Make the following hardware preparations on all cluster platform types if you have not already done so:
The connection of nodes to ProCurve switch ports is important for the automatic discovery process. Ensure that all nodes are connected as described in “Making Node and Switch Connections”.
Ensure that switches are configured to obtain IP addresses using DHCP. For more information on how to do this, see the documents that came with the ProCurve hardware, which are also available at:
http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve
Ensure that any nodes connected to a Lustre® file system server are on their own Gigabit Ethernet switch.
Ensure that all nodes have the correct firmware revision and that all nodes in the system are at the same firmware revision. (See “Firmware Requirements and Dependencies”.) The hardware preparation steps shown in this chapter apply only if the nodes are running the correct firmware revision; otherwise, menus and options might be different.
Proceed to one of the following sections to make additional hardware preparations depending upon your cluster platform:
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