HPC System Administration and Data Center Management

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What is the weightage of the CCEE Theory exam in the overall evaluation method?

20%

50%

30%

40% (correct)

Which book serves as the primary textbook for the HPC System Administration and Management course?

Parallel programming in C with MPI and OpenMP

Distributed Computing Author

An Introduction to Parallel Computing

High Performance Cluster Computing: Architectures & Systems (Volume-1) (correct)

What is the total duration of classroom and lab hours for the HPC System Administration and Management course?

60 hours

180 hours

120 hours (correct)

240 hours

Which of the following is NOT listed as a reference book for the course?

An Introduction to Algorithms Signup and view all the answers

What is the suggested prerequisite knowledge needed for enrolling in the HPC System Administration and Management course?

Knowledge of Computer Networks Signup and view all the answers

What is a critical component of data center design that significantly influences energy efficiency?

Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) Signup and view all the answers

Which lecture sessions focus on the design of HPC clusters?

Sessions 14 & 15 Signup and view all the answers

What method is suggested for managing network usage in high-performance computing systems?

Using Nagios for network monitoring Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the latest trends and technologies in HPC as discussed?

Adapting hardware for better performance Signup and view all the answers

What is a primary focus during the sessions that discuss liquid cooling in data centers?

Collection and reuse of heat Signup and view all the answers

Which session primarily addresses the requirements for building an HPC environment?

Session 8 & 9 Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of system benchmarking in HPC management?

To evaluate the theoretical peak performance Signup and view all the answers

Which tool is specifically mentioned for configuring monitoring in HPC systems?

Gangila Signup and view all the answers

What is a primary theme of the assignments related to HPC system management?

Operating and managing HPC resources Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of adapting standard Linux for the HPC environment?

To optimize configuration and feature selection Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

HPC System Administration and Management - PG-DHPCSA

Duration: 60 classroom hours + 60 lab hours
Objective: Introduce HPC system administration and management
Prerequisites: Knowledge of computer networks
Evaluation: CCEE Theory Exam (40%), Lab Exam (Case Study Based - 40%), Internal Exam (20%)
Textbooks: High Performance Cluster Computing: Architectures & Systems (Volume-1) by Rajkumar Buyya, Pearson
References: Include various books and articles on parallel computing, distributed computing, and networking.

Data Center Design & Management (14 Hrs Theory)

Session 1 & 2: Data center overview, design issues
Session 3 & 4: HVAC, power sizing
Session 5: Data center matrices, best practices, security & safety
Session 6 & 7: Collection, rejection and reuse of heat, liquid cooling, energy use systems, cabinet & cable management

Ecosystem: Architecture of HPC Cluster (30 Hrs Theory + 44 Hrs Lab)

Sessions 8 & 9: Requirement Analysis
Sessions 10 & 11: Building blocks of HPC
Sessions 12 & 13: Hardware and software selection process, Cluster Planning, Adapting Standard Linux for HPC environment
Sessions 14 & 15: Design of HPC Cluster
Sessions 16 & 17: Architecture and Cluster software
Sessions 18 & 19: Cluster building tools
Session 20 & 21: Multicore-architecture, Pascal, Accelerator cards, Configuring & setting environment for accelerator cards (CUDA Library)
Session 22: Latest trends and technologies in HPC, Case study: Param Shavak and Use Cases of Param Shavak for HPC solutions, White Survey Paper on Multicore processor and latest advancement in this

HPC System Management and Monitoring (16 Hrs Theory + 36 Hrs Lab)

Session 23: IPMI, HMC
Sessions 24 & 25: Case study about Data Center and Visit of Data Center
Sessions 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30: User management (LDAP/NIS), processor usage, memory usage, network monitoring, Gangila, Nagios, Node resources, System Benchmarking, Theoretical peak performance, HPL bench mark, Tuning HPL, Problem size, Block size, process grid PxQ

Assignments

Data Center Visit: Building a manual HPC Cluster, HPC Cluster using different Cluster building and management tools, Monitoring tools installation & configuration, Network monitoring using Nagios, IPMI configuration, System benchmarking using HPL, Case study HPC Solution (PARAM Shavak)

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This quiz covers key concepts in HPC system administration and data center design. It includes topics such as system architectures, performance metrics, and best practices for managing high-performance computing clusters. Ideal for students looking to enhance their understanding of HPC and data center management.