HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 3.1

5.1.6 Is Upgrading Right for Your System?............................................................................................97
5.2 Task 1: Prepare for the Upgrade...........................................................................................................97
5.3 Task 2: Prepare the System State...........................................................................................................98
5.4 Task 3: Install the Upgrade RPM and Prepare the System.......................................................................99
5.5 Task 4: Upgrade Linux and HP XC RPMs............................................................................................100
5.5.1 Major Upgrade: Upgrade RPMs..................................................................................................100
5.5.2 Minor Upgrade: Upgrade RPMs.................................................................................................101
5.6 Task 5: View the Results of the RPM Upgrade......................................................................................102
5.7 Task 6: Install Patches and Re-Install Additional Software....................................................................102
5.8 Task 7: Manually Merge File Customizations.......................................................................................103
5.9 Task 8: Configure the System and Propagate the Golden Image............................................................104
5.10 Task 9: Image and Boot the System and Start Compute Resources.......................................................107
5.11 Task 10: Start Availability Tools After the Upgrade.............................................................................108
5.12 Task 11: Verify the Upgrade..............................................................................................................108
6 Reinstalling Version 3.1 ............................................................................................109
6.1 Reinstall Systems with HP ProLiant Hardware Models........................................................................109
6.1.1 Reinstall the Entire System.........................................................................................................109
6.1.2 Reinstall One or More Nodes......................................................................................................109
6.2 Reinstall Systems with HP Integrity Hardware Models........................................................................110
6.2.1 Reinstall the Entire System.........................................................................................................110
6.2.2 Reinstall One or More Nodes......................................................................................................110
A Installation and Configuration Checklist.................................................................113
B Host Name and Password Guidelines.....................................................................117
B.1 Host Name Guidelines......................................................................................................................117
B.2 Password Guidelines.........................................................................................................................117
C Enabling telnet on iLO and iLO2 Devices...............................................................119
C.1 iLO Devices......................................................................................................................................119
C.2 iLO2 Devices....................................................................................................................................120
D Configuring Interconnect Switch Monitoring Cards...............................................123
D.1 Configure Quadrics Switch Controller Cards......................................................................................123
D.2 Configure Myrinet Switch Monitoring Line Cards..............................................................................125
D.3 Configure InfiniBand Switch Controller Cards...................................................................................127
E Customizing Client Node Disks................................................................................131
E.1 Overview of Client Node Disk Imaging..............................................................................................131
E.2 Configure Disks Dynamically............................................................................................................131
E.2.1 Example 1: Changing Default Partition Sizes and Swap Space for All Client Nodes........................132
E.2.2 Example 2: Customizing Partition Sizes on a Group of Client Nodes.............................................133
E.3 Configure Disks Statically..................................................................................................................134
E.3.1 Enable Static Disk Configuration................................................................................................135
E.3.2 Customize Client Disk Configuration.........................................................................................135
E.3.2.1 Example 1: Changing an Existing .conf File.........................................................................135
E.3.2.2 Example 2: Creating a New .conf File and Associated Master Autoinstallation Script.............136
F Node Roles, Services, and the Default Configuration............................................137
F.1 Default Node Role Assignments.........................................................................................................137
F.2 Special Considerations for Modifying Default Node Role Assignments.................................................137
F.2.1 General Considerations..............................................................................................................137
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