Instant-Grid is a Knoppix-based live-CD bundledwith a pre-configured grid environment based onthe Globus Toolkit. One PC started from this CDbecomes the Instant-Grid frontend. It alsofunctions as a PXE boot-server, allowing other PCsin the same local network to boot the Instant-Gridenvironment. Together with the frontend, these PCsautomatically form a working test grid. Like withthe original Knoppix, the existing configurationof the participating PC is not touched (exceptmaybe for enabling the PXE boot-option), andremains instantly available by a simple reboot.License: Freely DistributableChanges:
This version is based on Knoppix 5.1.1, which improves support for more recent hardware. The English documentation has been expanded, many function tests have been automated, and the workflow stability has been improved.