Pre-Installation Preparation
Assumptions
Omnia assumes that prior to installation:
- Systems have a base operating system (currently CentOS 7 or 8)
- Network(s) has been cabled and nodes can reach the internet
- SSH Keys for
root
have been installed on all nodes to allow for password-less SSH
- Ansible is installed on the master node
yum install ansible
Example system designs
Omnia can configure systems which use Ethernet- or Infiniband-based fabric to connect the compute servers.


Network Setup
Omnia assumes that servers are already connected to the network and have access to the internet. Possible network configurations include:
- A flat topology where all nodes are connected to a switch which includes an uplink to the internet. This requires multiple externally-facing IP addresses
- A hierarchical topology where compute nodes are connected to a common switch, but the master node contains a second network connection which is connected to the internet. All outbound/inbound traffic would be routed through the master node. This requires setting up firewall rules for IP masquerade, see (https://www.server-world.info/en/note?os=CentOS_7&p=firewalld&f=2) for an example.