Oak Ridge Computing Academy

Course Info

  • About us

Networking Basics

  • OSI Model
  • Network Packets
  • Domain Name System (DNS)
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

Hardware

  • Initial Setup
  • Hardware Basics

Exercises

  • Exercise 1: Configuring hardware and network
  • Exercise 2: Setting up a minimal netboot environment
    • 1. Prerequisites
    • 2. Add PXE booting to DHCP server
    • 3. Install and configure TFTP
    • 4. Install syslinux and configure pxelinux
    • 5. Set up a HTTP server
    • 6. Copy Alma Linux Distribution Data
    • 7. Manual Network install of AlmaLinux
    • 8. Automated Network install using Kickstart
  • Exercise 3: Setting up a cluster environment
  • Exercise 4: RPM repositories
  • Exercise 5: Software modules
  • Exercise 6: Creating a Batch System with Slurm

Appendix

  • tmux Quick Start
  • SSH Client Configuration
Oak Ridge Computing Academy
  • Exercise 2: Setting up a minimal netboot environment

Exercise 2: Setting up a minimal netboot environment

Author:

Richard Berger

PXE Booting

PXE Booting

  • 1. Prerequisites
  • 2. Add PXE booting to DHCP server
  • 3. Install and configure TFTP
  • 4. Install syslinux and configure pxelinux
  • 5. Set up a HTTP server
  • 6. Copy Alma Linux Distribution Data
  • 7. Manual Network install of AlmaLinux
  • 8. Automated Network install using Kickstart
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