[rhelv5-announce] Red Hat HPC Solution Beta Announcement

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Red Hat is pleased to announce the availability of the *beta* release of
Red Hat HPC Solution.  The supplied beta software is for testing
purposes only and is not supported or intended for production
environments.  

The beta testing period is scheduled to continue through May, 19, 2008.


What is the Red Hat HPC Solution?
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The Red Hat HPC Solution is a new offering for High Performance
Computing.  It provides an all-in-one clustering solution based on Red
Hat Enterprise Linux and Platform Computing's Open Cluster Stack.


Supported Platforms:
====================
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 (x86-64) or later.


Accessing the Software:
=====================
During the Beta phase, Red Hat will provide evaluation subscriptions to
parties interested in testing the Red Hat HPC solution.

In order to participate in the beta, please contact your existing Red
Hat or Platform sales contact or Red Hat Technical Account Manager.

After being approved for the beta, customers will receive an
Installation Number that will enable access as described below.


Installing the Software:
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The Red Hat HPC Solution software is available via Red Hat Network
(RHN).  Use the following instructions to download and install the
software.

Part 1: Activate Beta:
1)  Using any web browser, go to http://www.redhat.com/activate .
2)  Log in using your Red Hat Network credentials (if you don't 
    have a RHN Login, you can create one at this page).
3)  When prompted for an installation number, enter the 
    Installation Number, follow directions to activate.

Part 2: Downloading and installing the Enterprise Linux kit 
(If you already have a ready to run base installation of Red Hat
Enterprise Linux, please skip to Part 3)
1)  After activating, go to https://rhn.redhat.com/
2)  Log in to the Red Hat Network using your personal Red Hat login
3)  Select "Software Downloads" at the bottom of the left 
    navigation bar.
4) Select "Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 for 64-bit x86_64)" 5)
   Download the ISO images (it is recommended to download the 
   DVD image if you are able to consume DVDs).
6) Install your test system from the kit using again the 
   Installation Number you activated earlier. Use the default 
   package set.

Part 3: Register system in Red Hat Network
7) If you just finished installing a new system, reboot the 
   machine. In the Firstboot applet, that comes up during the 
   initial boot, register your system in RHN using your personal 
   Red Hat login.
   If you are using an existing machine, that is not yet 
   registered in RHN, login as root, open a terminal and run 
   rhn_register and register your system in RHN using your 
   personal Red Hat login.

Part 4: Subscribing to the HPC channel
1) Using a web browser, go back to https://rhn.redhat.com using 
   your personal Red Hat login.
2) On the "Systems" tab, select your test machine (it should be 
   listed under the system name you selected during registration).
3) Navigate to "Alter Channel Subscriptions" at the bottom of the
   overview page.
4) Select the "Red Hat HPC Solution - Beta (v.5 for 64-bit x86_64)"
   channel and select "Change Subscriptions".

Part 5: Installing OCS
1)  Go back to your test machine, open a Terminal as root and run 
    the following:
        # yum install ocs

2) Source the Red Hat HPC environment 
        # . /etc/profile.d/kusuenv.sh

3) Run the Red Hat HPC configuration script (Note: the script should
   only be run once)
        # /opt/kusu/sbin/ocs-setup

4) The script will detect all configured networks on the machine.
Choose a statically defined     ethernet network.  This network will run
the DHCP server and services for provisioning the cluster.  All nodes
added to the cluster will be physically connected to this network.
        
5) Enter a private DNS domain name for the cluster.  Do not choose an
existing Domain Name

6) Choose the default /depot directory

7) The script will now build the cluster repository. Add the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux Disk(s) or Iso media that you downloaded on step 7 of
Downloading Software

8) The script will proceed and configure the cluster.

9) Read the Beta Release notes for information on Administering and
using Red Hat HPC.


Documentation:
==============
The beta documentation for the Red Hat HPC Solution can be found at
http://people.redhat.com/riek/HPC-Solution/

Generic Red Hat Enterprise Linux documentation is available at:
http://www.redhat.com/docs


Bug Reporting:
==============
Red Hat HPC Solution Beta testers who have assigned Technical Account
Managers (TAMs) and/or Technical Partner Managers should report all bugs
with this beta release using your current Issue Tracker account.

All other beta users should report bugs using Red Hat's Bugzilla.
Toreport and query for bugs in this Beta release, you need a Bugzilla
account.

To report a bug via Bugzilla:

1. Login to the Bugzilla home page at http://bugzilla.redhat.com.

If you don't have an existing account, simply create one by going to
this page:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/createaccount.cgi

2. On the Bugzilla home page, choose the "New" tab. Proceed to
Step 3, "Choosing Your Product" by clicking that button at the
bottom of the page.

3. Choose Product "Red Hat HPC Solution".
Please report generic Enterprise Linux problems against the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux product.

4. Choose Version "5.1".

5. Choose the component against which you wish to report a problem, such
as kernel, glibc, etc. If you do not know the component or want to file
a bug against the general product, choose "distribution" as the
component.

6. Choose the platform, such as: "x86_64", etc.

7. Provide the information about the problem you're reporting by
entering information in the appropriate fields. In the Summary field,
provide a clear and descriptive abstract of the issue.

In the Description field, state clearly that you are using a
*Beta* package and provide the full package versions of any
components you are experiencing problems with (as packages may be
updated).

8. Check to make sure that all information is accurate and click the
"Commit" button to submit your problem report.


Mailing Lists
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Red Hat has a public mailing list for communication during this
and all future Red Hat HPC Solution beta programs.

* rhelv5-announce
A low-volume, moderated, announcement-only mailing list.
Red Hat will use this list to communicate one-way information
about Enterprise Linux 5 related programs, such as notifications when
updates are available or solicitations for beta feedback.Subscribe at:
http://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-announce


* rhel-hpc-list 
A public general discussion mailing list for users and beta testers of
the Red Hat HPC Solution.  Subscribe at:
http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhel-hpc-list

Sincerely,
Red Hat HPC Solution Team