HP Insight Cluster Management Utility v7.1 User Guide

Contents
1 Overview................................................................................................11
1.1 Features...........................................................................................................................11
1.1.1 Compute node monitoring............................................................................................11
1.1.2 HP Insight CMU configuration......................................................................................11
1.1.3 Compute node administration......................................................................................12
1.1.4 System disk replication................................................................................................12
2 Installing and upgrading HP Insight CMU....................................................13
2.1 Installing HP Insight CMU...................................................................................................13
2.1.1 Management node hardware requirements....................................................................13
2.1.2 Planning for compute node installation..........................................................................14
2.1.3 Disk space requirements..............................................................................................14
2.1.4 Firmware upgrade requirements...................................................................................14
2.1.5 Configuring the local smart array card..........................................................................14
2.1.6 Configuring the management cards..............................................................................14
2.1.7 Configuring the BIOS..................................................................................................15
2.1.7.1 DL3xx, DL5xx, DL7xx, Blades................................................................................15
2.1.7.1.1 OA IP address: Blades only............................................................................15
2.1.7.1.2 Configuring iLO cards from the OA: Blades only..............................................16
2.1.7.1.3 Disabling server automatic power on: Blades only............................................16
2.1.7.2 DL160 G5, DL165c G5, DL165c G6, and DL180 G5 Servers...................................16
2.1.7.3 DL160 G6 Servers...............................................................................................17
2.1.7.4 SL2x170z G6 and DL170h G6 Servers BIOS setting................................................18
2.2 Preparing for installation....................................................................................................19
2.2.1 HP Insight CMU kit delivery.........................................................................................19
2.2.2 Preinstallation limitations............................................................................................19
2.2.3 Operating system support...........................................................................................20
2.2.3.1 RHEL 6 support..................................................................................................20
2.2.4 HP Insight CMU CD-ROM directory structure.................................................................20
2.2.5 HP Insight CMU installation checklist............................................................................21
2.2.6 Login privileges.........................................................................................................21
2.2.7 SELinux and HP Insight CMU......................................................................................21
2.3 Installation procedures.......................................................................................................22
2.4 Installing HP Insight CMU with high availability....................................................................23
2.4.1 HA hardware requirements.........................................................................................25
2.4.2 Software prerequisites................................................................................................25
2.4.3 Installing HP Insight CMU under HA............................................................................25
2.4.3.1 Overview .........................................................................................................25
2.4.3.2 HP Insight CMU HA service requirements..............................................................26
2.4.3.3 Installing and testing..........................................................................................26
2.4.4 Configuring HA control of HP Insight CMU...................................................................26
2.4.5 HP Insight CMU configuration considerations................................................................29
2.4.6 Upgrading HP Insight CMU HA service........................................................................29
2.5 Upgrading HP Insight CMU................................................................................................30
2.5.1 Dependencies...........................................................................................................30
2.5.1.1 64-bit versions on management node....................................................................30
2.5.1.2 tftp client...........................................................................................................30
2.5.1.3 Java version dependency.....................................................................................30
2.5.1.4 Monitoring clients...............................................................................................30
2.5.2 Stopping the HP Insight CMU service...........................................................................30
2.5.3 Upgrading Java Runtime Environment...........................................................................30
2.5.4 Removing the previous HP Insight CMU package...........................................................30
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