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    How to Build a Cluster Intel® Server Board S5000PAL Recipe ID: 15PLTF240000000100 - 04[...]

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    How to Build a Cluster - Intel® Server Board S5000PAL 2 Contents Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 4 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 4 H ardware[...]

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    How to Build a Cluster - Intel® Server Board S5000PAL 3 http://www.intel.com/go/esaa The information contained in this document is provid ed for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Intel Corporation (“Intel”) and its contributors ("Contributors") on, as of the date of publication. Intel and the Contributors[...]

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    How to Build a Cluster - Intel® Server Board S5000PAL 4 Introduction This Intel ESAA recipe describes the steps required to build a High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster based upon the Intel S5000PAL server board; from hardware assembly t hrough performance testing and cluster application development. It includes various options for hardware de[...]

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    How to Build a Cluster - Intel® Server Board S5000PAL 5 Hardware Components Quantity per node Item Manufacturer Model 1 Intel ® Server Board Intel S5000PAL 1 Intel ® Server Chassis Intel SR1500 1 Intel ® HDD Backplane – SR1500 1U SATA/SAS passive Intel ASR1500PASBP 4 GB Per Server Board Memory Any supported Please refer to the Tested Memory L[...]

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    How to Build a Cluster - Intel® Server Board S5000PAL 6 1 Optional Per Server Board InfiniBand* Host Channel Expansion Module Intel AXXIBIOMOD As Needed I nfiniBand cables Any supported 1 (min per cluster) InfiniBand switch Any supported 1 (min), As Needed Ethernet cables Any supported 1 (min per cluster) Ethernet switch Any supported 1 (min per c[...]

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    How to Build a Cluster - Intel® Server Board S5000PAL 7 Software Used in the Installation Dist. By Description File Name Platform Computing Open Cluster Stack (OCS) 4.1.1 - 1.1 (RHEL 4 Update 3) or Open Cluster Stack (OCS) 4.1.1 - 2.1 (RHEL 4 Update 4) Intel Intel ® Tools 4.1.9. Intel System Management Software Table 2 - Software Bill of Material[...]

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    How to Build a Cluster - Intel® Server Board S5000PAL 8 Remote console configuration / KVMIP Using a KVMIP solution is one method for supplying remote console access to all cluster nodes. Connect and configure the supported KVMIP solution such that ther e is remote console access for each node in the cluster. Ethernet Switches and Cables Aside fro[...]

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    How to Build a Cluster - Intel® Server Board S5000PAL 9 Rotating InfiniBand Connectors If the InfiniBand cable connector is not properly oriented to fit onto the port receptacle when you attempt to insert it, do not twist the connector to achieve the correct orientation. Figure 2. Rotating InfiniBand* Connectors Instead, reach back a few feet on t[...]

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    How to Build a Cluster - Intel® Server Board S5000PAL 10 Minimum Cable Bend Radius InfiniBand cables can be damaged if they are bent beyond the minimum bend radius. Damage can occur even if the cables are temporarily bent beyond this limit during installation. It is helpful to “pre - form” the cables to the bent condition prior to installation[...]

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    How to Build a Cluster - Intel® Server Board S5000PAL 11 Figure 4. InfiniBand* Cable Bend Radius Recommendations Connector Top View Connector Side View Wrapping Cable[...]

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    How to Build a Cluster - Intel® Server Board S5000PAL 12 Server Management The S5000PAL server board comes with a variety of management utilities for updates and maintenance. The Intel System Management Software package will enable remote maintenance and management of the cluster nodes from a centralized system. Download the package here: http://d[...]

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    How to Build a Cluster - Intel® Server Board S5000PAL 13 Note: Make sure that the BIOS and Firmware provisioning PXE server is shutdown prior to rebooting the nodes or they will go into a reboot loop and provision the BIOS and Firmware again. At this point the cluster is ready for Operating System ( OS ) provi sioning. Ensure that the provisioning[...]

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    How to Build a Cluster - Intel® Server Board S5000PAL 14 The Z RESEARCH* GlusterHPC* Installation - Intel® Server Board S 3000AH recipe for this platform can be found on the ESAA website: http://www.esaa - members.com Cluster Tools Once the cluster has been deployed, there are several tool suites that can be used to verify functionality and tune [...]

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    How to Build a Cluster - Intel® Server Board S5000PAL 15 6) New licenses can be added by placing them in: /export/apps/intel/licenses on the Front End . If this optional roll was not installed, another c hoice is to install the Intel Cluster Toolkit for Linux. It can be obtained at the following URL: http://www3.intel.com/cd/software/products/asmo[...]

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    How to Build a Cluster - Intel® Server Board S5000PAL 16[...]