Power on the head node. Do not power on the compute
nodes at this time.
Log on to the head node from the terminal connection
or remote desktop using the password passwordHP!.
Change the Local Administrator password.
Close the Initialize Server and Manage Server windows.
You will see two windows:
A command window with the message: “This computer
must be joined to a domain to proceed with HPC Pack Installation.”
A Systems Properties window.
Click Change in the Systems Properties window.
The bottom section contains options to join a Domain
or Workgroup. The Workgroup option is currently selected. Select Domain and join the cluster to a domain.
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Enter the domain name, a legal domain username, and
password. The computer is now allowed to join.
Select No when asked to
reboot.
To enable log in from remote desktop, select the Remote Access tab. The Remote Desktop should be enabled. If not, enable remote desktop. After enabling
remote desktop, select Select Users... and
add the domain users to allow Remote Desktop Access. You might be
required to enter Domain Administrator credentials to complete this
operation. Click OK to close the System Properties
window.
Select Yes when asked to
reboot, and close the System Properties window to complete the system
reboot.
After the system has rebooted, log on as Domain Administrator.
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Close the Initialize Server and Manage Server windows.
The Microsoft HPC Pack 2008 Installation Wizard window
opens.
To start the HPCS installation, click Next.
Accept the license terms agreement and click Next.
Select Create a new HPC cluster by creating
a head node, and click Next.
Select the default Create a new database, and click Next.
Select the default locations for the HPC database
files, and click Next.
The next screen prompts you to apply Microsoft updates.
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that your node can retrieve the desired updates before selecting Yes. If you do not select Yes to updates at this time, you must run Windows Updates at a later
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If you have your domain setup for new nodes to retrieve and
apply updates through utilities such as WSUS, or if your node has
access to the internet with the ability to apply updates without setting
items like a proxy server, select Yes.
Otherwise, select No, and apply the updates
at a later time.
Click Next.
In the Installation window, click Install. This process will take and average of 10 to 15 minutes.
After the HPC Pack 2008 is installed, the cluster
preconfigured information appears in the command window. Let this
complete. This process takes an average of 10 to 15 minutes.
After the preconfiguration information is loaded,
the HPC Console automatically displays.
In the To-do List window, Configure your
network should have a green check by it. If this is
not checked:
The preconfigured network settings are incorrect.
Select Configure your network and make corrections. For additional information, see step 10 in “Installing HPCS from CD”.
Select Provide installation credentials. These are domain credentials used to join nodes to the domain.
This is can be the domain administrator account, but many domains
set up special accounts for this purpose. Use the appropriate account.
Select Yes when it asks to add the account
to the Cluster Users Group.
The remaining To-do list items will have a green check.
If any of the four configuration steps are not checked, select
the step and complete the configuration. For more information on cluster
configuration, see “Installing HPCS from CD” , or refer to the Microsoft HPC Pack
2008 documentation.
The head node configuration is complete. You can now
install the compute nodes. Select Node Management. The cluster compute nodes are preloaded and listed here.
The cluster compute nodes should be listed in a provisioning
state. If they are in an unknown state:
Select Add nodes on the
right.
Select Deploy compute nodes from bare
metal using an Operating System Image, and click Next.
Select Select all, and
click Deploy
Select Respond to PXE requests that only
come from existing compute nodes, and click Finish.
Power on the compute nodes. The compute nodes start
to provision. This might take one to three hours to complete, depending
on the size of the cluster. You can watch the progress by selecting Node Management and highlighting the individual compute
node. The node information will be at the bottom of the console window.
To check progress, see the Provisioning Log.
After the node has completed provisioning, it displays
as offline. Right-click the node or nodes, and select Bring Online.
If a node fails to provision, choose either option:
Check the provisioning log for the node. This log
displays error messages.
Bring up the compute node console, watch the node
PXE boot, contact the head node, download the image, and start the
OS install.
If either of these steps fail, check the
error messages to resolve the issue and re-provision the failed node.
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