Preface

This document describes the procedure for installing Sun HPC ClusterTools trademark 5 software.

These instructions are intended for an experienced system administrator. For example, to install the cluster tools software on one or more nodes, you must be familiar with the following tasks in a Solaris trademark 8 or 9 operating environment:

Logging in as superuser

Using the df command to check disk space

Mounting a CD-ROM (using volcheck or mount)

Starting and stopping daemons using entries in /etc/init.d

Reading /var/adm/messages for possible error messages and debugging information

Exporting and mounting an NFS file system and using commands and scripts, such as mount, share, /etc/init.d/nfs.server

Enabling superuser login access to a server

Setting directory and file permissions to allow read and write access

Before You Read This Book

To follow the procedures described in this document, you should be familiar with the related topics discussed in the following documents:

The Sun HPC ClusterTools 5 Software Release Notes

Documentation that accompanied your Sun Enterprise server or other Sun UltraSPARC-based server

Documentation for the Solaris operating environment

If you are using one of the Distributed Resource Managers: SGE, LSF, or PBS, the associated documentation

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 provides an overview of the Sun HPC ClusterTools software installation utilities.

Chapter 2 describes various installation dependencies.

Chapter 3 explains how to use the graphical installation wizard ctgui to install, activate, deactivate, and remove the Sun HPC ClusterTools software.

Chapter 4 explains how to use the Sun HPC ClusterTools software command-line interface (CLI) tools to install, activate, deactivate, and remove the software. It also explains how to use the CLI tools to start and stop all Sun HPC ClusterTools software daemons.

Chapter 5 explains how to use the CLI to install and set up the Sun HPC ClusterTools software on an NFS server.

Chapter 6 describes a set of post-installation procedures you can perform to verify basic functionality of the cluster.

Appendix A summarizes file and directory settings.

Appendix B lists the Sun HPC ClusterTools software installation packages and their sizes.

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information on basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

See one or more of the following for this information:

Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals

AnswerBook2 online documentation for the Solaris operating environment

Other software documentation that you received with your system

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Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

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Sun HPC ClusterTools software documentation	Read Me First: Guide to Sun HPC ClusterTools Software Documentation	817-0096-10
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Sun MPI software programming	Sun MPI 6.0 Software Programming and Reference Guide	817-0085-10
Sun S3L software	Sun S3L 4.0 Software Programming Guide Sun S3L 4.0 Software Reference Manual	817-0086-10 817-0087-10
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