Bright: Bright Cluster Manager

Installation

Head Node Bare Metal Install (recommended)

Networks, DNS, etc

• Add a new nameserver

GUI

• Provision a compute node
• Remove a compute node
• Add a User
• Create a new Image

Command Line

• Basic Commands
• Provision a compute node
• Remove a compute node
• Add a User
• Node Image Management

Maintenance

• License the Cluster
• Add Kernel Module to PXEBoot Image
• Run a Burn test on a Node

Third Party Software and Modules

• Modules available on Bright
• Installing CUDA on Bright
• Running cluster-checker (Intel Cluster Ready)
• ScaleMP on Bright
• Lustre on Bright
• OFED on Bright
• Compilers on Bright

Shorewall (IPTABLES REPLACEMENT)

• Shorewall Files
• Shorewall Interfaces and Zones
• Shorewall Rules

• Port Forwarding
• Port Opening

Intel Xeon PHI

• PHI software installation
• Phi Configuration
• PHI Flash Update
• PHI: other useful information