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# CME Atlas Cluster ## Setup ### Head Node The head node will need an OS, a running DHCP/DNS server, a running TFTP server, and a few NFS exports. I've used Ubuntu Server 16.04. #### Some basics Install a couple things for good measure, just in case. ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install openssh-server ansible build-essential openssh-server nfs-kernel-server ``` #### Network The server being used has four network ports, two embedded and two on a PCI expansion card. For this cluseter, port 0 (enp32s0) will be used to connect to the UNR network, and port 1 (enp34s0) will be used to connect to a local network switch. This can be accomplished by editing `/etc/network/interfaces`. In this case, enp32s0 is set to dhcp to get an IP address from the UNR network, and enp34s0 is set to static with an IP of 10.0.0.1. ``` # /etc/network/interfaces # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). source /etc/network/interfaces.d/* # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto enp32s0 iface enp32s0 inet dhcp auto enp34s0 iface enp34s0 inet static address 10.0.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 10.0.0.0 ``` #### DHCP/DNS I've used `dnsmasq` for the DHCP/DNS server, and it is fairly straightforward to setup. First, install the appropriate packages: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install dnsmasq ``` Once installed, the config file for dnsmasq is located at `/etc/dnsmasq.conf`. Below is an example config file. This config file specifies an interface for dnsmasq to run on, in this case enp34s0 (port 1), which ensures dhcp is only run on the local network (10.0.0.0), and not the UNR network (134.197.0.0). The `dchp-option` line tells dhcp clients which IP address to PXE boot from, and the `dhcp-boot` lines tell dhcp clients which PXE files to boot with. ``` # /etc/dnsmasq.conf interface=enp34s0 dhcp-range=10.0.0.100,10.0.0.254,12h dhcp-option=3,10.0.0.1 dhcp-authoritative dhcp-boot=pxelinux.0 dhcp-boot=net:normalarch,pxelinux.0 #Optionally define MAC/IP for specific nodes #dhcp-host=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx,compute-1-01,10.0.0.101 #dhcp-host=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx,compute-1-02,10.0.0.102 ``` Make the dnsmasq service start on boot, and restart it to ensure all changes are live. ``` sudo update-rc.d dnsmasq defaults sudo service dnsmasq restart ``` #### TFTP For PXE booting clients to boot, they will need some files to boot with, provided by the head node. To accomplish this, a TFTP server must be configured, in this case `tftpd-hpa` was used. Install the appropriate packages: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install tftpd-hpa ``` The configuration file for tftpd-hpa is located at `/etc/default/tftdp-hpa`. Below is an example config file. This config file specifies some options for the tftpd-hpa service, as well as specifying the root directorhy of the tftp server, in this case `/tftp`. ``` # /etc/default/tftpd-hpa TFTP_USERNAME="tftp" TFTP_DIRECTORY="/tftp" TFTP_ADDRESS=":69" TFTP_OPTIONS="--secure" RUN_DAEMON="yes" OPTIONS="-l -s /tftp" ``` Once configured, the `/tftp` directory will need to be created and populated with some files. In order for PXE clients to boot, the following files are needed to be in the `/tftp` directory: ``` boot/ images/ pxelinux.0 pxelinux.cfg/ ``` Most of the files can be populated from these commands: ``` sudo mkdir /tftp sudo cp /usr/lib/PXELINUX/pxelinux.0 /tftp sudo mkdir -p /tftp/boot sudo cp -r /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios /tftp/boot/isolinux sudo mkdir -p /tftp/pxelinux.cfg sudo mkdir -p /tftp/images sudo touch /tftp/pxelinux.cfg/default ``` Make the tftpd-hpa service start on boot, and restart it to ensure all changes are live. ``` sudo update-rc.d tftpd-hpa defaults sudo service tftpd-hpa restart ``` #### Creating the Filesystem We will use `/exports/` as our exporting directory, so it will need to be created. ``` sudo mkdir /exports ``` Then we use `debootstrap` to create a filesystem for the booting nodes to mount, which can be installed via ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install debootstrap ``` Once created, use debootstrap to create a filesystem with a specified archetecture, distribution, and mirror, in our case amd64, xenial, and archive.ubuntu.com. ``` sudo debootstrap --arch amd64 xenial /exports/xenial http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu ``` After debootstrap is finished, a few things will need to be configured within the created filesystem. First, copy over the current apt sources from the head node: ``` sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /exports/xenial/etc/apt/sources.list ``` Now use `chroot` to enter the filesystem and install packages and make configuration changes. ``` sudo chroot /exports/xenial/ ``` Some essential packages to install within the filesystem are: ``` sudo apt install linux-firmware nano build-essential openssh-server munge slurm-llnl ntp nfs-common ``` For clients to boot from this nfsroot, some changes to fstab will need to be made. The nfs option tells fstab to mount a folder via nfs, and the tempfs option mounts a folder in memory. Other NFS mounts are included for mirror synchronicity across compute nodes (you'll see it all as we go) Within the chroot enviornment, replace `/ect/fstab` with this: ``` #/etc/fstab proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/nfs / nfs defaults,ro 1 1 none /tmp tmpfs defaults 0 0 none /var/tmp tmpfs defaults 0 0 none /var/log tmpfs defaults 0 0 none /var/lib/lightdm-data tmpfs defaults 0 0 none /var/lib/ubuntu-drivers-common tmpfs defaults 0 0 none /var/lib/pbis tmpfs defaults 0 0 none /var/lib/lightdm tmpfs defaults 0 0 #none /usr/local/home/cse-admin tmpfs defaults 0 0 none /var/lib/dhcp tmpfs defaults 0 0 none /var/spool/slurm tmpfs defaults,uid=slurm,gid=slurm 0 0 10.0.0.1:/opt /opt nfs defaults,ro,nolock 0 0 10.0.0.1:/usr /usr nfs defaults,ro,nolock 0 0 10.0.0.1:/home /home nfs defaults,rw,nolock 0 0 10.0.0.1:/scratch /scratch nfs defaults,rw,nolock 0 0 10.0.0.1:/etc/slurm-llnl /etc/slurm-llnl nfs defaults,ro,nolock 0 0 ``` #### Updating network configuration In order to ensure booting does not lag if interfaces are not up, enable hotplugging of the interface. Edit `/etc/network/interfaces` and ensure `allow-hotplug` is set for the primary PXE boot interface. ``` #/etc/network/interfaces source-directory /etc/network/interfaces.d allow-hotplug enp34s0 iface enp34s0 inet dhcp ``` Exit the chroot enviornment with `exit` when finished. #### PXE The menu file for PXE is now located at `/tftp/pxelinux.cfg/default`. This can be configured to your liking, but here is a basic menu that will get the job done. The most important part to keep consistant if the menu is changed is the boot option for the NFSRoot label. This tells the PXE booting client to use the kernel located in the TFTP root, and to mount it's root filesystem from 10.0.0.1:/exports/xenial (which will be created later) as readonly. ``` # /tftp/pxelinux.cfg/default default menu.c32 prompt 0 timeout 30 ONTIMEOUT AtlasNFSRoot MENU TITLE PXE Boot Menu LABEL AtlasNFSRoot MENU LABEL Atlas NFS Root KERNEL /images/ubuntu-1604/linux APPEND root=/dev/nfs initrd=/images/ubuntu-1604/initrd.img nfsroot=10.0.0.1:/exports/xenial ip=dhcp ro ``` #### SSH Access Setup Now we will generate an ssh key that will be distributed to each node and allow seamless ssh access #### Exports``` We will use `/exports/` as our exporting directory, so it will need to be created.ssh-keygen sudo mkdir -p /exports/xenial/root/.ssh/ ```sudo cp ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub /exports/xenial/root/.ssh/authorized_keys sudo mkdir /exports``` (If the last command doesnt work, just copy-pasta the hash into the authorized keys file manually) We can also put our key in our own authorized keys file, allowing other nodes to be accessed easily. ``` Now, add this export to `/etc/exports`, and sync the changes with `sudo exportfs -arv`.sudo cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys ``` # /etc/exports: the access control list for filesystems which may be exported(If this command doesnt work, just copy-pasta the hash into the authorized keys file manually) #### Management setup # to NFS clients. See exports(5)Next we need to install a few things on both the head node and PXE root filesystem. Management software such as Slurm require packages such as munge (credentials) and ntp (synced time) to work correctly. /exports/xenial 10.0.0.0/24(ro,async,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,insecure)Ensure they are installed on the head node: ``` #### Creating the Filesystem We will use `debootstrap` to create a filesystem for the booting nodes to mount, which can be installed viasudo apt update sudo apt install ntp munge slurm-llnl ``` sudo apt update##### NTP and munge sudo apt install debootstrapConfigure ntp as a local-net timeserver by adding the following lines to the end of `/etc/ntp.conf`: ``` server 127.127.1.0 fudge 127.127.1.0 stratum 10 ``` Similarly, we edit the ntp configuration of the PXE root filesystem by editing `/exports/xenial/etc/ntp.conf`. and adding the line: ``` Once created, use debootstrap to create a filesystem with a specified archetecture, distribution, and mirror, in our case amd64, xenial, and archive.ubuntu.com.server head-01 iburst ``` Where head-01 is the hostname of the head node. Restart the ntp service and check munge on the head node ``` sudo debootstrap --arch amd64 xenial /exports/xenial http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntuservice ntp restart munge -n | unmunge ``` ##### Slurm After debootstrap is finished, a few things will need to be configured within the created filesystem. You can use `chroot` to enter the filesystem and install packages and make configuration changes.make a directory for slurm in `/var/spool` and `/var/spool/slurm-state` on head node and PXE root ``` sudo chroot /exports/xenial/mkdir -p /var/spool/slurm /var/spool/slurm-state sudo mkdir -p /exports/xenial/var/spool/slurm /exports/xenial/var/spool/slurm-state ``` Some essential packages to install within the filesystem are:Now make sure they are owned by slurm ``` sudo apt install linux-firmware nano build-essentialchown -R slurm:slurm /var/spool/slurm /var/pool/slurm-state sudo chown -R slurm:slurm /exports/xenial/var/spool/slurm /exports/xenial/var/spool/slurm-state ``` Edit the `/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/[munge, slurmd, slurmctld].conf` files on head node. These are mounted directly in the PXE boot too, so only one set are needed. ``` #munge.conf For clients to boot from this nfsroot, some changes to fstab will need to be made. The nfs option tells fstab to mount a folder via nfs, and the tempfs option mounts a folder in memory. Within the chroot enviornment, replace `/ect/fstab` with this:d /var/run/munge 0755 munge munge - d /var/log/munge 0700 munge munge - d /var/lib/munge 0711 munge munge - ``` ``` proc /proc proc defaults 0 0#slurmd.conf /dev/nfs / nfs defaults 1 1d /var/run/slurm-llnl 0755 slurm slurm - - none /tmp tmpfs defaults 0 0``` ``` #slurmctld.conf none /var/tmp tmpfs defaults,acl 0 0d /var/run/slurm-llnl 0755 slurm slurm - - ``` Now edit `/etc/slurm-llnl/slurm.conf` in the head node, changing the node configurations none /var/log tmpfs defaults,acl 0 0as needed for your system. This is not a complete conf file; you must make one by following the link below. none /var/lib/lightdm-data tmpfs defaults 0 0https://slurm.schedmd.com/configurator.easy.html Edit as needed. ``` ControlMachine=head-01 none /var/lib/ubuntu-drivers-common tmpfs defaults 0 0ControlAddr=10.0.0.1 SlurmctldPidFile=/var/run/slurm-llnl/slurmctld.pid none /var/lib/pbis tmpfs defaults 0 0SlurmctldPort=6817 none /var/lib/lightdm tmpfs defaults 0 0SlurmdPidFile=/var/run/slurm-llnl/slurmd.pid none /home tmpfs defaults,acl 0 0SlurmdPort=6818 none /usr/local/home/cse-admin tmpfs defaults 0 0SlurmdSpoolDir=/var/spool/slurm none /var/lib/dhcp tmpfs defaults 0 0SlurmUser=slurm ```StateSaveLocation=/var/spool/slurm-state #### Updating network configurationSlurmctldTimeout=10 In order to ensure booting does not lag if interfaces are not up, enable hotplugging:SlurmdTimeout=10 ClusterName=cme_atlas Edit `/etc/network/interfaces` and ensure `allow-hotplug` is set for the primary interface.# COMPUTE NODES NodeName=compute-1-01 Sockets=1 CPUs=4 RealMemory=3500 CoresPerSocket=4 ThreadsPerCore=1 State=IDLE NodeName=compute-1-02 Sockets=1 CPUs=4 RealMemory=7900 CoresPerSocket=4 ThreadsPerCore=1 State=IDLE NodeName=compute-1-03 Sockets=1 CPUs=4 RealMemory=7900 CoresPerSocket=4 ThreadsPerCore=1 State=IDLE NodeName=head-01 Sockets=1 CPUs=4 RealMemory=7900 CoresPerSocket=4 ThreadsPerCore=1 State=UNKNOWN PartitionName=debug Nodes=head-01 Default=NO MaxTime=INFINITE State=UP PartitionName=comp Nodes=head-01,compute-1-[01-03] Default=YES MaxTime=INFINITE State=UP ``` #### Exportfs Finally, we export all this glory over NFS. #Add our needed exports to `/etc/network/interfacesexports`, and sync the changes with `sudo exportfs -arv`. source-directory /etc/network/interfaces.d``` allow-hotplug enp34s0# /etc/exports: the access control list for filesystems which may be exported iface enp34s0 inet dhcp# to NFS clients. See exports(5). /exports/xenial 10.0.0.0/24(ro,async,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,insecure) /opt 10.0.0.0/24(ro,async,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,insecure) /home 10.0.0.0/24(rw,sync,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,insecure) /scratch 10.0.0.0/24(rw,sync,no_subtree_check,insecure) /usr 10.0.0.0/24(ro,async,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,insecure) /etc/slurm-llnl 10.0.0.0/24(ro,async,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check) ``` Exit the chroot enviornment with `exit` when finished. #### Generating initramfs YouLast but not least, you will need to generate a new kernel and initramfs in order for it to support nfsroot arguments. This can be done with `initramfs-tools` ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install initramfs-tools ``` Edit `/etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf`, and change the entries BOOT to nfs, MODULES to most, and NFSROOT to auto. ``` # initramfs.conf # Configuration file for mkinitramfs(8). See initramfs.conf(5). # # Note that configuration options from this file can be overridden # by config files in the /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d directory. BOOT=nfs # # MODULES: [ most | netboot | dep | list ] # # most - Add most filesystem and all harddrive drivers. # # dep - Try and guess which modules to load. # # netboot - Add the base modules, network modules, but skip block devices. # # list - Only include modules from the 'additional modules' list # MODULES=most # # BUSYBOX: [ y | n | auto ] # # Use busybox shell and utilities. If set to n, klibc utilities will be used. # If set to auto (or unset), busybox will be used if installed and klibc will # be used otherwise. # BUSYBOX=auto # # COMPCACHE_SIZE: [ "x K" | "x M" | "x G" | "x %" ]RESS=gzip NFSROOT=auto #``` Now, generate the initramfs, and copy it and the kernel to the tftp directory: # Amount of RAM to use for RAM-based compressed swap space.Note: ``` #sudo mkdir ~/tmp # An empty value - compcache isn't used, or added to the sudo mkinitramfs -o /tftp/images/ubuntu-1604/initramfs at all.d.img # An integer and K (e.g. 65536 K) - use a number of kilobytes.sudo cp /boot/vmlinuz-$(uname -r) /tftp/images/ubuntu-1604/linux # An integer and M (e.g. 256 M) - use a number of megabytes.``` IMPORTANT: # An integer and G (e.g. 1 G) - use a number of gigabytesEdit your `/etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf` and comment out the change the `BOOT=nfs` line. # An integer and % (e.g. 50 %) - use a percentage of the amount of RAM.This prevents updateinitramfs from turning the head node into a PXE boot machine later on! ### Booting #At this point, you should have a bootable system. Add another node to the local network, turn it on, and enable PXE booting in the BIOS. The machine should come up with a PXE menu, and boot from the AtlasNFSRoot. # You can optionally install the compcache package to configure this settingAfter booting, attempt to connect to each compute node via ssh. Ensure munge, slurm, and other tools are operating normally. ## Infiniband # via debconf and have userspace scripts to load and unload compcache...Now the hard part. Maybe. # COMPCACHE_SIZE=""usually infiniband has special drivers from the manufacturer, but lets try to do it using some OpenSM and the OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED). IMPORTANT: Do all this stuff in both the head node and PXE root environment! #Add a file to `/etc/udev/rules.d` called, say, `99-udev-umad.rules`. This will cause the correct entries to be created in `/sys`. # COMPRESS: [ gzip | bzip2 | lzma | lzop | xz ]Insert the following: # COMPRESS=gzip``` #/etc/udev/rules.d/99-udev-umad.rules #KERNEL==”umad*”, NAME=”infiniband/%k”, MODE=”0666″ # NFS Section of the config.KERNEL==”issm*”, NAME=”infiniband/%k”, MODE=”0666″ #``` #Edit `/etc/modules` and add the following modules: # DEVICE: ...``` #ib_sa # Specify a specific network interface, like eth0ib_cm # Overridden by optional ip= bootargib_umad # DEVICE= #ib_addr # NFSROOT: [ auto | HOST:MOUNT ]ib_uverbs # NFSROOT=autoib_ipoib ```ib_ipath Now, generate the initramfs, and copy it and the kernel to the tftp directory:ib_qib Note: ``` Next, `sudo apt install opensm`. This will install the subnet manager and all the relevant dependencies (hopefully). Then add the relevant entries for the interface into `/etc/network/interfaces` file: ``` auto ib0 sudo mkdir ~/tmpiface ib0 inet static sudo mkinitramfs -c -o ~/tmp/PXE-initramfs-$(uname -r)address 10.0.1.1 sudo cp ~/tmp/PXE-initrd.img-$(uname -r) /tftp/images/ubuntu-1604/initrd.img sudo cp /boot/vmlinuz-$(uname -r) /tftp/images/ubuntu-1604/linuxnetmask 255.255.255.0 ``` Then reboot. This will create the relevant InfiniBand entries in `/sys`, load the IPoIB modules, and bring up the InfiniBand port with an ip address. You should now have a functioning infiniband port on your Ubuntu machines, provided ### Booting At this point, you should have a bootable system. Add another node to the local network switch, turn it on, and enable PXE booting in the BIOSNow go test the network with `netperf` (or something) for speed and function and hope things didn't get FUBAR while you blinked. The machine should come up with a PXE menu, and boot from the AtlasNFSRoot:)