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Cluster Manager Administration (SGI Management Center on SGI Altix ICE)

Languages: English  |  Available as: Classroom, Virtual
Course Length: 4.5 days

This course provides knowledge and practice in basic cluster administration areas such as IPMI configuration, SGI Cluster software installation and configuration, PBS installation, configuration and job submittal, SGI ProPack OFED software installation and configuration, and cluster monitoring and troubleshooting using Ganglia tools and Performance Co-Pilots tools.

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Topics Covered

  • ICE hardware overview
  • IPMI configuration and use
  • Troubleshoot startup problems
  • Flash Proms
  • Software installation
  • Cluster configuration
  • Cluster imaging
  • OFED software overview
  • Use MVAPICH MPI
  • Install Intel Cluster toolkit and Intel MPI
  • Use SGI Message Passing Toolkit
  • Cluster monitroing
  • PBS for users
  • PBS installation and overview
  • PBS for administrators

Objectives:  Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:
 

  • Use the ipmi tools to setup for cluster imaging
  • Setup Serial Over LAN for console access and power control
  • Flash Proms
  • Troubleshoot startup problems
  • Install SGI Cluster Manager software
  • Configure a cluster using the SGI Cluster Manager tools
  • Image compute nodes with SGI Cluster Manager
  • Install OFED Infiniband software
  • Setup user accounts
  • Configure VMAPICH MPI
  • Install and configure Intel Cluster Toolkit and MPI
  • Run MPI applications across the cluster
  • Monitor a running cluster with ganglia and PCP
  • Add and remove compute nodes
  • Install and setup PBS
  • Submit batch jobs with PBS

Target Audience

  • Experienced Linux system administrators
  • Experienced Linux users who must maintain their own systems

Prerequistes
LInux system administration experience that includes:
 

  • installing the operating system
  • adding and removing users
  • editing files
  • configuring software services
  • configuring network devices

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