HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 4.0

Table of Contents
About This Document.......................................................................................................15
Intended Audience................................................................................................................................15
How to Use This Document..................................................................................................................15
Naming Conventions Used in This Document.....................................................................................16
New and Changed Information in This Edition...................................................................................16
Typographic Conventions.....................................................................................................................16
HP XC and Related HP Products Information.....................................................................................17
Related Information..............................................................................................................................18
Manpages..............................................................................................................................................21
HP Encourages Your Comments..........................................................................................................22
1 Preparing for a New Installation................................................................................23
1.1 Reading Related Documentation....................................................................................................23
1.2 Planning for Future HP XC Releases..............................................................................................23
1.3 Preparing Existing HP XC Systems.................................................................................................24
1.4 Preparing the Hardware..................................................................................................................24
1.5 Verifying Firmware Versions...........................................................................................................24
1.6 Arranging for IP Address Assignments and Host Names..............................................................25
1.7 Saving the License Key File.............................................................................................................25
1.8 Obtaining Additional Software from HP and Third-Party Vendors...............................................26
1.9 Planning a Service Availability Strategy.........................................................................................26
1.9.1 What Is Improved Availability?..............................................................................................27
1.9.2 How to Configure Improved Availability...............................................................................27
1.9.3 Choosing an Availability Tool.................................................................................................28
1.9.4 Writing Translator and Other Supporting Scripts...................................................................28
1.9.5 Determining a Strategy for Improved Availability of the /hptc_cluster File System..............29
1.9.6 Choosing Nodes to be Members of Availability Sets..............................................................29
1.9.7 Assigning Node Roles for Improved Availability...................................................................30
1.9.7.1 Configuring Failover Capabilities for SLURM and LSF with SLURM...........................33
1.9.8 Using the Improved Availability Planning Worksheet...........................................................33
1.10 You Are Done................................................................................................................................34
2 Installing Software on the Head Node......................................................................35
2.1 Software Installation Overview.......................................................................................................35
2.1.1 Kickstart Installation Process..................................................................................................35
2.1.2 HP XC Software Stack.............................................................................................................35
2.1.3 Kickstart Installation File........................................................................................................37
2.1.4 Default File System Layout and Disk Partition Sizes..............................................................37
2.1.5 4 GB /hptc_cluster Partition Size Limit Might Be Too Small for Some Hardware
Configurations.................................................................................................................................38
2.1.5.1 Determining the Size of /hptc_cluster When it is Located on an SFS Server..................39
2.1.5.2 Determining the Size of /hptc_cluster When It Is Located on a Local Disk on the Head
Node...........................................................................................................................................39
2.2 Gathering Information Required for the Installation......................................................................39
2.3 Starting the Installation Process......................................................................................................42
2.3.1 Installation Procedure for a Non-Blade Server Head Node...................................................42
2.3.2 Installation Procedure for a Server Blade Head Node............................................................44
2.3.2.1 Connect to the Onboard Administrator..........................................................................44
2.3.2.2 Start the Installation on the Server Blade Head Node....................................................45
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