HPC Cluster Administration with xCAT
NHR Tutorial (Online - Course language: German)
Friday, 06/10/2022, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Speaker: Markus Hilger and Peter Großöhme (MEGWARE)
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)
Handouts
The course material (slides) will be made available to the class participants.
HPC-Certification Forum Links
Prerequisites
- Linux system administration knowledge (RPM based distros)
- Basic knowledge of network services such as: DHCP, DNS and NTP
- Basic knowledge of IPMI
- Basic handling of VMs for the test environment
Learning Objectives
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Understanding of xCAT functions
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Setting up an xCAT Management Server
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Creation of xCAT system images
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Installation of stateless and stateful nodes
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Configuration of installed nodes using xCAT
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Useful tips and tricks in use
Registration
Link: https://event.zih.tu-dresden.de/nhr/xcat
Important Note:
Only for participants from NHR centers or the associated universities and academic cooperation partners of NHR centers.
Registration is closing on 06/06/2022. The NHR tutorial is limited to 25 participants.
You will receive the access data shortly before the event by email to your registered email address.
Further Information
Course language: German
Target group: HPC Admin
If you have any further questions, please contact Anja Gerbes ().