Building a Linux HPC cluster with xCAT
This IBM Redbooks publication will guide system architects and systems engineers toward a basic understanding of cluster technology, terminology, and the installation of a Linux High-Performance Computing (HPC) cluster (a Beowulf type of cluster) into an IBM eServer Cluster 1300/Cluster 1350. This b...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[United States?] :
IBM, International Technical Support Organization
c2002.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627471606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front cover
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Notices
- Trademarks
- Preface
- The team that wrote this redbook
- Acknowledgements
- Become a published author
- Comments welcome
- Chapter 1. HPC clustering concepts
- 1.1 What a cluster is
- 1.1.1 High-Performance Computing cluster
- 1.1.2 Beowulf clusters
- 1.2 IBM Linux clusters
- 1.2.1 xSeries custom-order cluster
- 1.2.2 IBM eServer Cluster 1300
- 1.2.3 The new IBM eServer Cluster 1350
- 1.3 Making up an HPC cluster
- 1.3.1 Logical functions that a node can provide
- 1.3.2 xSeries models used in our cluster
- 1.3.3 Other cluster components
- 1.4 Software
- 1.4.1 IBM Cluster Systems Management for Linux
- Chapter 2. xCAT introduction
- 2.1 What xCAT is
- 2.1.1 Download xCAT
- 2.1.2 Directory structure
- 2.2 Installing a Linux cluster with xCAT
- 2.2.1 Planning
- 2.2.2 Hardware preparation
- 2.2.3 Management node installation
- 2.2.4 Cluster installation
- Chapter 3. Hardware preparation
- 3.1 Node hardware installation
- 3.2 Populating the rack and cabling
- 3.3 Cables in our cluster
- Chapter 4. Management node installation
- 4.1 Resources to install Red Hat Linux
- 4.2 Red Hat installation steps
- 4.3 Post-installation steps
- 4.3.1 Copy Red Hat install CD-ROMs
- 4.3.2 Install Red Hat errata
- 4.3.3 Updating third party drivers
- Chapter 5. Management node configuration
- 5.1 Install xCAT
- 5.2 Populate tables
- 5.2.1 Site definition
- 5.2.2 Hosts file
- 5.2.3 List of nodes and groups
- 5.2.4 Installation resources
- 5.2.5 Node types
- 5.2.6 Node hardware management
- 5.2.7 MPN topology
- 5.2.8 MPA configuration
- 5.2.9 Power control with APC MasterSwitch
- 5.2.10 MAC address collection using Cisco 3500-series
- 5.2.11 Console server configuration
- 5.2.12 Password table
- 5.3 Configure management node services.
- 5.3.1 Turn off services you do not want
- 5.3.2 Configure system logging
- 5.3.3 Configure SNMP
- 5.3.4 Configure TFTP
- 5.3.5 Configure NFS
- 5.3.6 Configure NTP
- 5.3.7 Configure SSH
- 5.3.8 Configure the console server
- 5.3.9 Configure DNS
- 5.3.10 Configure DHCP
- 5.4 Final preparation
- 5.4.1 Prepare the boot files for stages 2 and 3
- 5.4.2 Prepare the Kickstart files
- 5.4.3 Prepare the post installation directory structure
- Chapter 6. Cluster installation
- 6.1 Stage 1: Hardware setup
- 6.1.1 Network switch setup
- 6.1.2 Management Processor Adapter setup
- 6.1.3 Terminal server setup
- 6.1.4 APC MasterSwitch setup
- 6.1.5 BIOS and firmware updates
- 6.2 Stage 2: MAC address collection
- 6.3 Stage 3: Management processor setup
- 6.4 Stage 4: Node installation
- 6.4.1 Creating a template file
- 6.4.2 Creating a custom kernel RPM image
- 6.4.3 Creating a custom kernel tarball image
- 6.4.4 Installing the nodes
- 6.4.5 Post-installation
- Appendix A. xCAT commands
- Command reference
- addclusteruser - Add a cluster user
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- mpacheck - Check MPA and MPA settings
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- mpareset - Reset MPAs
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- mpascan - Scan MPA for RS485 chained nodes
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- mpasetup - Set MPA settings
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Author
- Bugs
- See also
- nodels - List node properties from tables
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Author
- noderange - Generate a list of node names
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options.
- Environmental variables
- Files
- Example
- Bugs/features
- Author
- nodeset - Set the boot state for a noderange
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- pping - Parallel ping
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- prcp - Parallel remote copy
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- prsync - parallel rsync
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- psh - Parallel remote shell
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- rcons - remote console
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- reventlog - Retrieve or clear remote hardware event logs
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- rinstall - Remote network install
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- rinv - Remote hardware inventory
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- rpower - Remote power control
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- rreset - Remote hard reset
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- rvid - Remote video (VGA)
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- rvitals - Remote hardware vitals
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also.
- wcons - Windowed remote console
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- winstall - Windowed remote network install
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- wkill - Windowed remote console kill
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Examples
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- wvid - Windowed remote video (VGA)
- Synopsis
- Description
- Options
- Files
- Diagnostics
- Example
- Bugs
- Author
- See also
- Appendix B. xCAT configuration tables
- site.tab
- nodelist.tab
- noderes.tab
- nodetype.tab
- nodehm.tab
- mpa.tab
- apc.tab
- apcp.tab
- mac.tab
- cisco3500.tab
- passwd.tab
- conserver.tab
- rtel.tab
- tty.tab
- Appendix C. Other hardware components
- IBM Advanced Systems Management Adapter
- Equinox ESP Terminal Servers
- iTouch Communications IR-8000 Terminal Servers
- Myrinet
- Myrinet switch layout
- Setting up the Myrinet switch
- Installing the Myrinet software
- Appendix D. Application examples
- User accounts
- MPICH
- Persistance of Vision Raytracer (POVray)
- Serial POVray
- Distributed POVray using MPI-POVray
- High Performance Linpack (HPL)
- Installing ATLAS
- Installing HPL
- Related publications
- IBM Redbooks
- Other resources
- Referenced Web sites
- How to get IBM Redbooks
- IBM Redbooks collections
- Glossary
- Index
- Back cover.
