| Preparing
for the Installation |
Read related documents, especially the HP XC System Software Release Notes. If the hardware configuration contains HP blade servers and enclosures,
download and print the HP XC Systems With HP Server Blades and Enclosures HowTo.
| “Task 1: Read Related Documentation” |
Plan for future releases.
| “Task 2: Plan for Future HP XC Releases” |
Back up user data and accounts on systems installed with an
older version of the HP XC System Software.
| “Task 3: Prepare Existing HP XC Systems” |
Prepare the hardware according to the instructions in the HP XC Hardware Preparation Guide.
| “Task 4: Prepare the Hardware” |
Verify firmware versions, especially the firmware on the console
management devices (iLO, LO-100i, or MP).
| “Task 5: Verify Firmware Versions” |
Arrange for IP address assignments and external host names
with your site network administrator.
| “Task 6: Arrange for IP Address Assignments and Host Names” |
Have the license key file ready.
| “Task 7: Have the License Key File Ready” |
Purchase and license additional required software from HP
and third-party vendors.
| “Task 8: Purchase Additional Software from HP and Third-Party Vendors” |
Plan a strategy for improved availability of services.
| “Task 9: Plan a Service Availability Strategy” |
| Installing Software on the Head Node |
Gather information that is needed during the installation
process.
| “Task 1: Gather Information Required for the Installation” |
Boot from the DVD to start the installation process.
| “Task 2: Start the Installation Process” |
Install additional RPMs from the HP XC DVD (optional).
| “Task 3: Install Additional RPMs from the HP XC DVD” |
Install additional software from local distribution media
(optional).
| “Task 4: Install Additional Software from Local Distribution Media” |
| Configuring and Imaging the System |
Gather information that is needed during the system configuration
process.
| “Task 1: Prepare for the System Configuration” |
Change the default address base for the HP XC internal
networks (optional).
| “Task 2: Change the Default IP Address Base (Optional)” |
Run the cluster_prep command to prepare
the system.
| “Task 3: Run the cluster_prep Command to Prepare the System” |
Download and install software patches and updated RPMS from
the ITRC if they are available for this release.
| “Task 4: Install Patches or RPM Updates” |
Run the discover command to discover network
components.
| “Task 5: Run the discover Command to Discover System Components” |
Perform the following tasks to define and set up the system
environment before the golden image is created: Put the XC.lic license key file in the /opt/hptc/etc/license directory
(required). Configure interconnect switch line monitoring cards (required). Configure sendmail (required). Customize the Nagios environment (required). Set the BMC/IPMI password on HP Integrity servers (required). Install additional HP or third-party software over the network
(optional). Create and mount the /hptc_cluster file
system if it is not located on a partition on the system disk (optional). Modify workstation model names in the database (optional). Enable software RAID-0 or RAID-1 (optional). Create local user accounts (optional). Override the default user and group IDs (optional). Customize client node disk partitions (optional). Create the configuration file for MCS
devices (optional).
| “Task 6: Set Up the System Environment” |
Run the cluster_config utility.
| “Task 7: Run the cluster_config Utility to Configure the System” |
Configure availability sets (optional).
| “Task 8: Configure Availability Sets” |
Modify the default role assignments.
| “Task 9: Assign Node Roles” |
Supply configuration information requested by the cluster_config command.
| “Task 10: Respond to Configuration Questions” |
Boot and image all nodes and propagate the golden image to
all client nodes.
| “Task 11: Run the startsys Utility to Start the System and Propagate
the Golden Image” |
Perform postconfiguration tasks for the InfiniBand interconnect
(optional).
| “Task 12: Perform Postconfiguration Tasks for the InfiniBand Interconnect” |
Create a lock LUN device for quorum (optional).
| “Task 13: Create a Lock LUN Device File” |
Start availability tools (optional).
| “Task 14: Start Availability Tools” |
Configure SNMP trap destinations for enclosures (optional).
| “Task 15: Configure SNMP Trap Destination for Enclosures” |
Configure SNMP trap destinations for MCS devices (optional).
| “Task 16: Configure SNMP Trap Destination for Modular Cooling System
Devices” |
Confirm proper operation of compute resources: verify SLURM
and LSF.
| “Task 17: Finalize the Configuration of Compute Resources” |
| Verifying
the System |
Verify proper operation of LSF.
| “Task 1: Verify the LSF Configuration” |
Verify proper operation of availability tools (optional).
| “Task 2: Verify Availability Tools” |
Run the operation verification program (OVP).
| “Task 3: Run the OVP to Verify Software and Hardware Components” |
Run Nagios to verify system health.
| “Task 4: Use Nagios to View System Health” |
Create a snapshot of the configuration and management database
for future use.
| “Task 5: Take a Snapshot of the Database” |
Run the sys_check utility to create a baseline
report of the system configuration.
| “Task 6: Create a Baseline Report of the System Configuration” |
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