XCAT-NHR-Tutorial: HPC Cluster Administration with xCAT

Setting up and administering an HPC cluster requires special software. xCAT is an open-source tool that allows HPC admins to configure any type of cluster as quickly and easily as possible. In addition, xCAT offers other tools that support administrators in their daily work. In this course, the participants will learn how to use xCAT and will set up a VM-based test environment to familiarize themselves with the individual functions.

Agenda:

• xCAT introduction (versions, features, architecture, database, services)
• Management node preparation
• Management Node xCAT configuration
• Hierarchy with service nodes
• Definition of objects (groups, compute nodes, switches, PDUs)
• hardware discovery
• Stateless/Stateful os images
• node installation
• Useful Commands (with Hands-On)
• Useful Tables (with Hands-On)

The course is free of charge. Course language: German.
Attention: The course is already fully booked. New dates can be found in our Calendar of Events.

You will receive the access data via email to your registered email address before the event. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Anja Gerbes  ().