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The Beowulf HOWTO
Table of Contents
1. Introduction.....................................................................................................................................................1
1.1. Copyright and License......................................................................................................................1
1.2. Disclaimer.........................................................................................................................................1
1.3. Credits / Contributors........................................................................................................................1
1.4. Feedback...........................................................................................................................................2
2. Definitions........................................................................................................................................................3
3. Requirements...................................................................................................................................................4
4. Set Up The Head Node...................................................................................................................................5
4.1. Hosts.................................................................................................................................................5
4.2. Groups...............................................................................................................................................6
4.3. NFS...................................................................................................................................................6
4.4. IP Addresses......................................................................................................................................6
4.5. Services.............................................................................................................................................6
4.6. SSH...................................................................................................................................................7
4.7. MPI...................................................................................................................................................8
5. Set Up Slave Nodes..........................................................................................................................................9
5.1. Base Linux Install.............................................................................................................................9
5.2. Hardware...........................................................................................................................................9
5.3. Post Install Commands.....................................................................................................................9
5.4. SSH On Slave Nodes......................................................................................................................10
5.5. NFS Settings On Slave Nodes........................................................................................................10
5.6. Lilo Modifications On Slave Nodes...............................................................................................10
6. Verification....................................................................................................................................................12
7. Run A Program.............................................................................................................................................13
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