Preface |
This document describes the procedure for installing Sun HPC ClusterTools 8 software.
These instructions are intended for an experienced system administrator. For example, to install the cluster tools software on one or more nodes, you must be familiar with the following tasks in the Solaris 10 Operating System (Solaris 10 OS) or Red Hat or SuSe Linux:
To follow the procedures described in this document, you should be familiar with the related topics discussed in the following documents:
Chapter 1 provides an overview of the Sun HPC ClusterTools software installation utilities.
Chapter 2 describes various installation dependencies.
Chapter 3 explains how to use the Solaris OS-based version of the Sun HPC ClusterTools software command-line interface (CLI) tools to install, activate, deactivate, and remove the software in a non-NFS configuration.
Chapter 4 explains how to use the CLI to install and set up the Solaris OS-based version of the Sun HPC ClusterTools software using an NFS server.
Chapter 5 describes a set of post-installation procedures you can perform to verify basic functionality of the cluster.
Chapter 6 explains how to install and verify the Linux-based version of Sun HPC ClusterTools software.
Appendix A lists the Sun HPC ClusterTools software installation packages.
This document might not contain information about basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information:
http://www.sun.com/documentation
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Sun HPC ClusterTools 8 Software Release Notes |
The Sun HPC ClusterTools documentation is available online at:
http://www.sun.com/documentation
For more information about the Sun HPC ClusterTools software, see the related Web site at:
http://www.sun.com/clustertools
For more information about Open MPI and its components, see the Open MPI web site at:
For more information about Sun Grid Engine software, see the Sun Grid Engine web site at:
http://www.sun.com/software/gridware
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