Creating Clusters in a Virtual

Environment
Purpose: To create a development
environment with limited hardware
resources that allows the testing of
parallel programming code.
Summary of VMware + Bccd

Step 1: Download VMware Server.

Step 2: Download Bccd ISO image.
Step 3: Install VMware Server.
Step 4: Create a virtual machine.
Step 5: Configure virtual machine to boot from Bccd ISO image.
Step 6: Startup first virtual machine.
Step 7: For each new virtual machine repeat steps 4 thru 6.
Step 8: Now use Bccd on each virtual machine.
Step 1: Download VMware Server
• The VMware Server may be downloaded
from the following URL:
http://www.vmware.com/download/server/
Step 2: Download Bccd ISO Image
• The Bccd ISO image may be downloaded
from the following URL:
http://bccd.cs.uni.edu/BCCD-Images
Step 3: Install VMware Server
• Install VMware Server and follow the
wizard to install the application on your
local computer.
Step 4: Create a Virtual Machine

A. Start VMware
B. File > New > Virtual Machine
C. VMware wizard appears: Next >
Typical >Next
D. New virtual machine wizard pops up:
1. Select Linux as the guest
operating system
2. From version dropdown box
select Turbolinux > Next
Step 4: Create a Virtual Machine

E. Name your virtual machine (we chose

BCCD1) > Next
F. Select Use bridged networking > Next
G. Specify Disk Capacity
1. Make Disk size .3 GB
2. Uncheck arrow next to Allocate all
disk space now > Finish
Step 5: Configure Virtual Machine
Configure Virtual Machine to boot from ISO image
A. Highlight the virtual machine in left Inventory
panel.
B. From File Menu click VM > Settings
C. In virtual machines dialog box highlight CD-
ROM.
D. Chose ISO image radio button.
E. Click Browse button then browse to location
that ISO image was downloaded to in Step 2
> OK
Step 6: Startup First Virtual Machine

A. Highlight desired virtual machine in left

Inventory panel.
B. Use the green “Play” arrow to start the virtual
machine.
Step 6: Startup First Virtual Machine

A. Highlight desired virtual machine in left

Inventory panel.
B. Use the green “Play” arrow to start the virtual
machine.
Step 7: New Virtual Machines

For each new virtual machine repeat steps 4 thru 6.

Step 8: Virtual Machines & Bccd

Bccd may now be run on each virtual machine.