FSOSS 2007

Building an OSCAR Cluster

The objectives of this workshop are to introduce the attendee to High Performance Computing using OSCAR clustering software. We will provide hands on experience with installing and configuring an OSCAR cluster. The workshop will include the following:

Building an OSCAR cluster
Installing the Server
Preparing the system for installation
Installing the OSCAR Server (Head Node)

Creating an OSCAR Client Image
Installing the Client Image

Exploring OSCAR Tools

Demonstration of some cluster tool(s) (i.e. Ganglia)

Exploring cluster applications

Demonstration of cluster applications
FDS (Fire Dynamics Simulator)

The participant should be familiar with routine system administration tasks on the Linux Operating System (command line as well as GUI).

Nilesh Mistry Seneca College

Nilesh Mistry is a Windows/Unix administrator at Seneca College with over 9 years experience in providing technical support for users on stand alone servers and clusters, specializing in Oracle, mpiBLAST, Windows and LINUX. He has also worked with open source community on Open Source Cluster Application Resources (OSCAR), porting the OSCAR Trunk to SuSE as well as developing applications such as server administration and monitoring software.

Mohsen Rezayatmand Seneca College

Mohsen Rezayatmand is a senior Unix administrator at Seneca College with over 10 years experience in providing senior technical support for users on stand alone servers and clusters, specializing in AIX, IRIX, LINUX, and Windows platforms. He has also worked with the open source community on Open Source Cluster Application Resources (OSCAR), porting the OSCAR Trunk to SuSE as well as developing applications such as server administration and monitoring software.