Product specifications

3 – Getting Started
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SilverStorm Technologies Inc. IB Host Setup Menu (4.1.1.0.15)
Fast Fabric Host List: /etc/sysconfig/iba/hosts
0) Edit Config and Select/Edit Hosts Files [Perform]
1) Verify Hosts via Ethernet ping [Perform]
2) Verify rsh/rcp Configured [ Skip ]
3) Setup Password-less ssh/scp [Perform]
4) Copy /etc/hosts to all hosts [ Skip ]
5) Show uname -a for all hosts [Perform]
6) Install/Upgrade InfiniServ Software [Perform]
7) Configure IPoIB IP Address [Perform]
8) Build MPI Test Apps and Copy to Hosts [Perform]
9) Reboot Hosts [Perform]
a) Refresh ssh Known Hosts [ Skip ]
b) Rebuild MPI Library and Tools [ Skip ]
c) Run a command on all hosts [ Skip ]
d) Copy a file to all hosts [ Skip ]
e) View ibtest result files [ Skip ]
P) Perform the selected actions
N) Select None
X) Return to Previous Menu (or ESC)
NOTE: If passwordless root login via rsh is to be used during fabric setup and
operation, also select "Verify rsh/rcp Configured". However it is instead
recommended that ssh be used, in which case this step can be skipped.
NOTE: If /etc/hosts will be used for name resolution (as opposed to using DNS),
also select "Copy /etc/hosts to all hosts"
3. (All) "Edit Config and Select/Edit Hosts Files" will permit the hosts and
fastfabric.conf files to be edited. When placed in the editor for fastfabric.conf,
review all the settings. Especially review the FF_IPOIB_SUFFIX,
.ff_host_basename_to_ipoib, ff_host_basename, FF_IPOIB_NETMASK,
FF_PRODUCT, FF_PACKAGES, FF_INSTALL_OPTIONS,
FF_UPGRADE_OPTIONS and FF_ALL_ANALYSIS. Consult appendix B for
more information about fastfabric.conf.
NOTE: During setup of passwordless ssh, Fast Fabric will provide the opportunity
to enter the host root password interactively when needed. Therefore, it
is recommended not to place it within fastfabric.conf. If it is desired to
instead keep the root password for the hosts in fastfabric.conf, its
recommended to change the fastfabric.conf permissions to be 0x600 (eg.
root only access).