How do I generate a build config from a running cluster? This article describes how to generate a build config (which can be fed into the Bright head node installer) from...
How do I create a RHEL or Bright repository for my organization? In certain cases, the Bright cluster is not able to access the internet directly or having a local repository withing...
What do the version numbers mean? There are three classifications of Bright “versions”:Major versions, minor versions, and release numbers. These are defined below. A major version...
How do I upgrade from Bright 6.0/6.1/7.0/7.1 to Bright 7.2? The procedure below can be used to upgrade a Bright 6.0 or 6.1 or 7.0 or 7.1 installation with failover...
How to retrieve my product key from my head node? Starting from Bright 7.3, CMDaemon revision 35506 or later, a script is provided to retrieve the product key from the CSR...
How to prepare my cluster to install ScaleIO? EMC provides a web interface to install ScaleIO on your cluster. The steps below need to be followed to prepare...
How can I configure Isilon’s DNS and NFS with Bright? DNS setup for use with Isilon SmartConnect Isilon OneFS: How to create a UNIX-based BIND DNS setup for use with...
How do I upgrade from Bright 6.0/6.1/7.0/7.1/7.2/7.3/8.0 to Bright 8.1? The procedure below can be used to upgrade a Bright 6.0 or 6.1 or 7.0 or 7.1 or 7.2 or...
How do I change the default port CMDaemon uses? CMDaemon by default uses these pair of ports: 8080 and 8081 (for SSL). To change these ports to other ones,...
How do I upgrade to Bright 8.2? Upgrades to Bright 8.2 are now supported for the following Linux distributions and Bright versions. Supported Linux distributions and Bright...
How do I install OrangeFS? These instructions are tested on Bright 7.3 Centos7u3 for the head node and the compute nodes. The head node is...
Is upgrading from version 5.2 to 6.0 possible by changing the download repositories? This article is being updated. Please be aware the content herein, not limited to version numbers and slight syntax changes, may...
How can I install the latest Python in Bright? This article is being updated. Please be aware the content herein, not limited to version numbers and slight syntax changes, may...
How do I upgrade to Bright 9.0? The upgrade procedure was originally published in parallel with Bright 9.0-6. This is now available. Please take the time to...
How do I offload my user portal? This article is being updated. Please be aware the content herein, not limited to version numbers and slight syntax changes, may...
What is an MCE failure? Why is it running alongside the disk burn test? This article is being updated. Please be aware the content herein, not limited to version numbers and slight syntax changes, may...
What’s the exact version number of X ? This article is being updated. Please be aware the content herein, not limited to version numbers and slight syntax changes, may...
Should I worry about CMDaemon hogging unreasonable resources from my cluster? Short answer:No. This article is being updated. Please be aware the content herein, not limited to version numbers and slight syntax...
Should I upgrade to a new version? I’ve got everything running perfectly on my current cluster. This article is being updated. Please be aware the content herein, not limited to version numbers and slight syntax changes, may...
How does licensing in the cloud work? This article is being updated. Please be aware the content herein, not limited to version numbers and slight syntax changes, may...
How do I integrate PWM (password manager) with Bright? This article is being updated. Please be aware the content herein, not limited to version numbers and slight syntax changes, may...
How do I replace ntpd for chrony on a Bright Cluster? The following procedure was tested on Bright 9.1 on CentOS 7.9. WARNING: Please note that an update of certain Bright...
How do I use Spack on my Bright cluster? Bright Cluster Manager provides a good selection of ready-to-use libraries and tools that are commonly used in a high performance...
How do I upgrade to Bright 7.3? How do I upgrade from Bright 6.0/6.1/7.0/7.1/7.2 to Bright 7.3? The procedure below can be used to upgrade a Bright...
What is Bright Computing’s take on CentOS versus CentOS Stream? UPDATE 12 October 2021: We have released support for migrating CentOS 8 to Rocky Linux 8. Instructions for this migration...