HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 3.1

3.1.2 System Imaging Process...............................................................................................................43
3.1.3 System Configuration and Imaging Log Files................................................................................44
3.2 Task 1: Prepare for the System Configuration........................................................................................44
3.3 Task 2: Change the Default IP Address Base (Optional)..........................................................................49
3.4 Task 3: Run the cluster_prep Command to Prepare the System...............................................................50
3.5 Task 4: Install Patches or RPM Updates.................................................................................................52
3.5.1 Download and Install Patches......................................................................................................52
3.5.2 Rebuild Kernel Dependent Modules.............................................................................................53
3.6 Task 5: Run the discover Command to Discover System Components.....................................................54
3.6.1 Modify the Default Password for HP ProLiant DL140 and DL145 Hardware Models.......................57
3.7 Task 6: Set Up the System Environment................................................................................................58
3.7.1 Put the License Key File in the Correct Location (Required)............................................................59
3.7.2 Configure Interconnect Switch Monitoring Line Cards (Required)..................................................59
3.7.3 Configure sendmail (Required)....................................................................................................59
3.7.4 Customize the Nagios Environment (Required).............................................................................61
3.7.5 Set the BMC/IPMI Password on HP Integrity Systems (Required)...................................................61
3.7.6 Install Additional Software over the Network...............................................................................61
3.7.7 Create the /hptc_cluster File System .............................................................................................61
3.7.8 Modify Workstation Model Names in the Database.......................................................................62
3.7.9 Enable Software RAID-0 or RAID-1 on Client Nodes.....................................................................62
3.7.10 Create Local User Accounts .......................................................................................................63
3.7.11 Override Default User and Group Account IDs............................................................................63
3.7.12 Customize Client Node Disk Partitioning....................................................................................63
3.7.13 Create the HP Modular Cooling System Configuration File..........................................................64
3.8 Task 7: Run the cluster_config Utility to Configure the System...............................................................65
3.9 Task 8: Configure Availability Sets........................................................................................................66
3.10 Task 9: Assign Node Roles.................................................................................................................68
3.11 Task 10: Respond to Configuration Questions......................................................................................70
3.12 Task 11: Run the startsys Utility to Start the System and Propagate the Golden Image............................80
3.13 Task 12: Perform Postconfiguration Tasks for the InfiniBand Interconnect..............................................83
3.14 Task 13: Create a Lock LUN Device File..............................................................................................83
3.15 Task 14: Start Availability Tools..........................................................................................................83
3.16 Task 15: Configure SNMP Trap Destination for Enclosures...................................................................85
3.17 Task 16: Configure SNMP Trap Destination for Modular Cooling System Devices..................................85
3.18 Task 17: Finalize the Configuration of Compute Resources...................................................................86
3.18.1 Perform SLURM Postconfiguration Tasks....................................................................................86
3.18.2 Perform LSF Postconfiguration Tasks..........................................................................................87
3.19 You Are Done....................................................................................................................................88
4 Verifying the System and Creating a Baseline Record of the Configuration.........89
4.1 Task 1: Verify the LSF Configuration.....................................................................................................89
4.1.1 Verify LSF-HPC with SLURM......................................................................................................89
4.1.2 Verify Standard LSF....................................................................................................................89
4.2 Task 2: Verify Availability Tools............................................................................................................90
4.3 Task 3: Run the OVP to Verify Software and Hardware Components......................................................91
4.4 Task 4: Use Nagios to View System Health............................................................................................93
4.5 Task 5: Take a Snapshot of the Database................................................................................................93
4.6 Task 6: Create a Baseline Report of the System Configuration.................................................................93
4.7 You Are Done.....................................................................................................................................93
5 Upgrading an HP XC System......................................................................................95
5.1 Software Upgrade Overview................................................................................................................95
5.1.1 Upgrade Types............................................................................................................................95
5.1.2 Differences Between Major and Minor Upgrades...........................................................................96
5.1.3 Upgrade Characteristics...............................................................................................................96
5.1.4 Supported Upgrade Paths............................................................................................................96
5.1.5 Upgrade Commands...................................................................................................................97
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