DocumentCode :
3190592
Title :
OSCAR meta-package system
Author :
Mugler, John ; Naughton, Thomas ; Scott, Stephen L.
Author_Institution :
Oak Ridge Nat. Lab., TN, USA
fYear :
2005
fDate :
15-18 May 2005
Firstpage :
353
Lastpage :
360
Abstract :
The deployment and management of software is an ongoing challenge for cluster systems administrators. The Open Source Cluster Application Resources (OSCAR) toolkit is designed to assist both novice and experienced administrators with cluster administration. The toolkit includes a meta-packaging system to help with cluster software distribution and installation. These meta-packages are called OSCAR packages. An OSCAR package may include binary software packages (e.g., RPMS) as well as a stock configuration, tests and documentation. This encapsulation enables OSCAR to better manage cluster software and allows users to select which pieces they would like to use. The modularity of the OSCAR packages has enabled the project to start new "spin off" projects that leverage the base toolkit and extend the functionality by adding new packages. As OSCAR has matured, new Linux distributions and cluster applications have been introduced. The extensibility of OSCAR via this modular meta-packaging system has been a major asset. However, certain limitations do exist. Since, a large part of the project\´s success is dependent upon contributions by others, the quality of this packaging system is of paramount importance to OSCAR. This paper provides a brief survey of the current v4.0 OSCAR meta-packaging system and then outlines some of the proposed enhancements that are currently on the project\´s road-map.
Keywords :
DP management; Linux; computer network management; public domain software; software management; software reviews; workstation clusters; Linux; OSCAR package; Open Source Cluster Application Resources toolkit; cluster software distribution; cluster systems administrator; software installation; software management; v4.0 OSCAR meta-packaging system; Application software; Graphical user interfaces; High performance computing; Laboratories; Linux; Open source software; Packaging; Software packages; Software testing; Software tools;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
High Performance Computing Systems and Applications, 2005. HPCS 2005. 19th International Symposium on
ISSN :
1550-5243
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2343-9
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/HPCS.2005.36
Filename :
1430094
Link To Document :
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