Task 4: Prepare the Hardware

Use the information in the HP XC Hardware Preparation Guide to prepare the hardware. The connection of nodes to ProCurve switch ports is important for the automatic discovery process. The HP XC Hardware Preparation Guide describes these connections in detail.

	IMPORTANT: Hardware preparation tasks for hardware configuration containing HP server blades and enclosures are documented in the HP XC Systems With HP Server Blades and Enclosures HowTo, which is available at the following Web site: http://www.docs.hp.com/en/highperfcomp.html

Do not proceed with the software installation process until all hardware preparation tasks are complete.