KCAP Web-based Cluster Management System

Overview

KCAP is a web-based software that help monitor and manages a Beowulf Cluster. This software can monitor and display system resources interactively. Moreover, KCAP provides many features that helps both system administrators and users use the system effectively. KCAP is additional part to SCMS Cluster management system.

SCMS Must be installed properly before KCAP can be installed and used. This software is part of SMILE Project, Parallel Research group, Computer and Network System Research Laboratory, Department of Computer Engineering, Kasetsart University

Features

• Cluster configuration can be browse using a standard web browser.

• Display various useful information from any node or all nodes in the cluster. This information includes:
  • Kernel Message display kernel message.
  • Kernel Module display list of active kernel module.
  • Network Config display network configuration and routing information.
  • Harddisk Space display information about disk space.
  • Memory Space display about memory left in each node.
  • User Status display about user in each node.
  • Process Status display about process status of the cluster.

• Use Java Applet to display real-time information such as:
  • CPU display about user cpu, system cpu, nice cpu, and idle cpu.
  • Context Switch display about number of context switch.
  • Board Temperature display about cpu temperature and fan speed.
  • Load Average display about computer load in every 1,5,15 minutes, running process and number of process
  • Memory display about used memory, idle memory, shared memory and buffer.
  • Page display about number of page in and page out.
  • Swap display about swap page.

Requirements

1. SCMS latest version
2. Java Run-time Environment

Installation

1. Download the package from http://prg.cpe.ku.ac.th

2. Extract the archive

   
   # tar xzvf kcap-x.x.tar.gz
   

3. Generate configuration

   
   # make config
   

4. Install KCAP

   
   # make install
   

5. Install KSTAT

   
   # make kstat
   

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