HowTos

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Contents 1 Quick Starts 2 OS/Image Deployment 3 4 Subsystem Deployment Notes 5 Security 6 User Management 7 Virtual Clusters 8 Advanced xCAT Notes

Quick Starts

• Quick Install Tutorial (covers migrating from xCAT 1.3 on standard 1U IPMI enabled machines)
• Basic xCAT Install
• xCAT Install utilizing an existing DHCP/DNS server
• A Brief introduction to xCAT tables
• IBM Blade Center HowTo (For Starters)

OS/Image Deployment

Here are notes for deploying specific operating systems. Most of them (Like RH5) are well documented. Please update this list as needed with notes for things you run into while installing newer or different operating systems.

• Using automatic node discovery and MAC collection
• VMware ESX 3.5 Notes
• SLES 10 SP1 Notes (xCAT 2.0.2)
• SLES 11 Notes (xCAT 2.2 core snap)
• Xen + xCAT Notes (xCAT 2.1)
• Windows + xCAT Notes (xCAT 2.1)
• XCAT 2.x firmware,bios,cmos flashing Instructions
• ISCSI Windows using xCAT software initiator
• Fedora 10 + KVM Notes
• Imaging (w/Partimage)
• Custom Boot Targets
• Red Hat 5.3 Service Node Notes
• ISCSI RHEL5.3 using xCAT software initiator
• Add IB to stateless Image
• KVM Howto

Subsystem Deployment Notes

This page is to place documentation on installing common cluster deployment software, like Moab, Torque, Maui, GPFS, or other infrastructure software necessary for the admin get users running on the cluster.

• How to Install Stateless GPFS
• Moab Adaptive Computing Installation
• Maui Installation
• Ganglia Installation

Security

• Updating credentials throughout the cluster
• Firewall ports

User Management

• Granting Users xCAT privileges & Setting Up a Remote Client
• Setting Up Mounted User Home Directory

Virtual Clusters

• Using VirtualBox Nodes

Advanced xCAT Notes

• Routed Networks setup with DHCP