HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 3.1

Table 3-2 Information Required by the discover Command
Description and User ActionItem
Enter the total number of nodes in the system configuration that are to be discovered at
this time. Make sure the number you enter includes the head node and all compute nodes.
You are not prompted for this information if you are discovering a multi-region, large-scale
system.
If the hardware configuration contains HP server blades, you are not prompted for this
information.
You can include the node= keyword and value on the discover command line to bypass
this question during the discovery process.
Total number of nodes in this
cluster
Enter the number of nodes that are workstations, that is, nodes that do not have console
ports.
There is no default response. Enter 0 (zero) if the system does not contain workstations.
You are not be prompted for this information if you are discovering a multi-region,
large-scale system.
You can include the ws= keyword on the discover command line to bypass this question
during the discovery process.
Number of nodes that are
workstations
Look on the back panel of the ProCurve Root Administration Switch near the 9-pin console
port and write down the MAC address. Use the switch management serial console with
a terminal connected if you cannot read the MAC address.
See “ProCurve Switches Do Not Obtain Their IP Addresses” (page 190), which describes
how you can identify which switch is the Root Administration Switch.
You can include the switchmac= keyword on the discover command line to bypass
this question during the discovery process.
MAC address of the root
administration switch
Supply the common administrator password for the ProCurve switches that you defined
when you prepared the hardware.
Press Enter if you did not set this password when you prepared the hardware.
You can include the switchpw= keyword and value on the discover command line to
bypass this question during the discovery process.
Administrator password for the
ProCurve switch
Supply the common user name and password that you set for the console port management
devices (that is, the MP, iLO and LO-100i devices) when you prepared the hardware.
The HP XC Hardware Preparation Guide instructs you to configure all console management
ports on the system with the same user name and password; otherwise, the discovery
process will not succeed.
If the hardware configuration contains HP server blades and enclosures, the password for
the Onboard Administrator must match the password for the console management device.
NOTE: The HP XC Hardware Preparation Guide instructs you to set the password and user
name as a hardware preparation task on all server models except the HP ProLiant DL140
G2 and DL145 G2 servers. The procedure to change the default user name and password
for those hardware models is described in the appropriate place in this document (after
the discover command discovers the IP addresses of the console ports).
You can include the cpuser= and consolepw= keywords and values on the discover
command line to bypass these questions during the discovery process.
User name and password for the
console port management
devices
If you are required to use the --oldmp option on the discover command line for HP
XC systems with an HP Integrity head node, you are prompted to supply the number of
nodes that are plugged into the Root Administration Switch.
Number of nodes plugged into
the Root Administration Switch
If you are required to use the --oldmp option on the discover command line for HP
XC systems with an HP Integrity head node, you are prompted to supply the number of
nodes plugged into application cabinets.
Number of nodes plugged into
application cabinets
4. Be prepared to supply the information listed in Table 3-3, which is required by the cluster_config
utility.
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