Subsections

7.5 Cluster Configuration

During this phase, the server and clients will be configured to work together as a cluster.


7.5.1 Step 5: Complete the cluster configuration

Ensure that all client nodes have fully booted before proceeding with this step.

Press the Step 5 button of the wizard entitled $<$Complete Cluster Setup$>$. This will run the final installation configurations scripts from each OSCAR software package, and perform various cleanup and re-initialization functions.


7.5.2 Step 6: Test your cluster using the OSCAR Cluster Test software

Ensure that all client nodes have fully booted before proceeding with this step.

A simplistic test suite is provided in OSCAR to ensure that the key cluster components (OpenSSH, PBS, MPI, PVM, etc.) are functioning properly.

Press the Step 6 button of the wizard entitled $<$Test Cluster Setup$>$. This will open a window that will prompt you for the number clients and number of processors per client. The system's basic services are checked and then a set of user level tests are run. A sample dialog is shown in Figure 5. If any of the test fail, then there may be problem with your installation.

Figure 5: Setup cluster tests
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