Linux Cluster HOWTO

Ram Samudrala (me@ram.org)

1. Introduction

2. Hardware

• 2.1 Node hardware
• 2.2 Server hardware
• 2.3 Desktop hardware
• 2.4 Firewall/gateway hardware
• 2.5 Miscellaneous/accessory hardware
• 2.6 Putting-it-all-together hardware
• 2.7 Costs

3. Software

• 3.1 Operating system: Linux, of course!
• 3.2 Networking software
• 3.3 Parallel processing software
• 3.4 Costs

4. Set up, configuration, and maintenance

• 4.1 Disk configuration
• 4.2 Package configuration
• 4.3 Operating system installation and maintenance
• 4.4 Known hardware issues
• 4.5 Known software issues

5. Performing tasks on the cluster

• 5.1 Rough benchmarks
• 5.2 Uptimes

6. Acknowledgements

7. Bibliography