Chapter 5: Cluster Installation and Configuration with CSM

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Overview

This chapter describes the installation and configuration of a Linux cluster with with CSM 1.3.1. This chapter will contain information that directly applies to the following types of nodes: management, compute, storage.

In this chapter we will discuss the following topics:

• Planning your installation

• Installation of the management server

• Full CSM and Linux installation on computes node using KickStart

• Differences between storage node installs and compute node installs

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