SSS Deployment using OSCAR

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SSS Deployment using OSCAR
September 2003, Washington D.C.

SSS Face-to-face meeting

• John Mugler, Thomas Naughton, Phil Pfeiffer
  Stephen Scott

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OSCAR Cluster Toolkit

• Framework for cluster management
• simplifies installation, configuration and
  operation
• reduces time/learning curve for cluster build
• requires pre-installed headnode w. supported
  Linux distribution
• thereafter wizard guides user thru setup/install
  of entire cluster
• Package-based framework
• Content Software Configuration, Tests, Docs
• Types
• Core SIS, C3, Switcher, ODA, OPD, (Support
  Libs)
• Non-core selected third-party
• Access repositories accessible via OPD/OPDer

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OSCAR Wizard
OSCAR-2.3 release
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Using OSCAR for SSS

• Problem Helping users obtain and install SSS
  software.
• Solution Leverage OSCAR framework to package and
  distribute the SSS suite, sss-oscar.
• sss-oscar ? A release of OSCAR containing all
  SSS software in single downloadable bundle.

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SSS-OSCAR TODO

• Roll SSS components into OSCAR packages
• RPM version of software
• Meta file configuration scripts
• ? See OSCAR Package HOWTO
• Create repository for OSCAR package uploads
• sss-oscar.sf.net setup to house packages
• SF.net License Other OSD-compliant Open
  Source
• Accounts CVS permissions
• Establish supported Linux distribution, etc.
• RedHat 7.3 based on SSS needs?
• Myrinet support?

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Creating OSCAR Packages Synopsis
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Structuring Package Directories

• Put included packages in OSCAR_HOME/packages/
  .
• Access OPD-obtained pkgs via OSCAR_PACKAGE_HOME
  .
• Structure package contents as follows
• config.xml - meta file w/ list of
  files to install
• doc/ - user.tex, license.tex
• RPMS/ - binary rpm(s)
• scripts/ - API scripts
• SRPMS/ - source rpm(s)

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Resources for Package Authors

• Current Env Vars
• OSCAR_HOME
• OSCAR_PACKAGE_HOME
• OSCAR_HEAD_INTERNAL_INTERFACE
• Supporting scripts (in order they fire)
• setup
• pre_configure
• post_configure
• post_server_rpm_install
• post_client_rpm_install
• post_clients
• post_install

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Proposed SSS-OSCAR Repository

• Developer CVS repository
• Hosted at http//sss-oscar.sf.net
• Account requests torc_at_msr.csm.ornl.gov
• Alternatives
• ORNL (CCS) hosted repository
• Other

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Documentation

• OSCAR Package HOWTO
• http//www.csm.ornl.gov/naughton/oscar/
• Or http//sss-oscar.sf.net
• OSCAR Homepage
• http//oscar.sf.net

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Schedule

• September 2003 October 2003
  November 2003
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• Sep 11-12 Face-to-Face
• Sep 19 Doc updates post devel/test steps
• Oct 6 SSS pkgs OSCAR-ized in CVS
• Oct 24 CVS freeze (OPD avail.) begin beta
  tests
• Nov 17 SC03
• 6 weeks to package test
• 3 weeks for beta testing before
  SC03 release

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