HP XC System Software Administration Guide Version 3.0

Table 3-1. HP XC System Services HP XC System Services
Database NameFunctionService
cmfdCommunicates with node consoles.Console Management Facility
Master
dbserverRuns the management database server.Database Server
dhcpAssigns IP addresses to nodes.DHCP Server
gmmonMonitors the Myrinet switch.Myrinet Switch Monitor
gather_dataGathers information about hardware for the
management database.
Hardware Information Gathering
hpasmEnvironmental monitor for ProLiant DL585 servers only.Environment Monitoring for DL585
hptc_cluster_fsServes the /hptc_cluster file systems.HPC File System Server
hptc_cluster_fs_clientMounts the /hptc_cluster file systems.HPC File System Client
hptc-lmManages licenses for HP XC components.License Manager
httpdWeb server used by Nagios.Apache Web Server
systemimage-server-rsyncHolds and distributes the system images.Image Server
iptablesSets up IP firewalls on nodes.IP Firewall
lsfLoad Sharing Facility for HP XC master node.LSF-HPC Master Node
lvsHandles the placement of user login sessions on nodes
when a user logs in to the cluster alias.
LVS Director
mondMonitors nodes.Supermon Monitoring
mpiicSets up HP MPI to use the correct system interconnect
for your system.
HP MPI system interconnect Setup
nagiosAggregates information from Nagios daemons on
multiple nodes.
Nagios Aggregator
natNetwork Address Translation server.NAT Server
nat_clientNetwork Address Translation client.NAT Client
networkGathers information about all network adapters and
stores it in the management database.
Network Adapter Setup
nfs_serverRuns an NFS server for sharing file systems.NFS Server
nrpeExecutes plugins on remote hosts.Nagios Remote Plugin Executer
nscaSubmits passive service check results to another server
running Nagios.
Nagios Service
ntpSynchronizes the clocks of nodes.Network Time Protocol
psdhHigh-performance, parallel remote shell utility.Parallel Distributed Shell
powerdManages node power.Power Daemon Server
slurm_computeRuns the slurmd daemon to allow jobs to be scheduled
by SLURM.
Slurm Compute
slurm_controllerManages nodes, partitions, and jobs.Slurm Central Control Service
slurm_launchAllows user to launch jobs on nodes with
slurm_compute service.
Slurm Launch
mondSystem Monitoring daemon.Supermon
supermondGathers information from subordinate nodes running
Supermon.
Supermon Aggregator
syslogSystem logging service.Syslog
syslogng_forwardGathers logging information from subordinate nodes
running syslog.
Syslog-ng Aggregator
swmloggerMonitors the Quadrics switch for problems.Quadrics Switch Monitor
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