Rocks v5.1 Beta is Released
Rocks v5.1 Beta is released for i386 and x86_64 CPU architectures.
Downloads
- Jumbo Roll (Area51, Base, Bio, Ganglia, HPC, Java, Kernel, OS disk 1 and 2, SGE, Web Server, Xen) i386 (dvd)
- Jumbo Roll ((Area51, Base, Bio, Ganglia, HPC, Java, Kernel, OS disk 1 and 2, SGE, Web Server, Xen) x86_64 (dvd)
- Individual Rolls
- MD5 checksums
Installation Documentation
Installation documentation can be found here.
If you plan on building virtual clusters, then start here.
There is only one significant change: when the Kernel/Boot CD boots, at the "boot:" prompt, you need to type "build" (not "frontend" as in the past releases).
Notes on One of the New Features
- Virtual Clusters Support
If you include the Xen roll, you will now be able to configure virtual clusters using Rocks.
Preliminary documentation on how to configure and install virtual clusters can be found here.