Bright:Head node baremetal

Intro

It is recommended that Bright is installed on a bare metal system to avoid any problem with configuration. SImply load the ISO tot he system a boot up to start. It is recommended that you have mouse due to the graphical installer.

The Installer will guide you through all the steps needed, the below is just for additional information. Bright will install the OS for you.

Licence

Accept the licence

Kernel Modules

Check the kernel Modules are correct

Hardware Config

The installer will scan and list all the hardware on the system. If anything is missing you may need to add additional modules in the previous step.

Nodes

Select the correct information for your system, including the racks, node start number and basename.

Topology

Select the topology that reflects your system

Networks

Here you can configure additional high-speed networks including 10GB and Infiniband as well as IPMI/BMC networks.

Name Servers

Configure the Nameservers

Workload Manager

Select the scheduler you would like to use on the cluster - options include SGE, Slurm, PBS etc

Queues and Priories are set the Birght after installation

Disk Layout

Set the layout of the disks on the head node, and the default layout used on the compute nodes. Preset options are available, but can be edited if need be.

Time Config

Set the time zone and servers to sync with

Cluster Access

Basic settings regarding access to the web interface and compute nodes. All yes or no questions