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A Hardware Based Cluster Control and Management
System
Ralf Panse([email protected])
Kirchhoff Institute of PhysicsUniversity of Heidelberg, Germany
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KIPOutline
• Motivation
• CIA card
• Remote Control
• Monitoring
• Debugging
• Summary
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KIPMotivation
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Administrator
Repair
Install
Monitor
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KIPCluster Control
Hardware solutions
• Wake on Lan• Remote Management
Boards• BIOS Serial Console• Remote controlled
power socket
Software solutions
• Disk Image• Virtual Network
Computing (VNC)• Terminal Server• SSH, Telnet
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KIPCCluster IInterface AAgent Card
PCI expansion card Low profile PCI form factor Independent of the computer Remote installation Remote power cycle Monitoring Debugging Automatic administration
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KIPCIA Network
Computing cluster
CIA CardsService NetworkAdministrator
TCP/IP
Cluster Network
User
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KIPEmbedded System
AlteraExcalibur
(ARM 922T)
Flash memory (8-16MB)
SDRAM (32-64MB)Ethernet
Linux
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KIPRemote Control
Computing cluster
Service NetworkAdministrator TCP/IP
Java Application
WebBrowser
VNCViewer
CIAinside
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KIPVideo Control
Video data
Linux• VNC Server
CIA card (Video card)
PCI bus
Service Network (TCP/IP)
Video data
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KIPKeyboard/Mouse Control
keyboard/mouse data
CIA card (PCI Master)
PCI bus
Service Network (TCP/IP)
keyboard/mouse data
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KIPData Control
CIA card (Floppy Drive)
floppy data
Service Network (TCP/IP)
Floppy image
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KIPPower/Reset Switch
Cluster Node Mainboard
Power/ResetSwitch
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KIPMonitoring
PCI scan
• Temperature• Voltage• Acoustics
ADC
POST code
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KIPDebug
POST code PCI scan DMI information Sensor data (temperature, acoustics,
voltage) Test programs
- Memory- CPU- Hard disc
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KIPCIA-Prototype
PCI scans Video card functionality VNC server (text mode) Web control
Implemented features: Power control (computer) USB device mock-up Full memory access (PCI Bus)
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KIPControl Application
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KIPOutlook
PCI multifunction device / PCI bridge Emulating IDE controller Analyse hard disc acoustics SVGA support Automatic system installation
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KIPSummary
Independent of operating system
Own network interface
VGA functionality
Direct hardware control (PCI, USB, Power)
Simple and reliable system (no moving components)
Independent of computer architecture
