TY - GEN
T1 - OSCAR meta-package system
AU - Mugler, John
AU - Naughton, Thomas
AU - Scott, Stephen L.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - 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 will provide a brief survey of the current v4.0 OSCAR meta-packaging system and then outline some of the proposed enhancements that are currently on the project's road-map.
AB - 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 will provide a brief survey of the current v4.0 OSCAR meta-packaging system and then outline some of the proposed enhancements that are currently on the project's road-map.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=28744458085&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/HPCS.2005.36
DO - 10.1109/HPCS.2005.36
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:28744458085
SN - 0769523439
T3 - Proceedings - International Symposium on High Performance Computing Systems and Applications
SP - 353
EP - 360
BT - Proceedings - 19th International Symposium on High Performance Computing Systems and Applications, HPCS 2005
A2 - Kotsireas, I.
A2 - Stacey, D.
T2 - 19th International Symposium on High Performance Computing Systems and Applications, HPCS 2005
Y2 - 15 May 2005 through 18 May 2005
ER -