1.2
This topic provides the various software requirements and dependencies for the suite components (servers) for
On RHEL systems, you must be registered for a Red Hat subscription in order to have access to required RPM package dependencies.
In this topic:
- 1.2.1 Torque
- 1.2.2 Moab Workload Manager
- 1.2.3 Moab Accounting Manager
- 1.2.4 Moab Web Services
- 1.2.5 Moab Insight
- 1.2.6 Moab Viewpoint
- 1.2.7 RLM Server
- 1.2.8 Remote Visualization
- 1.2.9 Nitro
- 1.2.10 Nitro Web Services
If you intend to use Torque 6.1 with Moab Workload Manager, you must run Moab version 8.0 or later. However, some Torque functionality may not be available. See Compatibility Requirements in the Moab HPC Suite Release Notes for more information.
In this section:
1.2.1.A Supported Operating Systems
- CentOS 6.x, 7.x
- RHEL 6.x, 7.x
- Scientific Linux 6.x, 7.x
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, 12
- libxml2-devel package (package name may vary)
- openssl-devel package (package name may vary)
- Tcl/Tk version 8 or later if you plan to build the GUI portion of Torque, or use a Tcl-based scheduler
- cpusets and cgroups
cgroups are supported and cpusets are handled by the cgroup cpuset subsystem.
It is recommended that you use ‑‑enable‑cgroups instead of ‑‑enable‑cpuset. ‑‑enable‑cpuset is deprecated and no new features will be added to it.
- boost version: 1.41 or later
- libcgroup version: Red Hat-based systems must use libcgroup version 0.40.rc1-16.el6 or later; SUSE-based systems need to use a comparative libcgroup version.
- libhwloc version: 1.9.1 is the minimum supported, however NVIDIA K80 requires libhwloc 1.11.0. Instructions for installing hwloc are provided as part of the Torque Resource Manager install or upgrade instructions.
- if you build Torque from source (i.e. clone from github), the following additional software is required:
- gcc
- gcc-c++
- posix-compatible version of make
- libtool 1.5.22 or later
- boost-devel 1.36.0 or later
Red Hat 6-based systems come packaged with 1.41.0 and Red Hat 7-based systems come packaged with 1.53.0. If needed, use the --with-boost-path=DIR option to change the packaged boost version. See
In this section:
- 1.2.2.A Supported Operating Systems
- 1.2.2.B Software Requirements
- 1.2.2.C Supported Resource Managers
1.2.2.A Supported Operating Systems
- CentOS 6.x, 7.x
- RHEL 6.x, 7.x
- Scientific Linux 6.x, 7.x
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, 12
A SUSE 11-based OS is only supported for Moab Server if your configuration does not include MWS.
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- Perl 5.8.8 or later
- perl-CPAN (package name may vary)
- libxml2-devel (package name may vary)
- (Optional) Moab Accounting Manager 8.1
- (Optional) MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle with ODBC driver (see Database Configuration in the Moab Workload Manager Administrator Guide for details)
1.2.2.C Supported Resource Managers
- Torque 4.2.9 or later
- SLURM
MAM is commonly installed on the same host as Moab Workload Manager; however, in some cases you might obtain better performance by installing them on different hosts.
In this topic:
- 1.2.3.A Supported Operating Systems
- 1.2.3.B Software Requirements
- 1.2.3.C Depends On (not necessarily on the same host)
1.2.3.A Supported Operating Systems
- CentOS 6.x, 7.x
- RHEL 6.x, 7.x
- Scientific Linux 6.x, 7.x
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, 12
- gcc
- perl-suidperl
- httpd
- mod_ssl
- rrdtool
- Moab Workload Manager 9.1.0
- Perl modules; see 2.4 Installing Moab Accounting Manager (Manual Installation) 3.9 Installing Moab Accounting Manager (RPM Installation) for more details
1.2.3.C Depends On (not necessarily on the same host)
MAM uses an RDBMS as a back end. Adaptive Computing recommends that the database used by MAM does not reside on the same host as the database used by Insight.
- PostgreSQL 7.2 or later
MWS Server must reside same host as Moab Server (Moab Server Host).
In this topic:
- 1.2.4.A Supported Operating Systems
- 1.2.4.B Software Requirements
- 1.2.4.C Depends On (not necessarily on the same host)
1.2.4.A Supported Operating Systems
- CentOS 6.x, 7.x
- RHEL 6.x, 7.x
- Scientific Linux 6.x, 7.x
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
- Moab Workload Manager 9.1.0
-
Oracle® Java® 8 Runtime Environment
Oracle Java 8 Runtime Environment is the recommended Java environment, but Oracle Java 7 is also supported. All other versions of Java, including OpenJDK/IcedTea, GNU Compiler for Java, and so on cannot run Moab Web Services.
- Apache Tomcat™ 7, 8
1.2.4.C Depends On (not necessarily on the same host)
- LDAP or PAM; see 2.5 Installing Moab Web Services (Manual Installation) 3.10 Installing Moab Web Services (RPM Installation) for more details
- MongoDB® 3.2.x
Only an RPM-based installation is supported for installing Moab Insight.
In this section:
- 1.2.5.A Supported Operating Systems
- 1.2.5.B Software Requirements
- 1.2.5.C Depends On
- 1.2.5.D Performance Benchmarks
1.2.5.A Supported Operating Systems
- CentOS 6.x, 7.x
- RHEL 6.x, 7.x
- Scientific Linux 6.x, 7.x
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
- Oracle® Java® 8 Runtime Environment
Oracle Java 8 Runtime Environment is the recommended Java environment, but Oracle Java 7 is also supported. All other versions of Java, including OpenJDK/IcedTea, GNU Compiler for Java, and so on cannot run Insight.
- Moab Workload Manager 9.1.0
Moab Workload Manager and Insight both tend to heavily consume system resources. It is strongly recommended that the Insight Server and the Moab Server must run on different hosts.
- MongoDB 3.2.x
It is strongly recommended that the Insight MongoDB reside on the Insight Server Host.
1.2.5.D Performance Benchmarks
Adaptive Computing has tested and certified Insight's scale and performance under the following server configuration and load scenarios.
Server Configuration
Host hardware: 8 core AMD Opteron 6320 2.8 GHz servers, with 32GB of ram and a 500GB WD Blue hard drive
Installed services: Moab Workload Manager, Moab Web Services, Moab Insight, Moab Viewpoint (all at version 9.0.0 and running on the same host)
The benchmarks were ran with multiple services on a single host to benchmark Insight under very aggressive working conditions. Moab Insight must be installed on its own host.
Load Scenarios
| Jobs in queue | Avg Job Duration | Avg job Size (ppn) | Number of Nodes | Procs per Node | Avg Jobs per Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 200 | 32 | 500 | 32 | 25200 |
| 1000 | 60 | 32 | 500 | 32 | 84000 |
| 1000 | 10 | 32 | 500 | 32 | 504000 |
| 1000 | 200 | 16 | 6384 | 16 | 321754 |
| 1000 | 60 | 16 | 6384 | 16 | 1072512 |
| 1000 | 10 | 16 | 6384 | 16 | 6435072 |
| 10000 | 200 | 32 | 500 | 32 | 25200 |
| 10000 | 60 | 32 | 500 | 32 | 84000 |
| 10000 | 10 | 32 | 500 | 32 | 504000 |
| 10000 | 200 | 16 | 6384 | 16 | 321754 |
| 10000 | 60 | 16 | 6384 | 16 | 1072512 |
| 25000 | 200 | 32 | 500 | 32 | 25200 |
| 25000 | 60 | 32 | 500 | 32 | 84000 |
| 25000 | 10 | 32 | 500 | 32 | 504000 |
Only an RPM-based installation is supported for installing Moab Viewpoint.
In this section:
- 1.2.6.A Supported Operating Systems
- 1.2.6.B Software Requirements
- 1.2.6.C Depends On (not necessarily on the same host)
- 1.2.6.D Supported Browsers
1.2.6.A Supported Operating Systems
- CentOS 6.x, 7.x
- RHEL 6.x, 7.x
- Scientific Linux 6.x, 7.x
There is a known issue in RHEL/CentOS 7.2.1511 and 7.3.1611 where the pip generates a Traceback in the pyparsing package.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pip", line 5, in <module>
from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pkg_resources/__init__.py", line 72, in <module>
import packaging.requirements
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/packaging/requirements.py", line 59, in <module>
MARKER_EXPR = originalTextFor(MARKER_EXPR())("marker")
TypeError: __call__() takes exactly 2 arguments (1 given)
To avoid this issue, check the version of pyparsing that is installed. Install pyparsing 2.0.3 or later. Either run 'yum update', 'yum update pyparsing', or locate and install pyparsing 2.0.3 or later.
The new user interface was built on Django, a forward-thinking web framework, which relies heavily on Python; thus, HPC administrators should install Viewpoint only on systems with standard system level Python installed. The system you select for Viewpoint should not have any modifications made to its default Python installation.
- httpd
- mod_wsgi
- python-anyjson
- python-crypto2.6
- python-httplib2
- python-mako
- python-markupsafe
- python-paramiko
- python-pip
- python-requests
- python-simplejson
- python-six
- python-unittest2
1.2.6.C Depends On (not necessarily on the same host)
- Moab Web Services 9.1.0
- Moab Insight 9.1.0
- Mozilla Firefox 25+
- Internet Explorer 10+
- Chrome 35+
Moab's Elastic Computing Feature, Viewpoint's Remote Visualization Feature, and Nitro require access to a centralized Reprise License Manager (RLM) server.
Adaptive Computing strongly recommends that your RLM Server is version 12.1.2.
This server is not load-extensive so it may be installed on any host within your Moab HPC Suite environment. It may also be installed on its own host.
If your company already utilizes an RLM Server, you do not have to install another as long as the Moab HPC Suite components can access it.
The host on which you install RLM Server must always be on and should have High Availability (uptime).
Remote Visualization comes packaged with FastX 2.2. FastX 2.2 requires reverse DNS to be set up on your network in order for the Gateway Server and Session Servers to resolve each other's IP addresses and hostnames. Without it, Session Servers will not be able to register correctly with the Gateway Server and authentication to the Gateway Server will fail.
Only an RPM-based installation is supported for installing Remote Visualization.
In this section:
- 1.2.8.A Supported Operating Systems
- 1.2.8.B License Requirements
- 1.2.8.C Software Requirements
- 1.2.8.D Depends On (not on the same host)
1.2.8.A Supported Operating Systems
- CentOS 6.x, 7.x
- RHEL 6.x, 7.x
- Scientific Linux 6.x, 7.x
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
Remote Visualization requires access to a centralized Reprise License Manager (RLM) server. See 1.2.7 RLM Server for more information.
The following software packages are also required. The installation of these packages are included in the Install Remote Visualization procedure.
The following software packages are also required. The installation of these packages are included in the Install Remote Visualization procedure.
- ImageMagick
- ImageMagick-perl
- perl-Crypt-SSLeay
- perl-X11-Protocol
The installation of these packages is included in the Install Remote Visualization procedure.
In addition, each Session Server must include the graphical applications (resources) you will have Moab schedule. For example, desktop (gnome-session), xterm, firefox, chrome.
1.2.8.D Depends On (not on the same host)
- Torque Resource Manager 6.1.0
- Moab Workload Manager 9.1.0
- Moab Web Services 9.1.0
- Moab Insight 9.1.0
- Moab Viewpoint 9.1.0
When integrated with the Moab HPC Suite, Nitro resides on the Torque compute nodes.
In this section:
- 1.2.9.A Hardware Requirements
- 1.2.9.B Supported Operating Systems
- 1.2.9.C License Requirements
- 1.2.9.D Software Requirements
- Nitro requires one or more multi-core processors per host. Generally the more processors (sockets) and/or OS cores a host has, the more tasks Nitro can execute simultaneously on each host; although this will be application-dependent.
- It is recommended that hosts should have sufficient memory to execute as many applications as possible so that Nitro can run them at a rate of one application instance per OS core (especially if they are not multi-threaded). This eliminates the need for users to have to request memory in their Nitro task definitions.
See the Nitro Administrator Guide for information on specifying memory requirements.
1.2.9.B Supported Operating Systems
- CentOS 6.x, 7.x
- Red Hat 6.x, 7.x
- Scientific Linux 6.x, 7.x
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, 12
Nitro requires access to a centralized Reprise License Manager (RLM) server. See 1.2.7 RLM Server for more information.
Nitro is built with all needed libraries statically linked. This provides for a quick and simple installation and helps avoid troublesome library mismatches. No additional packages need to be installed on the compute nodes.
However, users running nitrosub and/or the nitrostat utility require Python 2.6.6 or later on the system from which they are running it.
Nitro Web Services is commonly installed on the Moab Server Host.
In this section:
1.2.10.A Supported Operating Systems
- CentOS 6.x, 7.x
- Red Hat 6.x, 7.x
- Scientific Linux 6.x, 7.x
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
1.2.10.B Depends On (not necessarily on the same host)
- Nitro 2.1.0 – Installed on Torque compute nodes
- Viewpoint 9.1.0
- MongoDB 3.2.x