Before started - TerenceLiu98/server-and-openstack GitHub Wiki

This is the Documents for UIC Bayes Cluster's user

Introduction of this Project

After using the KVM Private Clouds as the main system, I (Terence Liu) have found that our users (basically year four students using for their FYP) did not need a operating system, in the contrast, they need an environment to run their code. Therefore, I thought it would be more efficient that if we could build a cluster for them. This cluster is a HPC-like computing cluster, which contains a job scheduler, users management, and file system. We have 5 server and their model are the same: DELL EMC R740.

'DELL' and 'DELL EMC' is copyrighted by DELL Inc.

Before using the Cluster, if you have no experience in performing calculations, we strongly recommend that you take a moment to read the contents of this manual. You don't have to read all of these in a short time, but you need to take a closer look at the quick start part. This is a simplified version of the workstation guide, which is very suitable for non-basic users.

The reasons we chose a cluster for computation are:

• It can free our personal computers from the heavy tasks. With a cluster, you can run some larger programs. In the meantime you can use your personal computer to do the other thing, even shut down, without affecting the progress of the cluster.
• It has great advantages in parallel computing. The workstation server processor is characterized by a large number of cores. Although the computing power of each core is not the strongest, it will provide a high speedup when working together.
• It can deepen your understanding of the software operating environment. This makes you aware of writing more portable programs.