HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 4.0
5.7.1.3.2 Step 2: Install and Configure SFS G3.0-0 Clients on the Head Node......................82
5.7.1.3.3 Step 3: Verify that File Systems Can Be Mounted...................................................83
5.7.1.3.4 Step 4: Create the /etc/sfstab.proto File........................................................84
5.7.1.3.5 Step 5: Create an /etc/sfstab File on the Head Node.......................................85
5.7.1.3.6 Step 6: Mount the hptc_cluster File System......................................................85
5.7.2 HP Serviceguard......................................................................................................................85
5.7.3 HP Remote Graphics Software................................................................................................86
5.8 Installing Third-Party Software Products (Optional)......................................................................87
5.8.1 Installing Compilers................................................................................................................87
5.9 Creating Space for Kernel Crash Dumps (Optional)......................................................................88
5.10 Modifying Workstation Model Names in the Database (Optional)..............................................88
5.11 Enabling Software RAID-0 or RAID-1 on Client Nodes (Optional)..............................................89
5.12 Creating Local User Accounts (Optional).....................................................................................89
5.13 Overriding Default User and Group Account IDs (Optional)......................................................90
5.14 Customizing Client Node Disk Partitioning (Optional)...............................................................90
5.15 Creating the HP Modular Cooling System Configuration File (Optional)...................................91
5.16 Mounting Network File Systems (Optional).................................................................................92
5.17 Updating initrd Files with Required Hardware (Optional)..........................................................92
6 Configuring and Imaging the System........................................................................95
6.1 Preparing to Answer cluster_config Questions......................................................................95
6.2 Running the cluster_config Utility to Configure the System................................................100
6.3 Configuring Availability Sets........................................................................................................101
6.4 Modifying and Assigning Node Roles..........................................................................................103
6.5 Responding to cluster_config Questions...............................................................................105
6.6 Editing the /etc/dhcpd.conf File.............................................................................................117
6.7 Running the startsys Utility to Start the System and Propagate the Golden Image................117
6.8 You Are Done with Configuration and Imaging Tasks.................................................................121
7 Finalizing the Configuration.....................................................................................123
7.1 Finalizing the Configuration of Compute Resources....................................................................123
7.1.1 Perform SLURM Postconfiguration Tasks.............................................................................123
7.1.2 Perform LSF Postconfiguration Tasks...................................................................................124
7.2 Enabling SSH for the InfiniBand Interconnect..............................................................................125
7.3 Creating a Lock LUN Device File..................................................................................................125
7.4 Starting Availability Tools.............................................................................................................125
7.5 Configuring SNMP Trap Destination for Enclosures....................................................................126
7.6 Configuring SNMP Trap Destination for Modular Cooling System Devices...............................127
7.7 Generating an SVA Site Configuration File...................................................................................128
7.8 You Are Done with Postconfiguration Tasks.................................................................................128
8 Verifying the System and Creating a Baseline Record of the Configuration.......129
8.1 Verifying the LSF Configuration...................................................................................................129
8.1.1 Verifying LSF with SLURM...................................................................................................129
8.1.2 Verifying Standard LSF.........................................................................................................129
8.2 Verifying Availability Tools...........................................................................................................130
8.3 Running the OVP to Verify Software and Hardware Components..............................................131
8.4 Running the SVA OVP Utility.......................................................................................................133
8.5 Viewing System Health.................................................................................................................133
8.5.1 Using Nagios to Verify Status of Hosts and Services............................................................133
8.5.2 Using the nrg Command to Summarize Service Status.......................................................133
8.6 Creating a Baseline Copy of the Database.....................................................................................134
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