Apple MacOSXServer Xgrid Administration And High Performance Computing User Manual Mac OSXServerv10.5 Administrationand Admin HPC V10.5

• Xgrid Administration and High Performance Computing
  • Contents
  • About This Guide
    • What’s New in Xgrid Administration
    • What’s in This Guide
    • Using This Guide
    • Using Onscreen Help
    • Advanced Server Administration Guides
    • Viewing PDF Guides on Screen
    • Printing PDF Guides
    • Getting Documentation Updates
    • Getting Additional Information
  • PartI: Xgrid Administration
  • Introducing Xgrid Service
    • About Xgrid and Computational Grids
      • How Xgrid Works
      • Common Types of Grids and Grid Computing Styles
      • Xgrid Clusters
      • Local Grids
      • Distributed Grids
    • Xgrid Components
      • Agent
      • Client
      • Controller
      • Jobs
      • Requirements and Capacities
  • Setting Up and Configuring Xgrid Service
    • Setup Overview
    • Before Setting Up Xgrid Service
      • Authentication Methods for Xgrid
      • Single Sign-On (SSO)
      • Password-Based Authentication
      • No Authentication
      • Hosting the Grid Controller
    • Turning Xgrid Service On
    • Configuring Xgrid with the Xgrid Service Configuration Assistant
      • Configuring Xgrid to Host a Grid Using the Xgrid Service Configuration Assistant
      • Configuring Xgrid to Join a Grid Using Xgrid Service Configuration Assistant
    • Setting Up Xgrid Service
      • Xgrid and Multiple Network Interfaces
      • Configuring Controller Settings
      • Starting Xgrid Service
      • Configuring an Xgrid Agent (MacOSX Server)
      • Configuring an Xgrid Agent (MacOSX)
    • Setting Up Grid Authentication
      • Setting Up Kerberos for Xgrid
      • Setting Passwords for Xgrid
    • Managing Client Access
      • Setting SACL Permissions for Users and Groups
      • Setting SACL Permissions for Administrators
    • Managing Xgrid Service
      • Viewing Xgrid Service Status
      • Viewing Xgrid Service Logs
      • Stopping Xgrid Service
  • Managing a Grid
    • Using Xgrid Admin
      • Status Indicators in Xgrid Admin
    • Managing the Xgrid Controller
      • Connecting to an Xgrid Controller
      • Disconnecting from an Xgrid Controller
      • Adding an Xgrid Controller
      • Removing an Xgrid Controller
    • Managing Agents
      • Viewing a List of Agents
      • Adding an Agent
      • Deleting an Agent
    • Managing Jobs
      • Viewing a List of Jobs
      • Stopping a Job
      • Repeating or Restarting a Job
      • Deleting a Job
    • Adding a Grid
    • Deleting a Grid
    • Monitoring Grid Activity
  • Planning and SubmittingXgridJobs
    • Structuring Jobs for Xgrid
      • About Job Styles
      • About Job Failure
    • Submitting a Job
      • Examples of Xgrid Job Submission and Results Retrieval
    • Viewing Job Status
    • Retrieving Job Results
  • Solving Xgrid Problems
    • If Your Agents Can’t Connect to the Xgrid Controller
    • If You Use Xgrid over SSH
    • If You Run Tasks on Multi-CPU Machines
    • If You Submit a Large Number of Jobs
    • If You Want to Use Xgrid on Other Platforms
    • If the Xgrid Controller Must Be Restarted
    • If Xgrid Has Crashed
    • If You Are Trying to Submit Jobs over 2 GB
    • If You Want to Enable Kerberos/SSO for Xgrid
    • For More Information
  • PartII: Configuring High Performance Computing
  • Introducing High Performance Computing
    • Understanding HPC
    • Apple and HPC
      • MacOSX Server
      • Xserve Clusters
      • Xserve 64-Bit Architecture
      • Support of Loosely Coupled Computations
  • Reviewing the Cluster Setup Process
    • Cluster Setup Overview
  • Identifying Prerequisites and System Requirements
    • Prerequisites
      • Expertise
      • Xserve Configuration
    • System Requirements
      • Infrastructure Requirements
      • Software Requirements
    • Private Network Requirements
      • Static IP Address and Hostname Requirements
  • Preparing the Cluster for Configuration
    • Preparing the Cluster Nodes for Software Configuration
    • (Optional) Setting Up the Management Computer
  • Setting Up the Cluster Controller
    • Setting Up Server Software on the Cluster Controller
    • Configuring DNS Service
      • Verifying DNS Settings
    • Configuring Open Directory Service
      • Configuring the Cluster Controller as an Open Directory Master
    • Configuring DHCP Service
    • Configuring Firewall Settings on the Cluster Controller
    • Configuring NAT Settings on the Cluster Controller
    • Configuring NFS
    • Configuring VPN Service
    • Configuring Xgrid Service
    • Preparing the Data Drive as a Mirrored RAID set
    • Creating a Home Directory Automount Share Point
    • Creating User Accounts
  • Setting Up Compute Nodes
    • Creating an Auto Server Setup Record for Compute Nodes
    • Verifying LDAP Record Creation
    • Setting Up Compute Nodes
    • Configuring Cluster Nodes
    • Creating and Verifying a VPN Connection
    • Joining a Remote Client to the Kerberos Realm
    • Verifying Remote Client Access to the Kerberos Realm
  • Testing Your Cluster
    • Checking Your Cluster Using Xgrid Admin
    • Testing Your Xgrid Cluster
    • Verifying Your Xgrid Configuration
    • Verifying Your SSH Connection
  • Cluster Setup Checklist
  • Automating Compute Node Configuration
    • Naming Multiple Cluster Nodes
    • Joining Multiple Cluster Nodes to the Kerberos Realm
    • Configuring Xgrid Agent Settings Using Apple Remote Desktop
    • Using SSH Without Passwords
  • Glossary
  • Index