Up In 60 Minutes: Hassle Free Provisioning of HPC Clusters
Here is your challenge. You have a need for speed, your current computing power is insufficient for the task at hand. You have some large number of calculations to perform, and very little time to achieve this goal. Can you solve this problem? Cost effectively? Quickly?
Here is your challenge. You have a need for speed, but your current computing power is insufficient for the task at hand. You have some large number of calculations to perform, and very little time to achieve this goal. Can you solve this problem? Cost effectively? Quickly?
Get It Done… Yesterday
Getting a cluster up and running quickly is possible if the right steps are taken. As this article will show, it is possible to bring a real cluster up in less than 60 minutes! Before we begin, though, it is important to understand that component selection, network, storage, and node architecture are complex problems beyond the scope of this article. We assume you have your cluster hardware in place ready to run — except for the software.
A good HPC solutions company can help with the entire process, from design to acquisition and support, but chances are it will not install and support the software stack that fits your needs. Let’s assume you have worked with a vendor and have your cluster engineered to fit the problems. It is likely to be a 64 bit system based upon x86_64. Let’s also assume that the cluster has been physically assembled, or racked-and-stacked, if you prefer.
Now you have this system in house and you have to get it up and operational for users to start crunching. How can you do this quickly and efficiently? What problems are you likely to encounter, and how can you solve them? How soon…
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