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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Overview

OSCAR version 6.1 is a snapshot of the best known methods for building, programming, and using clusters. It consists of a fully integrated and easy to install software bundle designed for high performance computing (HPC) cluster. Everything needed to install, build, maintain, and use a Linux cluster is included in the suite.

OSCAR is the primary project of the Open Cluster Group. For more information on the group and its projects, visit its website [http://www.openclustergroup.org/].

This document provides details about the management tools which are provided to make administering an OSCAR cluster easier. It also describes the packages included in the OSCAR distribution, and an introduction to their usage. For detailed instructions on each package you should refer to its own internal documentation or the mailing lists for that project.

Please be sure that you have the latest version of this document. The PDF version of this document which is included in the distribution is a snapshot of the OSCAR Trac wiki [AdminGuide] (http://svn.oscar.openclustergroup.org/trac/oscar/wiki/AdminGuide) which may have been updated since this version was released.