Can I install from a USB flash drive?
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Does Bright work with a 10 Gig-E switch?
Is it possible to deploy a Bright Cluster using 10 Gig-E switches instead of 1 Gigabit switches? Yes. But make... -
How do I run Intel Cluster Checker on a Bright cluster?
This document assumes that Intel Cluster Checker 2019 is used. If a different version of Cluster Checker is used, instructions... -
How do I update a cluster with a storage node that is shared?
Upgrading with a Storage Node Special considerations must be made when upgrading Bright versions with a storage node internal to the... -
What is a product key?
A product key is used to unlock a license. This article is being updated. Please be aware the content herein, not... -
How do I install Bright under VMWare Fusion?
You can follow this guide: Create a virtual machine for the head node Install a Bright 7.0 head node Install... -
How do I install Bright under VMWare Workstation?
You can follow this guide:Create a virtual machine for the head node 1. Switch to “Home” tab and click on... -
How can I mass-produce Bright head node installations using PXE?
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How do I install Bright under VMWare ESXi 5.x?
You can follow this guide: This article is being updated. Please be aware the content herein, not limited to version numbers... -
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 put a custom disk layout in the head node installer?
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Adding Bright to an existing system doesn’t work! What now?
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How can I add a custom module during installation of BCM?
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How do I run Bright under MS Windows Server Hyper-V (Windows Server 2012R2)?
This article walks you through an install of Bright under Microsoft Hyper-V (Windows Server 2012/R2). Hyper-V Virtual Switch Configuration Open... -
How do I install my head node using a PXE server?
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How to install Bright under KVM
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How do I install Bright on Virtual Box?
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Can I run Bright with NoMachine on the head node?
NX by NoMachine has been used by some of our customers without issues. On thing you will have to note... -
How do I do a remote installation?
Why do it? The default bare-metal installation is pretty much a no-brainer, so a bare-metal remote installation isn’t that common... -
How to Clone a Bright Head Node
These steps are tested on Bright 9.0 with CentOS 7 PXE Boot the new head node from the current head... -
How to Copy Bright Cluster configurations between two clusters
Following either method, configurations can be copied between Bright clusters with the same major version (e.g. two Bright 9.2 clusters).... -
Can I use Rufus to create a bootable USB drive?
We recommend not using Rufus to create a bootable USB drive from the Bright ISO.Rufus changes the ISO Hybrid disk... -
Bright installation ISO written to USB drive fails or is stuck at starting rootfs
During the installation of a bare metal headnode using the Bright Installation ISO written to a USB drive, you may... -
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... -
Bright head node installer Ansible collection
Introduction Ansible collection is the standard way for shipping and consuming ansible distributables (playbooks, roles, plugins) since version 2.10. This...
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