Xen GPU cluster

Hardware

Node	9 nodes
CPU	Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Memory	6GB
Storage	160GB
Video Card	NVIDIA GeForce? 9800GT 1GB

Software

OS	Ubuntu 8.04.2 with Kernel: 2.6.24-23-server x86_64

Part 1

1.1 - Basic Environment

# NVIDIA CUDA driver #
rock@cloud:~/nvidia/cuda$ wget ​http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/2_1/drivers/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-180.22-pkg2.run
# NVIDIA CUDA toolkit #
rock@cloud:~/nvidia/cuda$ wget ​http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/2_1/toolkit/cudatoolkit_2.1_linux64_ubuntu8.04.run
# NVIDIA CUDA SDK #
rock@cloud:~/nvidia/cuda$ wget ​http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/2_1/SDK/cuda-sdk-linux-2.10.1215.2015-3233425.run
rock@cloud:~$ sudo apt-get install autoconf automake build-essential gcc make libtool initramfs-tool libxi6 libxi-dev libxmu6 libxmu-dev linux-kernel-devel linux-headers-2.6.24-23-server
rock@cloud:~$ sudo ln -sf /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-23 /usr/src/linux
rock@cloud:~/nvidia/cuda$ sudo sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-180.22-pkg2.run
rock@cloud:~$ sudo mkdir /opt/cuda
rock@cloud:~/nvidia/cuda$ sudo sh cudatoolkit_2.1_linux64_ubuntu8.04.run

Enter install path (default /usr/local/cuda, '/cuda' will be appended): /opt

# Note:

* Please make sure your PATH includes /opt/cuda/bin
* Please make sure your LD_LIBRARY_PATH includes /opt/cuda/lib
*   or add /opt/cuda/lib to /etc/ld.so.conf and run ldconfig as root

* Please read the release notes in /opt/cuda/doc/

* To uninstall CUDA, delete /opt/cuda
* Installation Complete

rock@cloud:~$ sudo mkdir /opt/NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK
rock@cloud:~/nvidia/cuda$ sudo sh cuda-sdk-linux-2.10.1215.2015-3233425.run

# Note:

{{{
Enter install path (default /usr/local/cuda, '/cuda' will be appended): /opt/cuda
}}}

Configuring SDK Makefile (/opt/NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK/common/common.mk)...

* Please make sure your PATH includes /opt/cuda/bin
* Please make sure your LD_LIBRARY_PATH includes /opt/cuda/lib

* To uninstall the NVIDIA CUDA SDK, please delete /opt/NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK

rock@cloud:~$ sudo vim /etc/profile

Add:
export PATH=$PATH:/opt/cuda/bin

rock@cloud:~$ source /etc/profile
rock@cloud:~$ sudo vim /etc/ld.so.conf

Add:
/opt/cuda/lib

rock@cloud:~$ sudo ldconfig

/opt/cuda/lib:
	libcublasemu.so.2 -> libcublasemu.so.2.1
	libcufftemu.so.2 -> libcufftemu.so.2.1
	libcublas.so.2 -> libcublas.so.2.1
	libcudart.so.2 -> libcudart.so.2.1
	libcufft.so.2 -> libcufft.so.2.1

1.2 NVIDIA Driver Solution

# Rock said that the unknown identification of the VGA device might be the "pciids" problem.
Sol1:
rock@cloud:~$ sudo update-pciids <older version>
Sol2:
rock@cloud:~$ wget ​http://pciids.sourceforge.net/v2.2/pci.ids <latest version>
rock@cloud:~$ sudo cp pci.ids /usr/share/misc/
rock@cloud:~$ sudo lspci -v -v (the Unknown device 82a0?)

01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 9800 GT (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 82a0
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
	Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16
	Region 0: Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
	Region 1: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
	Region 3: Memory at fa000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M]
	Region 5: I/O ports at dc80 [size=128]
	Expansion ROM at fea00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
	Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
		Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
	Capabilities: [68] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
		Address: 0000000000000000  Data: 0000
	Capabilities: [78] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
		Device: Supported: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, ExtTag+
		Device: Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <4us
		Device: AtnBtn- AtnInd- PwrInd-
		Device: Errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported-
		Device: RlxdOrd+ ExtTag+ PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
		Device: MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
		Link: Supported Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Port 0
		Link: Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <1us
		Link: ASPM Disabled RCB 64 bytes CommClk+ ExtSynch-
		Link: Speed 2.5Gb/s, Width x16

rock@cloud:~$ less /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep nVidia (unknown chipset (0x0605) rev 162)

(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) nVidia Corporation unknown chipset (0x0605) rev 162, Mem @ 0xfd000000/24, 0xd0000000/28, 0xfa000000/25, I/O @ 0xdc80/7, BIOS @ 0xfea00000/17

rock@cloud:~$ less /usr/share/misc/pci.ids | grep 9800

	0601  GeForce 9800 GT 512
	0604  GeForce 9800 GX2
        0605  GeForce 9800 GT
	0612  GeForce 9800 GTX
	0613  GeForce 9800 GTX+
	0614  GeForce 9800 GT
	0617  GeForce 9800M GTX
	10de  GeForce 9800M GTX