What is cm-register-node, and how can I use it? This article is being updated. Please be aware the content herein, not limited to version numbers and slight syntax changes,...
How do I add a login node? Table of contents Why have a login node?What do we need to consider for login nodes? 1. Make a login...
How do I set up a local Bright repository? 1. Copy the Bright yum repo file, /etc/yum.repos.d/cm.repo and the GPG keys under /etc/pki/rpm-gpg, from the head node to the server where...
Why is the Ethernet switch port-based identification not working? This article is being updated. Please be aware the content herein, not limited to version numbers and slight syntax changes, may...
How do I use Samba to share folders on a Bright Head Node? This article is being updated. Please be aware the content herein, not limited to version numbers and slight syntax changes, may...
I need to optimize the PCI Express performance for my QDR/FDR IB HCA? The MaxReadRequest feature is used to ensure a fairer bandwidth allocation of PCI Express. It specifies the largest read request...
Any suggestions for tuning NFS on my cluster? This article is being updated. Please be aware the content herein, not limited to version numbers and slight syntax changes, may...
How do I create a multi-tenant user environment in BCM? Purpose By default, a Bright cluster provides a multi-user environment rather than a multi-tenant environment. In the context of a...
How to have Bright monitor a BittWare FPGA card If you have a BittWare FPGA card that can be inserted into a PCI/PCIe slot of a Bright-managed compute node...
How do I disable Shorewall, IPtables? Purpose Shorewall provides a NAT Masquerade rule that allows the compute nodes to access networks outside the cluster via the...
How do I connect an external host to BCM LDAP? Background This process can be followed to allow external hosts to connect to and query the BCM LDAP instance. The...
How can I have multiple network interfaces on a node in the same IP subnet? Background When you configure multiple network interfaces on a single machine with an IP address in the same IP subnet,...
How to remove or disable nslcd This article applies to Bright 8.2 and later releases If another authentication mechanism is to be used, SSSD for example,...
How do I migrate my Bright CentOS 8 cluster to Rocky Linux 8 ? Bright 9.1, 9.0 and 8.2 Clusters running CentOS 8 can be migrated to Rocky Linux 8. This involves migrating the...
How to setup authentication for BeeGFS in Bright 9.1 It is recommended to setup connection based authentication in your BeeGFS installation. This article is an expansion of the BeeGFS...
How to install GPUDirect Storage (GDS) on Bright 9.2 (DGX – BaseOS 5.4) This document is verified on Bright 9.2 with Ubuntu 20.04 with GDS 11.8 and MOFED 5.4 Preparation Clone the default...
How do I build a RHEL 8 software image with cm-image on a SLES 15 or Ubuntu 20.04/22.04 headnode? About This article discusses building a RHEL 8.6 software image, specifically on multi-distribution clusters. These steps were developed for Bright...
How do I add a QCOW image as a software image? A software image is a directory on the head node that is being used to provision compute nodes. It contains...
How to install GPUDirect Storage (GDS) on BCM 10 (DGX – BaseOS 6) This document is verified on BCM10 with Ubuntu 22.04 (kernel 5.15) with GDS 12.3 and MOFED 23.10 on DGX A100...
How to install Azure Managed Lustre FS client on top of BCM 10 This article is tested on BCM10 with Ubuntu 22.04 1. clone the default software-image cmsh softwareimage clone default-image amlfs-image 2....
How to Use the By-path Method for Defining Block Devices in the Disk Setup When block device naming is not persistent, you may specify the “by-path” name on the <blockdev> line in a node’s...
Preventing NetworkManager from Overwriting /etc/resolv.conf on RHEL Compute Nodes With RHEL/Rocky Linux 8 and later releases that are being used by software images for compute nodes, you may find...
How to Change TTL for Head Node DNS Service? Bright Versions: 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2 BCM Versions: 10.0 On the cluster’s head node(s), the minimum TTL that is...
Alter cm-nfs-checker listening port The cm-nfs-checker is an integral tool for the proper operation of the BCM tools. It is designed to be a...
How to Integrate Base Command Manager (BCM) with Active Directory using SSSD Integrating NVIDIA’s Base Command Manager (BCM) with Microsoft Active Directory (AD) allows organizations to centralize user authentication and simplify access...