Update tool

This tool allows an administrator to update mpds and the mpich dlls on a cluster of machines. See Figure 3 for a snapshot of the tool.

Create the host list

First create the list of hosts to update by adding them to the host list using the Add and Select buttons.

Add: Adds the host name from the edit box to the list

Select: Bring up a dialog to select host names from the network.

Select the new binaries

Select the checkboxes you want to update. You can update the mpds, the mpich dlls, or both. Then select the source of the new versions.

File

Select this option if the new file you want use as the source for updating is located on your file system

URL

Select this option if the new file you want use as the source for updating is located on a web site or an ftp site. The ANL button will set the field to Argonne's ftp site where the most current version will be posted.

Apply the updates

Enter the connection information and then choose one of the update options to apply the updates.

1. Enter the connection information

MPD Port

If mpd was installed with a port other than the default, enter it here.

MPD Password

If you installed mpd manually and set the passphrase to something other than the default, enter it here.

Account and Password:

Enter the credentials here of a user who can stop and start the mpd service on each machine (ie an adminstrator)


2. Update the hosts

Update:

Update the files on all the hosts in the list.

Update single:

Update the files on the selected host only.

Force update:

Check this box to suppress version checking when updating the files. With this box unchecked, only files with versions older than the new one will be updated.

Show host configuration:

Check this box to show the version of the currently selected host.