"T" == shoup 31 shoup.31@osu.edu writes:
Hi Tony,
T> Hi, I am new to this list. I have a small cluster (3 physical T> compute nodes, (8 cores/16 threads/64GB ram each) head node & T> VM-FE) with qlustar 12.0 installed. I am using it to run the T> Einstein Toolkit (numerical general relativity package). I would T> like to setup a physical front-end node for my system. My T> questions are:
T> 1. Does the physical front-end node have to be net-bootable (via T> the head node)?
strictly speaking no (you can install a machine on disk and configure everything correctly manually of course, but that would be quite silly).
So best to just register the machine like any other node, configure it in QluMan essentially the same way as the VM FE and boot. That's it.
T> 2. What qlustar software do I need on it? Is there an automated T> method for installing it?
See above.
T> 3. Do I have to manually install slurm on it to submit jobs to T> the cluster from the physical front end node?
No, see above.
T> 4. Do I need to register the physical front end node in T> qluman-qt?
Yes, see above.
Best,
Roland