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Contents
Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
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Introduction
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Terminology
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Supported Distributions
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Minimum System Requirements
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Document Organization
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Downloading an OSCAR Distribution Package
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Release Notes
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Mandrake 8.2 Notes
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IA64 and Other Bleeding Edge Systems Notes
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Quick Start OSCAR Installation on a Private Subnet
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Why you shouldn't do a Quick Start install
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Quick installation procedures
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Overview of System Installation Suite (SIS)
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Outline of Cluster Installation Procedure
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Detailed Cluster Installation Procedure
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Server Installation and Configuration
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Install Linux on the server machine
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Disk space and directory considerations
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Get a copy of OSCAR and unpack on the server
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Download and unpack third-party OSCAR packages
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Configure the ethernet adapter for the cluster
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Hostname.
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Public adapter.
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Private adapter.
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Copy distribution installation RPMs to
/tftpboot/rpm
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Copy distribution update RPMs to
/tftpboot/rpm
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Initial OSCAR Server Configuration
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Change to the OSCAR directory and run
install_cluster
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Cluster Definition
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Step 1: Prepare OSCAR server for install
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Step 2: Build the Image
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Customizing your image.
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Step 3: Define your client machines
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Step 4: Collect client MAC addresses and Setup Networking
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Client Installations
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Network boot the client nodes
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Check completion status of nodes
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Reboot the client nodes
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Cluster Configuration
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Step 5: Complete the cluster configuration
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Step 6: Test your cluster using the OSCAR Cluster Test software
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Congratulations!
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Adding and Deleting client nodes
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Adding OSCAR clients
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Deleting clients
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Starting over - installing OSCAR again
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Package-Specific Installation Notes
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Disabling Services
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HDF5
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Selecting a Different Kernel with
kernel_picker
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Managing NTP for the OSCAR Server and Clients
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Configuring NTP
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Enabling/Disabling the NTP Service
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The OSCAR Password Installer and User Management (OPIUM)
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SSH Configuration
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The Portable Batch System (PBS) and Maui Scheduler
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Configuring PBS
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PBS Resources
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An FAQueue
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Packet Filtering with pfilter
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Managing machines and images in SIS
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Which MPI do you want to use?
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Setting the system-level default
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Setting the user-level default
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Use
switcher
with care!
A. Network Booting Client Nodes
B. What Happens During Client Installation
C. Installing without a DHCP server
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Boot Floppies
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Differences from Standard OSCAR Install
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Cluster Definition
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Adding and Deleting client nodes
D. Security
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Security layers
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Router packet filtering
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Network stack protections
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Host based packet filtering
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TCP Wrappers
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Service paring
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Service configuration
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Secure communications
E. Screen-by-Screen Walkthrough
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Running
install_cluster
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Step 1: Prepare OSCAR Server for Install
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Step 2: Build OSCAR Client Image
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Step 3: Define OSCAR Clients
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Step 4: Setup Networking
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Step 5: Complete Cluster Install
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Step 6: Test Cluster Setup
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Delete Node Button
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Add Node Button
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