1 Introduction

The OSCAR (Open Source Cluster Application Resource) software package is intended to simplify the complex tasks required to install a cluster. While the usual intended use for OSCAR clusters is for high-performance computing (HPC), OSCAR clusters can be used for any cluster-enabled kinds of applications. Note that since OSCAR is aimed towards HPC, several HPC-related packages are installed by default, such as popular MPI implementations, PVM, PBS, etc.

This document provides a step-by-step installation guide for system administrators, as well as a detailed explanation of what is happening as you install. Note that this installation guide is specific to OSCAR version 2.0b1.



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