HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 3.1

9. Log in as the root user when the login screen is displayed, and enter the root password you previously
defined during the software installation process.
10. Open a terminal window when the desktop is displayed:
a. Click on the Linux for High Performance Computing splash screen to close it.
b. From the Applications menu, select the System Tools menu.
c. Scroll down the list of options, and select Terminal to open a terminal window.
2.4 Task 3: Install Additional RPMs from the HP XC DVD
Perform this task only if the system requires additional RPMs from the HP XC distribution DVD; otherwise,
bypass this task.
By default, the HP XC system is installed with the software that is most appropriate for a high-performance
cluster computer. Software that is more appropriate for a Linux workstation or time-sharing computer,
such as much of the KDE and Gnome functionality, various Web browsers, games, and so on, is available
on the HP XC distribution DVD.
Proceed to the following sections for more information:
• “Install the HP XC Serviceguard RPM” (page 39)
• “Install Optional Linux RPMs” (page 39)
2.4.1 Install the HP XC Serviceguard RPM
If you intend to configure services for improved availability, and you want to use Serviceguard as the
availability tool to manage those services, follow this procedure to mount the HP XC distribution DVD
and install the RPM that enables Serviceguard to work on an HP XC system:
1. Insert the DVD into the DVD drive and mount it on the default location (the default location is the
/media/cdrom directory):
# mount /dev/cdrom
2. Change to the following directory:
# cd /media/cdrom/HPC/extras/RPMS
3. Determine the current version of the Serviceguard RPM, which is embedded in the RPM name:
# ls | grep sg-avail
4. Use the results obtained from the previous step to install the Serviceguard RPM:
# rpm -ivh sg-avail-version.noarch.rpm
5. Unmount the DVD:
# cd
# umount /dev/cdrom
2.4.2 Install Optional Linux RPMs
Follow this procedure to install additional, optional Linux RPMs from the HP XC distribution DVD; first,
mount the DVD and then navigate to the directory containing the RPMs:
1. If the DVD is not already mounted, insert the installation DVD into the DVD drive and mount it on
the default location (the default location is the /media/cdrom directory):
# mount /dev/cdrom
2. Change to the following directory:
2.4 Task 3: Install Additional RPMs from the HP XC DVD 39