How to Install HPCBIOS on Fedora Server Latest

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install HPCBIOS on a Fedora Server. HPCBIOS is a tool that provides a BIOS-like user interface for high-performance computing (HPC) clusters. It is designed to simplify cluster administration by giving administrators an easy-to-use interface that they can use to control cluster activities.

Prerequisites

  • A Fedora Server latest version
  • A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Install Required Packages

  1. Log in to your Fedora Server and open a terminal window.

  2. Run the following command to update your system:

sudo dnf update -y
  1. Run the following command to install required packages:
sudo dnf install cmake make gcc gcc-c++ git python3 python3-devel python3-pybind11 swig -y

Step 2: Clone and Build HPCBIOS

  1. Run the following command to clone the HPCBIOS repository:
git clone --recursive https://github.com/lanl/HPCBIOS.git
  1. Navigate to the HPCBIOS directory:
cd HPCBIOS
  1. Run the following commands to build HPCBIOS:
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make -j $(nproc)

Step 3: Install HPCBIOS

  1. Run the following command to install HPCBIOS:
sudo make install
  1. Verify the installation by running the following command:
which hpcbios

You should see the path to HPCBIOS printed on your terminal.

Step 4: Configure HPCBIOS

  1. Run the following command to create the HPCBIOS configuration file:
sudo sh -c 'echo "control hpcbios --force" > /etc/profile.d/hpcbios.sh'
  1. Open the configuration file in your favorite text editor:
sudo vi /etc/hpcbios.xml

  1. Modify the configuration file according to your cluster environment.

  2. Save and close the configuration file.

Step 5: Start and Enable HPCBIOS

  1. Run the following command to start the HPCBIOS service:
sudo systemctl start hpcbios
  1. Run the following command to enable HPCBIOS on boot:
sudo systemctl enable hpcbios

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to install HPCBIOS on a Fedora Server. Now, you can use HPCBIOS to control your HPC cluster activities using the BIOS-like user interface it provides.