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Figure 8-6 IBM Platform HPC components
IBM Platform HPC facilitates quick, efficient implementation of clusters that often
are used for traditional HPC applications or other applications that require a
managed set of similar computers that are connected by a private network.
IBM Platform HPC includes the following features:
Unified Web Portal
A web-based administrator and user portal that gives a common view of
system resources and tools, rather than requiring the use of multiple
interfaces for different functions. The web portal is based on the common
Platform Management Console elements that are used in other IBM Platform
interfaces, but is tailored specifically to small to moderate-sized HPC clusters.
Cluster provisioning
This function is provided by the elements of IBM Platform Cluster Manager
Standard Edition that is included in the IBM Platform HPC product. Physical
machines (hosts) are provisioned via network boot (Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol [DHCP]) and image transfer (TFTP/HTTP).
Provisioning can be done to the local disk of the host by the native package
manager of the distribution (a “packaged” installation) or by installing a
predefined image from the master host (a “disked” or “imaged” installation).
You might also install a predefined image from the master host directly into a
memory resident disk image on the target host, which leaves the contents of
the local disk undisturbed (a “diskless” installation).
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