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Ganglia is monitring system for high performance computing systems and linux based cluster servers. For HPC installation http://www.wbitt.com/contributed-howtos/107-linux-high-performance-computing-cluster-how-to.html
Ganglia installation Howto By Syed Asim Abbas

For comments and suggestions : asimabbas31 at gmail dot com


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Ganglia is monitring system for high performance computing systems


We have two node potter.isb.ots.com and harry.isb.ots.com both are HPC nodes.


For HPC installation


http://www.wbitt.com/contributed-howtos/107-linux-high-performance-computing-cluster-how-to.html


#######Download Ganglia Package


[root@potter ~]# wget
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ganglia/ganglia monitoring core/3.1.2 (Langley)/ganglia-3.1.2.tar.gz?use_mirror=nchc


[root@potter ~]# cd tmp/


[root@potter tmp]#


[root@potter tmp]# tar zxvf ganglia-3.1.2.tar.gz


ganglia-3.1.2/


ganglia-3.1.2/build/


ganglia-3.1.2/build/config.guess


ganglia-3.1.2/build/config.sub


ganglia-3.1.2/build/depcomp


[root@potter tmp]# cd ganglia-3.1.2


 


 


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# whereis python


python: /usr/bin/python2.5
/usr/bin/python2.5-config /usr/bin/python /usr/lib/python2.5
/usr/include/python2.5 /usr/share/man/man1/python.1.gz


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# ./configure --with-python=/usr/bin/python2.5 --with-gmetad --enable-status


checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c


checking whether build environment is sane... yes


checking for gawk... gawk


checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes


checking build system type... i686-pc-linux


checking host system type... i686-pc-linux


checking for gcc... gcc


checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out


#####ERROR


checking rrd.h presence... no


checking for rrd.h... no


checking for rrd_create in -lrrd... no


Trying harder by including the X library path


checking for rrd_create in -lrrd... no


#####RRDTOOLs required


[root@potter tmp]# yum install rrdtool*


Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit


Setting up Install Process


Parsing package install arguments


Package rrdtool-1.3.8-1.fc10.i386 already installed and latest version


Resolving Dependencies


--> Running transaction check


---> Package rrdtool-php.i386 0:1.3.8-1.fc10 set to be updated


---> Package rrdtool-ruby.i386 0:1.3.8-1.fc10 set to be updated


--> Processing Dependency: ruby(abi) = 1.8 for package: rrdtool-ruby


--> Processing Dependency: libruby.so.1.8 for package: rrdtool-ruby


---> Package rrdtool-devel.i386 0:1.3.8-1.fc10 set to be updated


---> Package rrdtool-python.i386 0:1.3.8-1.fc10 set to be updated


---> Package rrdtool-tcl.i386 0:1.3.8-1.fc10 set to be updated


--> Processing Dependency: tcl >= 8.0 for package: rrdtool-tcl


---> Package rrdtool-doc.i386 0:1.3.8-1.fc10 set to be updated


---> Package rrdtool-perl.i386 0:1.3.8-1.fc10 set to be updated


--> Running transaction check


---> Package tcl.i386 1:8.5.3-1.fc10 set to be updated


---> Package ruby-libs.i386 0:1.8.6.287-2.fc10 set to be updated


--> Finished Dependency Resolution


Dependencies Resolved


===============================================================================================================================================


Package Arch Version Repository Size


===============================================================================================================================================


Installing:


rrdtool-devel i386 1.3.8-1.fc10 updates 27 k


rrdtool-doc i386 1.3.8-1.fc10 updates 237 k


rrdtool-perl i386 1.3.8-1.fc10 updates 39 k


rrdtool-php i386 1.3.8-1.fc10 updates 24 k


rrdtool-python i386 1.3.8-1.fc10 updates 27 k


rrdtool-ruby i386 1.3.8-1.fc10 updates 17 k


rrdtool-tcl i386 1.3.8-1.fc10 updates 20 k


Installing for dependencies:


ruby-libs i386 1.8.6.287-2.fc10 fedora 1.7 M


tcl i386 1:8.5.3-1.fc10 fedora 2.2 M


Transaction Summary


===============================================================================================================================================


Install 9 Package(s)


Update 0 Package(s)


Remove 0 Package(s)


Total download size: 4.3 M


Is this ok [y/N]: y


Downloading Packages:


###########Again configure ganglia


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# ./configure --with-python=/usr/bin/python2.5 --with-gmetad --enable-status


The ganglia graphs are created using RRDTool (http://www.rrdtool.org/)


Checking for python


checking Python version... 2.5


checking Python support... yes


Checking for apr


checking for apr-1-config... /usr/bin/apr-1-config


checking for apr_socket_send in -lapr-1... yes


The ganglia utilities use the Apache Portable Runtime functions (http://www.apache.org/)


Found a suitable libapr1 library


Checking for confuse


checking for cfg_parse in -lconfuse... no


Trying harder including gettext


checking for cfg_parse in -lconfuse... no


Trying harder including iconv


checking for cfg_parse in -lconfuse... no


libconfuse not found


###########Again error ok rrdtools installed now libconfuse required


[root@potter ~]# yum install libconfuse*


===============================================================================================================================================


Package Arch Version Repository Size


===============================================================================================================================================


Installing:


libconfuse i386 2.6-1.fc9 fedora 86 k


libconfuse-devel i386 2.6-1.fc9 fedora 15 k


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# ./configure --with-python=/usr/bin/python2.5 --with-gmetad --enable-status


config.status: creating config.h


config.status: executing depfiles commands


Welcome to..


______ ___


/ ____/___ _____ ____ _/ (_)___ _


/ / __/ __ `/ __ / __ `/ / / __ `/


/ /_/ / /_/ / / / / /_/ / / / /_/ /


____/__,_/_/ /_/__, /_/_/__,_/


/____/


Copyright (c) 2005 University of California, Berkeley


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# make


make all-recursive


make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/ganglia-3.1.2'


Making all in lib


make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/ganglia-3.1.2/lib'


if gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I..
-I/usr/include/apr-1 -I.. -I. -I../include/ -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -g
-O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -D_REENTRANT -MT getopt1.o -MD -MP -MF
".deps/getopt1.Tpo" -c -o getopt1.o getopt1.c;


then mv -f ".deps/getopt1.Tpo" ".deps/getopt1.Po"; else rm -f ".deps/getopt1.Tpo"; exit 1; fi


if gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I..
-I/usr/include/apr-1 -I.. -I. -I../include/ -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -g
-O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -Wall -D_REENTRANT -MT getopt.o -MD -MP -MF
".deps/getopt.Tpo" -c -o getopt.o getopt.c;


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# echo $?


0


########No error make successful


#########now make install


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# make install


Making install in lib


make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/ganglia-3.1.2/lib'


make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/ganglia-3.1.2/lib'


test -z "/usr/lib" || mkdir -p -- "/usr/lib"


#######Gnaglia installed successfully


###########Now start configuration


#########copy web dir and services from ganglia


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# cp -a web /var/www/html/ganglia/


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# cp gmetad/gmetad.init /etc/rc.d/init.d/gmetad


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# mkdir /etc/ganglia


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# cp gmetad/gmetad.conf /etc/ganglia/


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# mkdir -p /var/lib/ganglia/rrds


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# chown nobody:nobody /var/lib/ganglia/rrds


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# chkconfig --add gmetad


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# chkconfig --add gmond


error reading information on service gmond: No such file or directory


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# cp gm


gmetad/ gmetric/ gmond/


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# cp gmond/gmond.init


gmond.init gmond.init.SuSE


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# cp gmond/gmond.init /etc/rc.d/init.d/gmond


############Open configuration file and edit the following lines


[root@potter ganglia-3.1.2]# vi /etc/ganglia/gmetad.conf


cluster {


name = "Beowulf"


owner = "Asim Abbas"


latlong = "unspecified"


url = "unspecified"


}


#########Add the line under modules section


module {


name = "python_module"


path = "modpython.so"


params = "/usr/lib/ganglia/" #####change your lib path depand on system arch


}


########Start services


[root@potter ganglia]# /etc/init.d/gmond start


Starting GANGLIA gmond: [ OK ]


[root@potter ganglia]# /etc/init.d/gm


gmetad gmond


[root@potter ganglia]# /etc/init.d/gmetad start


Starting GANGLIA gmetad: [ OK ]


[root@potter ganglia]# /etc/init.d/httpd restart


Stopping httpd: [FAILED]


Starting httpd: [ OK ]

#########Open browser http://localhost/ganglia

gangila1.png 

#####Click on potter.isb.ots.com

gangila2.png




#########Ok one node "potter.isb.ots.com" added successfully


 


#########Now we add second HPC node "Harry.isb.ots.com"


 


#######Simply copy the files from potter.isb.ots.com to harry.isb.ots.com


 


[root@potter cluster]# scp /usr/sbin/gmond harry:/usr/sbin/gmond


gmond 100% 126KB 125.8KB/s 00:00


[root@potter cluster]# scp /etc/ganglia/gmond.conf harry:/etc/ganglia/


gmond.conf 100% 7563 7.4KB/s 00:00


[root@potter cluster]# scp /etc/init.d/gmond harry:/etc/init.d/


gmond 100% 742 0.7KB/s 00:00


[root@potter cluster]# scp /usr/lib/libganglia-3.1.2.so.0


libganglia-3.1.2.so.0 libganglia-3.1.2.so.0.0.0


[root@potter cluster]# scp /usr/lib/libganglia-3.1.2.so.0 harry:/usr/lib


libganglia-3.1.2.so.0 100% 193KB 193.2KB/s 00:00


[root@potter cluster]# scp /usr/lib/libconfuse.so.0 harry:/usr/lib


libconfuse.so.0 100% 43KB 43.5KB/s 00:00


[root@potter cluster]# scp /usr/lib/libapr-1.so.0 harry:/usr/lib


libapr-1.so.0 100% 173KB 172.8KB/s 00:00


[root@potter cluster]# scp -r /usr/lib/ganglia/ harry:/usr/lib


moddisk.so 100% 128KB 127.5KB/s 00:00


modsys.so 100% 128KB 128.1KB/s 00:00


modpython.so 100% 42KB 42.4KB/s 00:00


modproc.so 100% 127KB 127.4KB/s 00:00


modgstatus.so 100% 12KB 12.0KB/s 00:00


modnet.so 100% 128KB 127.7KB/s 00:00


modload.so 100% 127KB 127.5KB/s 00:00


modmulticpu.so 100% 40KB 39.7KB/s 00:00


modcpu.so 100% 132KB 132.0KB/s 00:00


modmem.so 100% 128KB 128.3KB/s 00:00


 


#######Start gmond service on 2nd HPC node "harry.isb.ots.com and refresh the browser 3 or 4 time"




[root@harry ~]# /etc/init.d/gmond start


Starting GANGLIA gmond: [ OK ]


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Another starter pack
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