Which version of Scyld ClusterWare?

Which version of Scyld ClusterWare you will want depends on the underlying OS.

• Scyld ClusterWare 4.x is installed on a system running RedHat Enterprise Linux (EL) 4 or CentOS 4.
• Scyld ClusterWare 5.x is installed on a system running RedHat Enterprise Linux (EL) 5 or CentOS 5.

Installation Overview and Requirements

Scyld ClusterWare is installed on a system running a supported OS (see above). This system will be the central point of control for your cluster and is referred to as the Master Node. An installation of Scyld ClusterWare to local disk is only required on this Master node. The installation process requires internet access from the Master Node and uses YUM (Yellowdog Update Manager) to install ClusterWare from a repository hosted by Penguin Computing.

Please see the installation guide for Scyld ClusterWare for complete details.

It describes:

• The installation of YUM on systems running RedHat EL (YUM is pre-installed with CentOS)
• The update process to the RedHat/CentOS release required for a Scyld ClusterWare installation
• The installation of Scyld ClusterWare from Penguin Computing's repository
• The configuration of Scyld ClusterWare