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

3. 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

2. Navigate to the HPCBIOS directory:

cd HPCBIOS

3. 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

2. 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'

2. Open the configuration file in your favorite text editor:

sudo vi /etc/hpcbios.xml

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

4. 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

2. 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.

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