When using an E-HPC cluster for high-performance computing, you may need to install software. This topic describes how to install and uninstall software using the E-HPC console.
Prerequisites
The cluster status is Running.
Install software
You can install common software provided by E-HPC from the console or manually install other software in the cluster.
Install software from the console
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Go to the Cluster Details page.
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Log on to the E-HPC console.
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In the left part of the top navigation bar, select a region.
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In the left-side navigation pane, click Cluster.
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On the Cluster List page, find the cluster that you want to manage and click the Cluster Name.
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On the Cluster Details page, click the Software Application tab.
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Click Add software.
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In the pop-up dialog box, select the software to install, and then click OK.
After the operation, you can view the software installation status on the Software Application tab. A status of Ready indicates that the installation is complete.
Manually install software
E-HPC clusters use Apsara File Storage NAS to share data among compute nodes. Therefore, you have the following two options for installing your business software:
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The personal directory of a specific user in the cluster, such as |
Some software requires you to install drivers or runtime environments on compute nodes, such as a GPU driver or packages installed using YUM. After you install the software on a compute node, you can create a custom image from the node. You can then use this image to add more nodes and automate the installation. For more information, see Create a custom image.
Uninstall software
You can use the console to uninstall common software provided by E-HPC. For manually installed software, you must follow the vendor's instructions to uninstall it.
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Go to the Cluster Details page.
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Log on to the E-HPC console.
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In the left part of the top navigation bar, select a region.
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In the left-side navigation pane, click Cluster.
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On the Cluster List page, find the cluster that you want to manage and click the Cluster Name.
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On the Cluster Details page, click the Software Application tab.
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On the Software List page, select the software to uninstall, and click Delete in the corresponding Actions column.
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In the dialog box that appears, click OK.
On the software list page, click the
icon to refresh the list. If the software no longer appears, it is uninstalled.
Related documents
To manage software applications in your cluster programmatically, you can call the following API operations: