HP Insight Cluster Management Utility v7.1 User Guide

2 Installing and upgrading HP Insight CMU
2.1 Installing HP Insight CMU
A typical HP Insight CMU cluster contains three kinds of nodes. Figure 1 (page 13) shows a typical
HPC cluster.
• The management node is the central point that connects all the compute nodes and the GUI
clients. Installation, management, and monitoring are performed from the management node.
The package cmu-v7.1-1.i686.rpm must be installed on the management node. All HP
Insight CMU files are installed under the /opt/cmu directory.
• The compute nodes are dedicated to user applications. A small software application that
provides a monitoring report is installed on the compute nodes.
IMPORTANT: All compute nodes must be connected to an Ethernet network.
• The client workstations are any PC systems running Linux or Windows operating systems that
display the GUI. The administrator can install, manage, and monitor the entire cluster from a
client workstation. Users can monitor the cluster and access compute nodes from their
workstations.
A management card is required on each node to manage the cluster. These management cards
must be connected to an Ethernet network. The management node must have access to this network.
Figure 1 Typical HPC cluster
2.1.1 Management node hardware requirements
Two NICs are required.
• Determine which NIC to use for the administration network.
• Determine which NIC to use for the GUI clients.
Two IP addresses are required.
• Determine the IP address for the administration network.
• Determine the IP address for the outside network to the GUI clients.
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