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Module 1: Fundamentals of High Performance Computing
Lesson 1: HPC Fundamentals
- Topic: Technical Computing Applications
- Topic: Technical Computing Challenges
- Topic: What Is a Cluster?
- Topic: Types of Clusters
- Topic: Linux HPC
- Topic: Windows HPC
Lesson 2: The Basics of HPC Cluster Design
- Topic: HPC Cluster Components
- Topic: HPC Network Requirements
- Topic: HPC Cluster Architecture Solutions
- Topic: I/O Consolidation with InfiniBand
Lesson 3: InfiniBand Fundamentals
- Topic: Why InfiniBand?
- Topic: InfiniBand Solution Architecture
- Topic: InfiniBand Server Fabric Switches
- Topic: InfiniBand Blade Switches
- Topic: InfiniBand Gateways
- Topic: InfiniBand Host Channel Adapters
- Topic: InfiniBand Physical Layer
- Topic: InfiniBand Subnet Manager
- Topic: InfiniBand Addressing
- Topic: Quality of Service
- Topic: Remote Direct Memory Access
- Topic: Upper-Layer Protocols
Module 2: Designing HPC Server Fabrics
Lesson 1: HPC Cluster General Design Considerations
- Topic: HPC Cluster Design Overview
- Topic: HPC Cluster Networking Considerations
- Topic: HPC Cluster Data Access Considerations
- Topic: HPC Cluster Server Considerations
- Topic: HPC Cluster Physical Infrastructure Considerations
Lesson 2: HPC Cluster InfiniBand Design
- Topic: HPC Cluster InfiniBand Technical Design Considerations
- Topic: HPC Cluster InfiniBand Cable Plant Design
- Topic: HPC Cluster InfiniBand Topologies
Lesson 3: Windows Compute Cluster Server and HPC Cluster Design
- Topic: Windows CCS Technical Design Considerations
- Topic: Windows CCS topologies
Lesson 4: Linux Clusters
- Topic: Linux Cluster Technical Design Considerations
Lesson 5: The Clustomizer Tool
- Topic: What Is Clustomizer?
Module 3: Implementing Server Fabrics with the Cisco SFS
Lesson 1: Cisco SFS Components
- Topic: The Cisco SFS 7000s
- Topic: InfiniBand Cabling Best Practices
Lesson 2: Switch Management
- Topic: Ports and Interfaces
- Topic: Command Line Interface
- Topic: Element Manager
- Topic: Chassis Manager
- Topic: SNMP
- Topic: Image Management
- Topic: User Management
Lesson 3: Subnet Management
- Topic: How Subnet Management Works
- Topic: High-Performance Subnet Manager
Lesson 4: Configuring InfiniBand Partitions
- Topic: What are InfiniBand Partitions?
- Topic: How Do P_Keys Work?
- Topic: Creating Partitions
Lesson 5: Cluster Bringup
- Topic: Cluster Bringup Process Overview
- Topic: Cluster Bringup Process: Planning
- Topic: Installing and Cabling Fabric Components
- Topic: Configuring Ethernet Attributes
- Topic: Validating the Physical Installation
- Topic: Preparing to Bring Up Switches
- Topic: Bringing up the Pod
- Topic: Troubleshooting Pods
- Topic: Connecting Pods and Core Switches
Lesson 6: Logging and Monitoring
- Topic: Port and Card Statistics
- Topic: Log Viewing
- Topic: HCA self-testing
Module 4: Building the Unified Compute Fabric
Lesson 1: Unified Fabric Overview
- Topic: Traditional Versus Unified Fabric Data Center Configuration
- Topic: Server Fabric Virtual I/O
Lesson 2: MFIO Components
Module 5: Configuring the Ethernet Gateway
Lesson 1: Ethernet Gateway Overview
- Topic: Ethernet Gateways as Virtual IP Interfaces
- Topic: Ethernet Gateway Configuration Concepts
Lesson 2: SFS Ethernet Gateway Module Installation
- Topic: Installing and Removing an Ethernet Gateway
- Topic: Interpreting Ethernet Gateway LEDs
Lesson 3: Ethernet Gateway Configuration
- Topic: Ethernet Gateway Configuration Dependencies
- Topic: Configure Ethernet Gateway Trunking
- Topic: Configure Ethernet Gateway Bridge Groups
- Topic: Configure Ethernet Gateway Redundancy Groups
- Topic: Configure Ethernet Gateway Bridging with Additional Partitions
Module 6: Configuring the Fibre Channel Gateway
Lesson 1: Fibre Channel Gateway Overview
- Topic: Fibre Channel Gateways as Virtual HBAs
- Topic: Fibre Channel Gateway Control
- Topic: Fibre Channel Gateway Redundancy
Lesson 2: Installing the Fibre Channel Gateway
- Topic: Installing and Removing a Fibre Channel Gateway
- Topic: Interpreting Fibre Channel Gateway LEDs
- Topic: Recovering from a FC Gateway Failure or Disconnect
Lesson 3: Configure and Verify Fibre Channel over InfiniBand
- Topic: Configuration Process
- Topic: Configuring Global Attributes
- Topic: Virtual WWNN and WWPN Generation
- Topic: Fibre Channel Switch Zoning
- Topic: LUN Discovery
- Topic: Creating Storage Association
- Topic: Editing ITL
Lesson 4: Storage Setup Process
- Topic: Linux Storage Setup
- Topic: Windows Storage Setup
- Topic: Storage Monitoring
- Topic: Recovering from a FC Gateway Failure or Disconnect
Appendix A: Boot over InfiniBand
Lesson 1: Boot over InfiniBand Overview
- Topic: How Boot over InfiniBand Works
- Topic: Boot over InfiniBand SAN
- Topic: Boot over InfiniBand PXE
Lesson 2: Configure Remote Server Boot over InfiniBand on Linux
- Topic: Configuring a Fibre Channel Connection
- Topic: Installing an Image onto Fibre Channel Storage
- Topic: Booting an Existing Image
- Topic: Booting from PXE
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