Preface

Congratulations on purchasing Scyld ClusterWare, the most scalable and configurable Linux Cluster Software on the market. This guide describes how to install Scyld ClusterWare using Penguin's installation repository. You should read this document in its entirety, and should perform any necessary backups of the system before installing this software. You should pay particular attention to keeping a copy of any local configuration files.

The Scyld ClusterWare documentation set consists of:

• The Installation Guide containing detailed information for installing and configuring your cluster.

• The Release Notes containing release-specific details, potentially including information about installing or updating the latest version of Scyld ClusterWare.

• The Administrator's Guide and User's Guide describing how to configure, use, maintain, and update the cluster.

• The Programmer's Guide and Reference Guide describing the commands, architecture, and programming interface for the system.

These product guides are available in two formats, HTML and PDF. You can browse the documentation on MasterLink at http://www.penguincomputing.com/support/masterlink using the username and password you received when you purchased Scyld ClusterWare.

Once you have completed the Scyld ClusterWare installation, you can view the PDF documentation in /usr/share/doc/PDF/scyld-doc/, or launch your Mozilla browser and go to the default page, file:///usr/share/doc/HTML/index.html. In the Featured Links section, click on the ClusterWare Documentation link.

Note: If your reseller pre-installed Scyld ClusterWare on your cluster, you may skip these installation instructions and visit the User's Guide and Reference Guide for helpful insights about how to use Scyld ClusterWare.