HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 3.1

To avoid duplication of information, from time to time you are requested to reference information found
in other documents in the HP XC System Software Documentation Set.
To reduce the size of screen displays and command output in this document, a three- or four-node system
was used to generate most of the sample command output shown in this document.
3 Naming Conventions Used in This Document
Table 2 lists the naming conventions and sample IP addresses used in this document. You are free to select
your own names.
Table 2 Naming Conventions
ValueItem
penguin
System host name (also known as the cluster alias or Linux
Virtual Server (LVS) alias)
n16 (n[maximum number of nodes])
Head node host name
nh (this alias is used for the head node in all HP XC systems and
cannot be changed)
Head node alias
penguin1, penguin2, penguin3, and so on
Host names of nodes with connections to the external network
through an Ethernet port
Internal node names are assigned using the default node naming
prefix, the letter n
Node name prefix
southpole.com
Fully qualified domain name
192.0.2.0
External IP address of the system
192.0.2.1
External IP address of the head node
192.0.2.3, 192.0.2.4, 192.0.2.5, and so on.
IP addresses of nodes with connections to an external network
4 New and Changed Information in This Edition
• Support for HP server blades as the head node, service nodes, and compute nodes
• The ability to use an availability tool to fail over eligible services to a second server
• The ability to enable software RAID-0 on client nodes
• The ability to enable software RAID-1 on the head node and client nodes
• Support for IPv6 addresses on the head node
• The ability to enable jumbo frames on external Ethernet connections
• Support for Modular Cooling System (MCS) devices
5 Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographical conventions:
%, $, or #
A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar sign
represents the system prompt for the Korn, POSIX, and Bourne shells. A
number sign represents the superuser prompt.
audit(5) A manpage. The manpage name is audit, and it is located in Section 5.
Command
A command name or qualified command phrase.
Computer output
Text displayed by the computer.
Ctrl+x A key sequence. A sequence such as Ctrl+x indicates that you must hold
down the key labeled Ctrl while you press another key or mouse button.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE The name of an environment variable, for example, PATH.
[ERROR NAME]
The name of an error, usually returned in the errno variable.
Key The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to the same key.
Term The defined use of an important word or phrase.
User input
Commands and other text that you type.
16 About This Document