[StarCluster] problem with extending cluster templates

[Dustin Machi]

It should be starcluster start -c largecluster large

The last parameter isn't the template.  It is the label for that cluster instance. -c tells which cluster template to use.

Dustin


On Jan 25, 2012, at 11:30 AM, Bob Tolbert wrote:

> I seem to be unable to get extra cluster templates working. I am using 0.93.1 and I have a config file as generated from the help command and then updated with my login info so I can start a pretty standard “smallcluster”. This works flawlessly.
>  
> The smallcluster is set to use 2 hosts and c1.medium instances
>  
> But I also have this in my config:
>  
> [cluster largecluster]
> EXTENDS = smallcluster
> CLUSTER_SIZE = 5
> NODE_INSTANCE_TYPE = c1.xlarge
>  
> But when I use:
>  
> “starcluster start largecluster” I don’t get any errors/warnings, but the new “largecluster” has all the characteristics of the “smallcluster”. In other words, I can define the largecluster as extending smallcluster, but none of the other variables override the “smallcluster” settings.
>  
> Maybe I’m missing something, but I seem to be following both the config template as generated from help as well as the docs.
>  
> Thanks
> Bob
>  
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