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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ABSTRACT: Commodity-based Linux HPC clusters dominate the scientific computing=0Alandscape in both academia and industry ranging from small research=0Aclusters to petascale supercomputers supporting thousands of users.=0ATo support broad user communities and manage a user-friendly=0Aenvironment, end-user sites must combine a range of low-level system=0Asoftware with multiple compiler chains, support libraries, and a suite=0Aof 3rd party applications. In addition, large systems require bare=0Ametal provisioning and a flexible software management strategy to=0Amaintain consistency and upgrade-ability across thousands of compute=0Anodes.  This report documents a Linux operating system framework, LosF,                                which has evolved over the last seven years to provide an=0Aintegrated strategy for the deployment of multiple HPC systems at the=0ATexas Advanced Computing Center.  Documented within this effort is the=0Ahigh-level cluster configuration options and definitions, bare-metal=0Aprovisioning, hierarchical HPC software stack design,=0Apackage-management, user environment management tools, user account=0Asynchronization, and local customization configurations.
SUMMARY:Best Practices for the Deployment and Management of Production HPC Clusters
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