1 Introduction

OSCAR version 2.0b1is a snapshot of the best known methods for building, programming, and using clusters. It consists of a fully integrated and easy to install software bundle designed for high performance cluster computing. Everything needed to install, build, maintain, and use a modest sized Linux cluster is included in the suite, making it unnecessary to download or even install any individual software packages on your cluster.

OSCAR is the first project by the Open Cluster Group. For more information on the group and its projects, visit its website http://www.OpenClusterGroup.org/.

More information about OSCAR can be found at the OSCAR home page:



http://oscar.sourceforge.net/


Section 2 contains the user installation for OSCAR clusters. Cluster users will find general instructions on how to use the software installed on the OSCAR cluster. Additionally, the licenses and copyrights of each of the individual software packages contained in OSCAR are included in Section 3.



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