The Cluster Manager Administration (Platform Manager on SGI Altix XE) course provides knowledge and practice in basic cluster administration areas as IPMI configuration, Platform Manager software installation and configuration, PBSPro Installation, configuration and job submittal, Voltaire software installation and configuration and cluster monitoring and troubleshooting using Platform Manager tools and Performance Co-Pilot tools.
Topics Covered
- Altix XE hardware overview
- IPMI configuration
- Platform Manager install and configuration
- Cluster configuration using Scali tools
- Cluster imaging using Platform Manager
- Cluster monitoring using Platform Manager
- Scali MPI
- PBSPro installation and overview
- PBS for administrators
- PBS for users
- PBS scheduler and queue structures
- Voltaire Infiniband software install
- Voltaire overview
- Voltaire MPI
- Intel MPI
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- Use the ipmi tools to setup for cluster imaging
- Setup Serial Over Lan for console access and power control
- Install Platform Manager
- Configure a cluster using the Platform Manager tools
- Image compute nodes with Platform Manager
- Monitor a running cluster with Platform Manager
- Configure Scali MPI
- Install and setup PBSPro
- Configure PBS queue structures
- Administer PBS queue structures
- Submit batch jobs with PBSPro
- Install Voltaire Infiniband software
- Configure Voltaire MPI
- Configure Intel MPI
- Run MPI application across the cluster
Target Audience
- Experienced Linux system administrators
- Experienced Linux users who must maintain their own systems
Prerequisites
Delivery Methods
| Classroom |
The standard classroom course provides an instructor-led classroom environment and direct access to lab equipment. |
| Virtual Classroom |
The virtual classroom course provides Webcast class lectures and remote access to an SGI instructor and lab equipment. |
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