Linux Cluster HOWTO is written by Ram Samudrala. This document describes how we set up our Linux computing clusters for high-performance computing which we need for our research.
Unlike other documentation that talks about setting up clusters in a general way, this is a specific description of how our lab is setup and includes not only details the compute aspects, but also the desktop, laptop, and public server aspects.
Following are the topic covered in this Linux cluster documentation.
Following are the topic covered in this Linux cluster documentation.
- Hardware: Node hardware, Server hardware, Desktop and terminal hardware, Miscellaneous/accessory hardware, Putting-it-all-together hardware, Costs
- Software: Operating system: Linux, of course, Networking software, Parallel processing software, Costs
- Set up, configuration, and maintenance: Disk configuration, Linux Package configuration, Linux Operating system installation and maintenance, Known hardware issues, Known software issues
- Performing tasks on the Linux cluster: Rough benchmarks, Uptimes