Overview: Model I

A CLC Server job node setup involves a master node and one or more job nodes. The master node manages incoming jobs, including placing tasks in the queue, while the job nodes execute the jobs. Each job node is expected to be dedicated to running the CLC Server software. A more detailed overview is given in Introduction to servers setup.

The general steps for setting up this model are:

  1. Install the CLC Server software on the machines to be used as the master node and job nodes.

  2. Start up the CLC Server software on the master node. Then start up the software on the job nodes. See Starting and Stopping the Server.

  3. Log in to the web client of the master node as an administrative user.

  4. Configure licensing for the master node.

  5. Configure the master node and attach the job nodes. The master pushes configuration settings to the attached job nodes, including plugins (see Installing Server plugins on job node setups). For efficiency, it is usual to configure the master fully before attaching the job nodes.

    The only configuration work done directly on job nodes is changing the built-in administrative user's password under certain circumstances.

    To attach job nodes, you must be logged in as an administrative user that is common to the master node and job node systems. For newly installed servers, this could be the default, built-in root user with default password. Further details are provided in User credentials on a master-job node setup.