Tablix on Morphix

ISO images have been removed temporarily from this server due to a possible security compromise. Sorry for the inconvenience. (16 September 2006)

Please note: Versions of Tablix On Morphix GNU/Linux distribution available from this page contain outdated versions of Tablix and G-Tablix. If you would like to run Tablix from a live CD I recommend you use one of the other clustering live CD distributions available and the latest Tablix stable distribution available from tablix.org.

It is unlikely that I will be able to update Tablix On Morphix in the near future. If you are interested in keeping this project updated, I can provide ibuild configuration I used to build the last version, access to the clusterconf CVS repository and instructions to get you started. Send a mail to tomaz.solc@tablix.org.

Tablix On Morphix 0.0.2 is now available for download. This release includes the latest versions of Tablix and ClusterConf. It also comes with gTablix, an experimental graphical frontend for Tablix.

Because of lack of time and resources, this version has only been tested on a single machine. Automatic cluster configuration should work for multiple machines on the network, but this functionality was not tested. Any bug reports are welcome (please send them to the Tablix mailing list or directly to the author).

Description

Tablix on Morphix is yet another bootable CD based Linux distribution. As the name suggests, it is based on Morphix, a modular CD distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux.

What is special about Tablix on Morphix is the automatic cluster configuration. This means that all you need for a functioning PVM3 cluster is a bunch of computers and a pile of Tablix on Morphix CDs. You just have to boot the master node of the cluster from the CD, click a few options on the screen, then boot as many slave nodes as you want and click OK on each.

Tablix on Morphix comes preinstalled with all programs that are needed for solving timetable problems with Tablix, a GPL timetabling software using parallel genetic algorithm. Some of the software available:

Tablix on Morphix can also be used with any other software that runs on Debian GNU/Linux and supports PVM3 clusters. However that requires installing the appropriate debian packages on each node after booting from CD and/or modifying the ISO.

This is experimental software. Great care has been taken to ensure that everything installed on the computer's hard disk will remain untouched. However, there is always a possibility of a nasty bug. Make backups, test this first in a sandbox, ... You have been warned. If you are going to use Tablix on Morphix on a live network, be sure to read the documentation! You can cause chaos and mayhem on your network by starting another DHCP server and your network admin will get very angry. See below for more information about lack of warranty and distribution terms.

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About ClusterConf

ClusterConf was inspired by the user friendly network configuration utility NetworkConf that is used in Morphix. The network interface detection code and user interface was shamelessly stolen from NetworkConf, everything else was written from scratch.

As the Tablix on Morphix, ClusterConf is highly experimental and is currently available only from my CVS server. Use the following commands to check out the latest version:

You will need the latest development versions of GNOME libraries (glib, gtk, ...) User interface was created with Glade2. I developed ClusterConf using Garnome.

Author

ClusterConf was written by Tomaz Solc. I have also put together the Tablix on Morphix distribution.

Other free software distributed on Tablix on Morphix was written by numerous other authors. See below for more information.

License

The exact distribution terms for each program that is included in Tablix on Morphix are described in the individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright on the CD.

Mailing list

To subscribe to the tablix-list mailing list, please send an email with the following subject to minimalist@tablix.org:

You can later unsubscribe by sending another email with the following subject to the same address:

Documentation

You can read the user manual here. It is also available by clicking the help button in ClusterConf.

As you can see, there isn't much documentation available for Tablix on Morphix. If you feel like adding something to the manual, writing a better manual from scrap or even writing a tutorial, please by all means contact me.