HP XC System Software Hardware Preparation Guide Version 3.1

About This Document
This document describes how to prepare the nodes in your HP cluster platform before installing HP XC
System Software.
An HP XC system is integrated with several open source software components. Some open source software
components are being used for underlying technology, and their deployment is transparent. Some open
source software components require user-level documentation specific to HP XC systems, and that kind
of information is included in this document, if required.
HP relies on the documentation provided by the open source developers to supply the information you
need to use their product. For links to open source software documentation for products that are integrated
with the HP XC system, see “Supplementary Software Products” (page 11).
Documentation for third-party hardware and software components that are supported on the HP XC
system is supplied by the third-party vendor. However, information about the operation of third-party
software is included in this document if the functionality of the third-party component differs from standard
behavior when used in the XC environment. In this case, HP XC documentation supersedes information
supplied by the third-party vendor. For links to related third-party Web sites, see “Supplementary Software
Products” (page 11).
Standard Linux® administrative tasks or the functions provided by standard Linux tools and commands
are documented in commercially available Linux reference manuals and on various Web sites. For more
information about obtaining documentation for standard Linux administrative tasks and associated topics,
see the list of Web sites and additional publications provided in “Related Software Products and Additional
Publications” (page 13).
1 Intended Audience
The information in this document is written for technicians or administrators who have the task of preparing
the hardware on which the HP XC System Software will be installed.
Before beginning, you must meet the following requirements:
• You are familiar with accessing BIOS and consoles with either Ethernet or serial port connections
and terminal emulators.
• You have access to and have read the HP Cluster Platform documentation.
• You have access to and have read the HP server blade documentation if the hardware configuration
contains HP server blade models.
• You have previous experience with a Linux operating system.
2 New and Changed Information in This Edition
Hardware preparation tasks have been added for the following hardware models:
• HP ProLiant DL140 G3
• HP ProLiant DL360 G5
• HP ProLiant DL380 G5
• HP ProLiant BL460c Server Blade
• HP ProLiant BL480c Server Blade
• HP xw8400 Workstation
3 Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographical conventions:
%, $, or #
A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar sign
represents the system prompt for the Korn, POSIX, and Bourne shells. A
number sign represents the superuser prompt.
audit(5) A manpage. The manpage name is audit, and it is located in Section 5.
Command
A command name or qualified command phrase.
Computer output
Text displayed by the computer.
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