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3 Adapter Software Installation
This section provides information on installing the Ammasso adapter software.
3.1 System Software Requirements
System requirements for installing the software:
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Intel IA-32 and EM64T or AMD Opteron 32/64 compatible platform
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Disk Space – at least
50 MB of free disk space.
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Linux Operating System – see release notes for tested distributions
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C compiler must be installed in order to use MPICH
•
Kernel source RPM installed, configured, and built (see section 3.4 for distribution
specific details)
3.2 Overview
AMSO1100.tgz
is the base package, which includes microcode, libraries and drivers.
This must be installed to utilize the Ammasso 1100 adapter.
AMSO_MPICH.tgz
is the MPICH 1.2.5 package and requires the AMSO1100 package.
This package must be installed to enable MPI applications over the Ammasso 1100 adapter.
AMSO_DAPL.tgz
is the DAPL package and requires the AMSO1100 package. This
package must be installed to enable DAPL applications over the Ammasso 1100 adapter.
These packages must be built and installed on each machine in your cluster. The following
instructions detail how to install on one node. For cluster-wide deployment on multiple
nodes, please also see chapter 6 – Cluster Installation.
3.3 Installing the Adapter Software Package
NOTE: If updating your machines from a previous release, see the
HOWTO_UPDATE.txt file for details on how to update the Ammasso 1100 hardware image
if necessary and how to remove a previous installation.
1. Unarchive the
AMSO1100.tgz tar
file into a working directory.
# cd <work_dir>
# tar -zxf <path_to>/AMSO1100.tgz
2. Change into the
AMSO1100
directory, make the drivers, and direct the output to a logfile.
# cd ./AMSO1100
# make install 2>&1 | tee make_install.logfile
3. Answer the configure questions for your specific needs. The questions asked are
described below.
Q1:
Where would you like your software installed?
[/usr/opt/ammasso]