middleware:Unicore/62/server/prepare/notes

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Software
  • Scientific Linux version 5.4 64 bit
  • Sun Java Runtime Environment version >= 1.6.0
  • Perl version >= 5.4
  • Torque Client

Optimizing the configuration:

Use minimal operating system installation without firewall. To verify installed packages use the command 

  • rpm -qa | grep package_name

Install the following additional packages: 

  • yum -y install wget yum rpm make gcc gcc-c++ tar sed zlib openssl

After the installation is complete, turn off any unnecessary services (like gpm, sendmail, cups, haldaemon, messagebus, pcmcia, anacron, atd) with the following command: 

  • chkconfig <SERVICE> off

Configure the following settings for the server:

Users
  • A userid to start and administer the above services (not root!)
  • A userid to execute status queries to the local resource management system (qstat) (not root!)
Others
  • The worker nodes must NFS-Export a directory /opt/unicore6/data/FILESPACE. The directory has to be mounted under the same path as on the worker node which exports it and has to have access rwx for all.
  • NFS-Export of users home directories
  • Register your Resource in GRRS: Registration Form.
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