>
> Nathan mentioned about SGI already having to deal with something like
> this with a hierarchy of pmdas, although that's about as deep a
> conversation as we got. I could imagine a higher-level pmda sucking
> all data for an individual rack, summarising and providing it upstream
> for a cluster-level pmda. I would really like to understand more
> about this approach.
>
Yes indeed, SGI have a heirarchical approach for using PCP on ICE
clusters.
http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/tpl/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi/linux/bks/SGI_Adm
in/books/ClusterMan_AG/sgi_html/ch05.html#Z1210619170tls
or http://tinyurl.com/63v9p6g
As this is part of SGI's value add when supplying and supporting
clusters, maybe they could be approached for licensing this
software to folks who run the large clusters you describe, but not
necessarily using Tempo.
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