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.