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Genders is a static cluster configuration database used for cluster
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configuration management. It is used by a variety of tools and
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scripts for management of large clusters. The genders database is
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typically replicated on every node of the cluster. It describes the
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layout and configuration of the cluster so that tools and scripts can
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sense the variations of cluster nodes. By abstracting this information
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into a plain text file, it becomes possible to change the
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configuration of a cluster by modifying only one file.
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This package includes:
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* libgenders
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- A C library for parsing and querying a genders database. See
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libgenders(3).
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* Libgenders.pm
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- A Perl module developed with Perl Extensions that takes advantage
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of the already available C library. Perl extensions is limited
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and provides an unorthodox Perl API. It is therefore recommended
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that users use Genders.pm. See Libgenders(3).
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* Genders.pm
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- A Perl module that interfaces with Libgenders.pm, hiding away the
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ugliness of Libgenders.pm. See Genders(3).
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* nodeattr
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- A genders query tool that that parses and outputs information from
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a genders database. See nodeattr(1).
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* gendlib.pl
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- Genders Perl API for backwards compatability. For the most part,
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this is used exclusively at Lawrence Livermore National
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Laboratory. This is probably of no use to anyone else. See
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gendlib(3).
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* Additional extensions
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- Additional extensions for Genders with C++, Java, and Python are
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also available. See packages in src/extensions.
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Comments, patches, fixes, suggestions are always welcome. Please read
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DISCLAIMER and COPYING for copyright and license information.
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For a thorough introduction to Genders, please read the TUTORIAL.
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Albert Chu
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chu11@llnl.gov
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories
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