail-ie0-f196.google.com with SMTP id k5so1738293iea.3 for ; Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:47:51 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=KpPCLb7eZhQyu0AGw7VpTMHWy8lePEiEqz7bOd0P49E=; b=oDaUE0HhJT9kVYjpQ+3dwV1yEze0YylAXslCB2NF8gzySBwoDqUVR3omJyl1orPeLy A9Yr/P5sPFCFnoHErW9GD0YufqVd3o5n/AK6ZCv6HF4gaWnp0lasL8Cb7UOASdQ5PW8R r+SVQshll4M+29TijzazBlfX7l9Fwf4f7cA9pVTn6/qi9bzaHD4cM9+7yyhIAb1SpYXM 6kDPIB53ZfzSdQ2wXA+hnN/iulHiUsNFse9bcLbEX9sur0UMXHEN3e+MdIv30r8LxbA+ SPdBhjHkNR0MOPxGCWZo5b+kvYOWp5qdo16Y6uoWv3CUiqj79vqt/orDKzX9O8DHHv3Y 0uqg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.176.166 with SMTP id cj6mr4510078igc.56.1370116071368; Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:47:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.64.46.233 with HTTP; Sat, 1 Jun 2013 12:47:51 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 15:47:51 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Experimental Hadoop Cluster - Linux Windows machines From: Rody BigData To: user@hadoop.apache.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8f6435a2bc2d6d04de1d019f X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org --e89a8f6435a2bc2d6d04de1d019f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I have some old ( not very old - each of 4GB RAM with a decent processor etc., and working fine till now ) Dell Windows XP machines and want to convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for my experimental purposes. Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My initial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines. Does the hardware on which Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL? Are there any other drivers or software should we install before installing RHEL on this machines? How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems Administrator is involved in this? --e89a8f6435a2bc2d6d04de1d019f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


I have some old ( not very old - ea= ch of 4GB RAM with a decent processor etc., and working fine till now ) Del= l Windows XP machines and want to convert them to a Red Hat Enterprise Linu= x (RHEL) for a Hadoop cluster for my experimental purposes.

Can you give me some suggestions on how to proceed on this plan? My ini= tial plan is to target 4 to 5 machines.

Does the hardware on w= hich Windows XP machine is based supports RHEL?

Are there any = other drivers or software should we install before installing RHEL on this = machines?

How easy/difficult is this, if some one like a Linux Systems Admi= nistrator is involved in this?


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