HP XC System Software Administration Guide Version 3.2

Table 4-1 Linux and third-party System Services (continued)
Database NameFunctionService
iptables
Sets up IP firewalls on nodes.IP Firewall
lsf
Load Sharing Facility for HP XC master node.LSF Master Node
lvs
Handles the placement of user login sessions on
nodes when a user logs in to the cluster alias.
LVS Director
nat
Network Address Translation server.NAT Server
nat_client
Network Address Translation client.NAT Client
network
Gathers information about all network adapters
and stores it in the management database.
Network Adapter Setup
nfs_server
Runs an NFS server for sharing file systems.NFS Server
ntp
Synchronizes the clocks of nodes.Network Time Protocol
syslog
System logging service.Syslog
syslogng_forward
Gathers logging information from subordinate
nodes running syslog.
Syslog-ng Aggregator
swmlogger
Monitors the Quadrics switch for problems.Quadrics Switch Monitor
Table 4-2 lists key HP XC system services, listed alphabetically by their database name. This list
includes third-party services that have been modified by HP for use in the HP XC system.
Table 4-2 HP XC System Services
Database NameFunctionHP XC Service
cmfd
Communicates with node consoles.Console Management Facility
Master
hpasm
Environmental monitor for ProLiant DL585
servers only.
Environment Monitoring for
DL585
hptc_cluster_fsServes the /hptc_cluster file systems.
HPC File System Server
hptc_cluster_fs_clientMounts the /hptc_cluster file systems.
HPC File System Client
hptc-lm
Manages licenses for HP XC components.License Manager
mond
(System Monitoring daemon) Monitors nodesSupermon
mpiic
Sets up HP-MPI to use the correct system
interconnect for your system.
HP MPI system interconnect
Setup
nagios
Aggregates information from Nagios daemons
on multiple nodes.
Nagios Aggregator
nrpe
Executes plug-ins on remote hosts. This service
runs on all nodes.
Nagios Remote Plug-In
Executor
nsca
Submits passive service check results to another
server running Nagios. This service runs only
on a Nagios master. See Chapter 8 (page 105) for
more information.
Nagios Service
pdsh
High-performance, parallel remote shell utilityParallel Distributed Shell
powerd
Manages node power.Power Daemon Server
slurm_computeRuns the slurmd daemon to allow jobs to be
scheduled by SLURM.
Slurm Compute
slurm_controller
Manages nodes, partitions, and jobsSlurm Central Control Service
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