Day 1 Hardware Description

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Day - 1Hardware Description

• Inside a Node

Created by Chirag Dekate, Sridhar Karra
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A Node
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Opening a Node
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Opening a Node
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Opening a Node
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Internals of a Node
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Power Supply
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Hard Drive
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CPU and Memory (protective cover)
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CPU and Memory
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Spare CPU and Memory Slots
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Memory
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Network Controllers
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Motherboard
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Day - 1Hardware Description

• Assembling the cluster

Created by Chirag Dekate, Sridhar Karra
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VGA (Monitor)
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USB ports
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Network ports
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Connecting Power Cables
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Keyboard Video Monitor (KVM) Cables
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Connecting KVM cables
1. Connect the cables to the Node as shown
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Connecting KVM cables

• Plug in the CAT5 Cable
• to the connector

3. Plug the other end of the cable into the
Switch.
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After KVM connections
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Network Cables

• Plug in another CAT5 cable into GB1 of the
  compute node(s) and head node
• Connect all the GB1 CAT5 cables to the switch
• Plug in a CAT5 into GB 2 of the head node
• Connect the CAT5 cable from GB 2 to the Wall
  outlet.

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The Complete Setup