Cluster support matrix:
Who is responsible? |
Level |
Older cluster |
Contemporary cluster |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Research group |
Applications: running within a user's directory |
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|
What will run on contemporary OS? |
Research group |
Applications: Research software, residing in research group's shared directory |
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|
What will run on contemporary OS? |
ChemIT |
Research applications: Select software, residing in ChemIT-designated directory |
Guassian, ADF |
Guassian, ADF |
Q: Are these the correct applications? |
ChemIT |
Compiler applications: Select software, residing in ChemIT-designated directory |
Intel compiler, using ChemIT-managed license server. |
Intel compiler, using ChemIT-managed license server. |
What will run on contemporary OS? |
ChemIT |
System applications: Provisioning web interface to cluster services |
WebMO (old version) |
WebMO (latest version) |
Collum only? |
ChemIT |
System applications: Job queuing and scheduling systems |
Maui/ Torque |
Maui/ Torque |
|
ChemIT |
Compute node provisioning |
Perceus |
Warewulf |
|
ChemIT |
Monitoring tools |
|
RAID controller card monitoring (hard disk monitoring) |
|
ChemIT |
Backup software (not just versioning!) |
|
EZ-Backup (off-site) |
Optional? |
ChemIT |
Operating System (OS) |
Fedora 13 |
CentOS 6 |
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Scheraga, |
Collum |
On deck for upgrading to contemporary set-ups: |
Issues
- Version neglect makes support harder over time, for any of these layers.
- Impact on research when software (1) updates, or (2) upgrades.