HP Cluster Platform Workgroup System Tower Hardware Installation Guide

Table of Contents
About This Document.........................................................................................................9
Intended Audience.................................................................................................................................9
New and Changed Information in This Edition.....................................................................................9
Document Organization.........................................................................................................................9
Typographic Conventions.....................................................................................................................10
Related Information..............................................................................................................................10
HP Encourages Your Comments..........................................................................................................10
Documentation Updates and Release Notes........................................................................................11
1 Cluster Platform Workgroup System Tower Overview..............................................13
1.1 Workgroup System Tower Views....................................................................................................14
1.2 High Performance Computing – HP Cluster Platform Architecture..............................................15
1.2.1 HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch and the Optional InfiniBand Network..............................16
1.2.1.1 HP GbE2c Ethernet Switch..............................................................................................16
1.2.1.2 HP 4X DDR InfiniBand Interconnect, and InfiniBand Mezzanine HCAs......................18
1.2.2 HP Onboard Administrator and Workgroup System Tower Documentation........................19
2 Workgroup System Tower Pre-installation Procedures..............................................21
2.1 Pre-installation Procedures.............................................................................................................21
2.2 Site Recommendations....................................................................................................................21
2.3 Power Examples..............................................................................................................................22
3 Unpacking and Removing a Workgroup System Tower from a Pallet....................23
4 Installation and Start-up...............................................................................................27
4.1 Postinstallation and Diagnostics.....................................................................................................27
4.2 Setting Up Local Networks.............................................................................................................27
4.2.1 Connecting to an External Network........................................................................................27
4.2.2 Configuring a VLAN for the Administrative Network..........................................................28
4.3 Operating System Information........................................................................................................29
A Workgroup System Tower High-Line Power Examples.............................................31
B Configuration Rules for Workgroup System Tower...................................................39
B.1 Workgroup System Tower Device and Interconnect Bay Rules.....................................................39
B.2 Workgroup System Tower Fan Bays...............................................................................................39
Index.................................................................................................................................41
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