Q-Logic IB0056101-00 G.02, OFED manual Rocks Installation on an Existing Frontend Node

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Software Installation Install QLogic OFED Using Rocks

Boot, Core, OS Roll DVD

Note that you may also need updates; look for the latest files with the service-pack prefix. Make sure you downloaded the .iso images correctly; verify by checking the md5 checksum from the web site.

b.Burn the .iso image(s) to a CD(s) or DVD.

4.Build the frontend node with the above .iso images (step 2) from the Rocks web site:

a.Insert the Kernel/Boot Roll CD into your frontend machine. After the frontend boots off the CD, follow the instructions on the screen. Insert the OS Rolls and any other of the Rocks rolls you need when prompted.

b.To install the InfiniPath roll, put the InfiniPath CD into the drive when prompted if you wish to install additional rolls. Follow the instructions. For more details, see the Rocks installation documentation on the Rocks web site:

http://www.rocksclusters.org

5.Install the compute nodes. Login to the frontend node as root, and run the command:

# insert-ethers

This runs a program which captures compute node DHCP requests and puts the information into the Rocks MySQL database. Follow the instructions on the Rocks web site:

http://www.rocksclusters.org

6.Once Rocks is up and running, test the rocks cluster according to your own testing procedures.

NOTE:

You can also get rolls directly from Platform OCS or ClusterCorp. The web sites are:

http://my.platform.com/products/platform-ocs http://www.clustercorp.com/

Rocks Installation on an Existing Frontend Node

If the frontend node has already been installed, you can add the InfiniPath roll to the repository on the head node, update the master graph.xml, and re-install all the compute nodes. Use these instructions. You must be root.

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