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Expand SLURM installation description per feedback from Whit Armstrong

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...@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ general overview. ...@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ general overview.
<h2>Super Quick Start</h2> <h2>Super Quick Start</h2>
<ol> <ol>
<li>Make sure that you have synchronized clocks plus consistent users and groups <li>Make sure that you have synchronized clocks plus consistent users and groups
across the cluster.</li> (UIDs and GIDs) across the cluster.</li>
<li>Install <a href="http://home/gna.org/munge">MUNGE</a> for <li>Install <a href="http://home/gna.org/munge">MUNGE</a> for
authentication.</li> authentication. Make sure that all nodes in your cluster have the
same <i>munge.key</i>. Make sure the MUNGE daemon, <i>munged</i>
is started before you start the SLURM daemons.</li>
<li>bunzip2 the distributed tar-ball and untar the files:<br> <li>bunzip2 the distributed tar-ball and untar the files:<br>
<i>tar --bzip -x -f slurm*tar.bz2</i></li> <i>tar --bzip -x -f slurm*tar.bz2</i></li>
<li><i>cd</i> to the directory containing the SLURM source and type <li><i>cd</i> to the directory containing the SLURM source and type
...@@ -186,8 +188,8 @@ all saved state), <b>restart</b>, and <b>stop</b>.</p> ...@@ -186,8 +188,8 @@ all saved state), <b>restart</b>, and <b>stop</b>.</p>
<h2>Infrastructure</h2> <h2>Infrastructure</h2>
<h3>User and Group Identification</h3> <h3>User and Group Identification</h3>
<p>There must be a uniform user and group name space across the <p>There must be a uniform user and group name space (including
cluster. UIDs and GIDs) across the cluster.
It is not necessary to permit user logins to the control hosts It is not necessary to permit user logins to the control hosts
(<b>ControlMachine</b> or <b>BackupController</b>), but the (<b>ControlMachine</b> or <b>BackupController</b>), but the
users and groups must be configured on those hosts.</p> users and groups must be configured on those hosts.</p>
...@@ -205,7 +207,10 @@ An authentication type of "none" requires no infrastructure, but permits ...@@ -205,7 +207,10 @@ An authentication type of "none" requires no infrastructure, but permits
any user to execute any job as another user with limited programming effort. any user to execute any job as another user with limited programming effort.
This may be fine for testing purposes, but certainly not for production use. This may be fine for testing purposes, but certainly not for production use.
<b>Configure some AuthType value other than "none" if you want any security.</b> <b>Configure some AuthType value other than "none" if you want any security.</b>
We recommend the use of MUNGE unless you are experienced with authd.</p> We recommend the use of MUNGE unless you are experienced with authd.
If using MUNGE, all nodes in the cluster must be configured with the
same <i>munge.key</i> file.
The MUNGE daemon, <i>munged</i>, must also be started before SLURM daemons.</p>
<p>While SLURM itself does not rely upon synchronized clocks on all nodes <p>While SLURM itself does not rely upon synchronized clocks on all nodes
of a cluster for proper operation, its underlying authentication mechanism of a cluster for proper operation, its underlying authentication mechanism
...@@ -423,7 +428,7 @@ credential, which is sent to <i>srun</i> and then forwarded to ...@@ -423,7 +428,7 @@ credential, which is sent to <i>srun</i> and then forwarded to
This design offers improved performance by removing much of the This design offers improved performance by removing much of the
job step initiation overhead from the <i> slurmctld </i> daemon. job step initiation overhead from the <i> slurmctld </i> daemon.
The digital signature mechanism is specified by the <b>CryptoType</b> The digital signature mechanism is specified by the <b>CryptoType</b>
configuration parameter. </p> configuration parameter and the default mechanism is MUNGE. </p>
<h3>OpenSSL</h3> <h3>OpenSSL</h3>
<p>If using <a href="http://www.openssl.org/">OpenSSL</a> digital signatures, <p>If using <a href="http://www.openssl.org/">OpenSSL</a> digital signatures,
...@@ -619,6 +624,6 @@ Contents of major releases are also described in the RELEASE_NOTES file. ...@@ -619,6 +624,6 @@ Contents of major releases are also described in the RELEASE_NOTES file.
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<p style="text-align:center;">Last modified 8 September 2008</p> <p style="text-align:center;">Last modified 7 January 2009</p>
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