BOINCpe

From Unofficial BOINC Wiki

BOINCpe is a BartPE-based distribution (Operating System) allowing for easy setup of BOINC-only crunching machines.

With BOINCpe you can run a dedicated BOINC machine in-RAM (using a RAM-disk) starting from only 256 MB of total RAM. This is useful to operate your BOINC farm more energy-efficient (without HDDs) or to temporarily activate machines without hard disk drives (HDD) for BOINC.

You only need the following components for a fully capable BOINC machine:

• Mainboard + CPU
• at least 256 MB of RAM
• Network interface card (optional: PXE compatible)
• CD-ROM drive (only if booting from CD)

BOINCpe is based on BartPE and, therefore, on a preinstalled Microsoft Windows environment. It is as light-weight as any Windows can be. There is no 24 hour limit for operation like in WinPE. Of course, you need a proper license for the Windows version you are running (XP Home is sufficient). BOINCpe itself is free!

In combination with a BAM (BOINC Account Manager) Account, it is extremely easy and comfortable to integrate new machines. Basically, it is copying a couple of files (~4 of them), burning the CD and booting up...

[edit] See also

• BOINC Farm
• Creating a diskless cluster

[edit] Links

• BOINCpe - Live-CD for BOINC based on BartPE
• How to set up BOINCpe
• BOINCpe: Advanced Configuration
• BOINCpe FAQ

• BartPE