I. LINUX BASICS.

II. ADVANCED TOPICS.

III. NETWORK SERVICES.

I. LOW-LEVEL CONFIGURATION.

II. LOCAL NETWORK SERVERS.

III. INTERNET SERVERS.

IV. NETWORK SECURITY AND ROUTER FUNCTIONS.

Assembly Language Step by Step

Programming with Linux®

Jeff Duntemann

Learn assembly language, and you learn the machine

This is the second edition of a title that succeeded before its time - this second edition comes at a timely juncture for Linux administrators and will become a key reference.

I. INTRODUCTION.

1. Understanding the LSB.

    Background.

    The Value of Standards.

     The Free Standards Group.

    Organizational Structure of the LSB.

    LSB Specification Overview.

    Benefits for Application Developers.

    Benefits for Users.

    Benefits for Distributions.

    Brief History of the LSB Project.

2. Ensuring Binary Compatibility.

    Illustration of Binary Compatibility.

    Source Code Standards.

    Binary Standards.

    LSB Binary Compatibility.

II. DEVELOPING LSB APPLICATIONS.

3. Using LSB Coding Practices.

    C and C++.

    Internationalization.

    PAM.

    Java.

    kill(3).

    ioctl(3).

    IP Information.

    O_LARGEFILE.

    EISDIR(3).

    waitpid(3).

    Parsing of Command Options.

    LSB Don'ts.

4. Packaging Your LSB Application.

    Using RPM for Packaging.

    Installing Your Application in the Right Place.

    Package Naming.

    Example: Packaging and Installing an Application.

    Advanced Packaging.

5. Migrating Solaris Applications to Linux.

    Roadmap to Port.

    Issues with Porting.

    Signal Handling.

    Runtime Libraries.

    Filesystems.

    Threads.

    Absolute Addresses.

    Padding.

    Toolset.

III. CERTIFYING FOR THE LSB.

6. LSB Certification for Linux Distributions.

    Introduction.

    Achieving LSB Certification.

    Product Registration.

    Renewals and Certified Product Updates.

    Currently Supported Systems.

7. LSB Certification for Software Products.

    Introduction.

    Achieving LSB Application Certification.

    Currently Supported Systems.

IV. CONTRIBUTING TO THE LSB PROJECT.

8. Adding New Interfaces to the LSB WrittenSpecification.

    Moving Forward.

    LSB Selection Criteria.

    Candidate Identification.

    Candidate Tracking.

    Problem Cases.

    How to Get Your Favorite Interface Added to the LSB.

9. Adding New Architectures to the LSB Portfolio.

    Architecture-Specific Supplement.

    Architecture-Specific ELF.

    Architecture-Specific Symbol Versions.

    Architecture-Specific Headers.

    Architecture-Specific Packaging.

    Architecture-Specific Sample Implementation.

    Architectural Checklist.

V. USING LSB RESOURCES.

10. Using the LSB Written Specification.

    Understanding the LSB Written Specification.

    Product Standard Descriptions.

    Specification Module Descriptions.

    Functional Area Descriptions.

    Specification Amalgamation.

    Expanding the LSB Written Specification.

    Downloading the LSB Written Specification.

11. Using the LSB Test Suites.

    Understanding the LSB Test Suites.

    TET-Based Tests.

    Using Non-TET-Based Tests.

    Expanding the LSB Test Suites.

    Downloading the LSB Test Suites.

12. Using the Sample Implementation.

    Understanding the Sample Implementation.

    Setting Up the Sample Implementation.

    Application Testing Using the Sample Implementation.

     Building the Sample Implementation.

    Testing the Sample Implementation.

    Packaging the Sample Implementation.

    Downloading the Sample Implementation.

13. Using the LSB Development Environment.

    Understanding the LSB Development Environment.

     Getting the LSB Development Environment.

    Using the LSB Development Environment.

    Shared Libraries.

    Case Study: rsync.

    Building the LSB Development Environment.

    Expanding the LSB Development Environment.

    Downloading the LSB Development Environment.

14. Using the Application Battery.

    Understanding the Application Battery.

    Using the Application Battery for Certification.

    Creating the Application Battery.

    Downloading the Application Battery.

Appendix A. GNU Free Documentation License.

Appendix B. Resources.

    Glossary.

    Suggested Reading.

    Bibliography.

Appendix C. Book Logistics.

Index.

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

I. INTRODUCTION TO CLUSTER CONCEPTS.

1. Parallel Power: Defining the Clustered System Approach.

    Avoiding Difficulties with the Word Cluster.

    Defining a Cluster.

    The Evolution of a Clustered Solution.

    Collapsed Network Computing for Engineering.

    Scientific Cluster Computing.

    Revisiting the Definition of Cluster.

    Commercial Cluster Computing.

    High Performance, High Throughput, and High Availability.

    A Formal Definition of Cluster.

    The Why and Wherefore of Clusters.

    Summary.

2. One Step at a Time: A Process for Building Clusters.

    Building Clusters as a Complex Endeavor.

    Talking about the "P Word".

    Presenting a Formal Cluster Creation Process.

    Formal Cluster Process Summary.

II. CLUSTER ARCHITECTURE AND HARDWARE COMPONENTS.

3. Underneath the Hood: Cluster Hardware Components and Architecture.

    Hardware Categories in a Cluster.

    A Survey of Cluster Hardware Configurations.

    High-Throughput Cluster Configurations.

    High-Availability Cluster Configurations.

    High-Performance Cluster Configurations.

    Common Cluster Hardware Architecture.

    Cluster Hardware Architecture Summary.

4. Any Way You Slice It: Work and Master Nodes in a Cluster.

    Criteria for Selecting Compute Slices.

    An Example Compute Slice from Hewlett-Packard.

    Thirty-two Bit and 64-Bit Compute Slices.

    Memory Bandwidth.

    Memory and Cache Latency.

    Number of Processors in a Compute Slice.

    I/O Interface Capacity and Performance.

    Compute Slice Operating System Support.

    Master Node Characteristics.

    Compute Slice and Master Node Summary.

5. Packet In: Cluster Networking Basics and Example Devices.

    A Short View of Ethernet Networking History.

    The Open System Interconnect (OSI) Communication Model.

    Ethernet Network Topologies.

    Internet Protocol and Addressing.

    Ethernet Switching Technology.

    Example Switches.

    Ethernet Networking Summary.

6. Tying It Together: Cluster Data, Management, and Control Networks.

    Networked System Management and Serial Port Access.

    Cluster Ethernet Network Design.

    An Example Cluster Ethernet Network Design.

    Cluster Network Design Summary.

7. Life in the Fast LAN: HSIs and Your Cluster.

    HSIs.

    HSI Latency and Bandwidth.

    Examining HSI Topologies.

    Ethernet for HSI.

    Myricom's Myrinet HSI.

    Infiniband.

    Dolphin.

    Quadrics QsNet.

    HSI Technology Summary and Comparison.

III. CLUSTER SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE.

8. The Right Stuff: Linux as the Basis for Clusters.

    Choosing a Cluster Operating System.

    Introducing the Linux Operating System and Licensing.

    Linux Distributions.

    Managing Open-Source Software "Churn".

    Commercial Linux Distributions.

    Free Linux Distributions.

    Conclusions about Linux for Clusters.

9. Round and Round It Goes: Booting, Disks, Partitioning, and Local File Systems.

    Disk Partitioning, Booting, and the BIOS.

    Booting the Linux Kernel.

    The Linux Initial RAM Disk Image.

    Linux Local Disk Storage.

    Linux File System Types.

    The Linux /proc and devfs Pseudo File Systems.

    The Linux ext2 and ext3 Physical File Systems.

    Standard Mount Options for All File Systems.

    The Temporary File System.

    Other Available File System Types.

    Advanced Performance Tuning.

    A Word about SMART Monitoring for Disks.

    Local Disks and File Systems Summary.

10. Supporting Role: Infrastructure Services and Administration.

    The Big Infrastructure Picture.

    Initializing Your Cluster's Software Infrastructure.

    Infrastructure Implementation Recommendations.

    Protecting Active Configuration Information.

    Preparation for Infrastructure Installation.

    Networking.

    Enabling and Starting Linux Services.

    Time Synchronization.

    Name Services.

    Infrastructure Services Summary.

11. Reach Out and Access Something: Remote Access Services, DHCP, and System Logging.

    Continuing Infrastructure Installation.

    "Traditional" User Login and Authentication.

    Remote Access Services.

    Using BSD Remote Access Services.

    Kerberized Versions of BSD/ARPA Remote Services.

    The Secure Shell.

    The Parallel Distributed Shell.

    Configuring DHCP.

    Logging System Activity.

    Access and Logging Services Summary.

12. Installment Plan: Introduction to Compute Slice Configuration and Installation.

    Compute Slice Configuration Considerations.

    One Thousand Pieces Flying in Close Formation.

    The Single-System View.

    A Generalized Network Boot Facility: pxelinux.

    Configuring Network kickstart.

    NFS Diskless Configuration.

    Introduction to Compute Slice Installation Summary.

13. Improving Your Images: System Installation with SystemImager.

    Using the SystemImager Software.

    Multicast Installation.

    The SI flamethrower Facility.

    System Installation with SI Summary.

14. To Protect and Serve: Providing Data to Your Cluster.

    Introduction to Cluster File Systems.

    The NFS.

    A Survey of Some Open-Source Parallel File Systems.

    Commercially Available Cluster File Systems.

    Cluster File System Summary.

15. Stuck in the Middle: Cluster Middleware.

    Introduction to Cluster Middleware.

    The MPICH Library.

    The Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management.

    The Maui Scheduler.

    The Ganglia Distributed Monitoring and Execution System.

    Monitoring with Nagios.

    Cluster Middleware Summary.

    An Afterword on Linux High-Availability and Open-Source.

16. Put Tab A in Slot C: OSCAR, Rocks, OpenMOSIX, and the Globus Toolkit.

    Introducing Cluster-Building Toolkits.

    General Cluster Toolkit Installation Process.

    Installing a Cluster with OSCAR.

    Installing a Cluster with NPACI Rocks.

    The OpenMOSIX Project.

    Introduction to the Grid Concept.

    The Globus Toolkit.

    Cluster-Building Toolkit Summary.

IV. BUILDING AND DEPLOYING YOUR CLUSTER.

17. Dollars and Sense: Cluster Economics.

    Initial Perceptions.

    Setting the Ground Rules.

     Cluster Cabling and Complexity.

    Eight-Compute Slice Cluster Hardware Costs.

    Sixteen-Compute Slice Cluster Hardware Costs.

    Thirty-two-Compute Slice Hardware Costs.

    Sixty-four-Compute Slice Hardware Costs.

    One Hundred Twenty-eight-Compute Slice Hardware Costs.

    The Land beyond 128 Compute Slices.

    Hardware Cost Trends and Analysis.

    Cluster Economics Summary.

18. Racking Your Brains: Example Cluster Rack Assembly Steps.

    Examining the Cluster Assembly Process.

I. GROUNDWORK.

II. OPERATIONAL LINUX.

III. OPEN SOURCE IN BUSINESS.

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