HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 4.0

Table 2-1 HP XC Software Stack (continued)
DescriptionSoftware Product Name
The syslog-ng logging tool improves upon traditional syslog
functionality. It supplies more flexibility to handle logs, adds better filters,
and contains a better forwarding mechanism.
syslog-ng
The SystemImager tool synchronizes the configuration of nodes across
the system using image propagation. This facilitates ease of installation
of the initial software and ease of upgrading software and configuration
files.
SystemImager
See “Related Software Products and Additional Publications” (page 20) for links and pointers
to more information about the open source and third-party software components that are
integrated into the HP XC core technology.
2.1.3 Kickstart Installation File
The ks.cfg Kickstart installation file is provided on the HP XC System Software DVD. Default
values provided by HP reduce the number of answers you have to provide during the installation
session. The Kickstart file differs depending on the cluster platform architecture, and the
appropriate version of the file is included on the distribution media.
Table 2-2 lists the default values defined in the Kickstart file, regardless of the cluster platform.
Table 2-2 Default Values in the ks.cfg File
Default ValueItem
United States (U.S.)Keyboard type
Generic three button mouse emulationMouse
U.S. EnglishLanguage used by the installation process
U.S. EnglishLanguage installed on the system
GNOMEDesktop manager
You can modify these values after the installation process is complete by using standard Linux
system administration procedures.
2.1.4 Default File System Layout and Disk Partition Sizes
Table 2-3 lists the default file system layout and disk partition sizes that are applied to the
installation disk on the head node. Because the installation disk size can vary, partition sizes are
calculated as a percentage of total disk size. However, using a fixed percentage of the total disk
size to calculate the size of each disk partition can result in needlessly large partition sizes when
the installation disk is larger than 36 GB. Thus, limits have been set on partition sizes to leave
space on the disk for other user-defined file systems and partitions. Use the Linux Disk Druid
disk partitioning utility to partition the remaining disk space according to your needs.
During the Kickstart installation procedure, messages notify you if a calculated disk partition
size exceeds the limit and the maximum partition size is applied instead.
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