Batch Processing System for DEC System 5500 Ultrix Wanted.

[Paul Leyland]

(Apologies if you see this twice -- I've been having posting difficulties.)

We (OUCS) have been evaluating a DEC System 3100 running Ultrix for a
couple of months.  It's good enough for us to have ordered a 5500 as
general Unix service.  The standard batch system (at(1) and batch(1))
is primitive in the extreme and is quite inadequate.

The question is: What other batch processing systems are available for
Ultrix on a DS-5500?

I already know of Condor, a check-pointing distributed system
available free from Wisconsin U.  I've installed it on Suns and will
try to get it going on the DS3100 unless DEC call in their loan.

I also have an evaluation copy of SUPERNAT from SO Systems.  The full
system costs real money.

We are prepared to pay for a commercial product if that is what is
best, but will be happy with freeware if *that* turns out best.

Please mail me directly with recommendations and information.  I will
summarise to the net any replies I receive.

Paul Leyland  -- Unix Systems Programmer, Oxford University Computing Service.

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