The Quadrics switch controller card provides access to Quadrics switch
control functions through an Ethernet connection. The controller
card runs a process that collects configuration and status information
from the switch.
Table D-1 and Table D-2 provide the switch names and associated IP
addresses you need for the configuration procedure. The IP addresses
for the switch monitoring line cards is based on the swBase address in the base_addr.ini file. The default
address base for the switch monitoring line cards is 172.20.66, but
if you modified the swBase value, the address base
for the switch monitoring line cards must change accordingly.
Table D-1 Quadrics Switch Controller Card Naming Conventions and IP Addresses
for Reduced Bandwidth
| Number
of Nodes | Node-Level
Switch Name | Node-Level IP
Address | Top-Level
Switch Name | Top-Level
Switch IP Address |
|---|
| 1 to 16 | QR0N00 QR0N00_S | (P)[1] 172.20.66.1 (S) [2]172.20.66.2 | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| 17 to 32 | QR0N00 QR0N00_S | (P) 172.20.66.1 (S) 172.20.66.2 | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| 33 to 128 | QR0N00 QR0N00_S | (P) 172.20.66.1 (S) 172.20.66.2 | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| 129 to 256 | QR0N00 to QR0N03 | (P) 172.20.66.1 to 172.20.66.4 | QR0T00 | (P) 172.20.66.9 |
| | QR0N00_S to QR0N03_S | (S) 172.20.66.5 to 172.20.66.8 | QR0T00_S | (S) 172.20.66.10 |
| 257 to 512 | QR0N00 to QR0N07 | (P) 172.20.66.1 to 172.20.66.8 | QR0T00 to QR0T01 | (P) 172.20.66.17 and 172.20.66.18 |
| | QR0N00_S to QR0N07_S | (S) 172.20.66.9 to 172.20.66.16 | QR0T00_S to QR0T01_S | (S) 172.20.66.19 and 172.20.66.20 |
| 513 to 1024 | QR0N00 to QR0N15 | (P) 172.20.66.1 to 172.20.66.16 | QR0T00 to QR0T03 | (P) 172.20.66.33 to 172.20.66.36 |
| | QR0N00_S to QR0N15_S | (S) 172.20.66.17 to 172.20.66.32 | QR0T00_S to QR0T03_S | (S) 172.20.66.37 to 172.20.66.40 |
| 1025 to 2048 | QR0N00 to QR0N31 | (P) 172.20.66.1 to 172.20.66.32 | QR0T00 to QR0T31 | 172.20.66.65 to 172.20.66.96 |
| | QR0N00_S to QR0N31_S | (S) 172.20.66.33 to 172.20.66.64 | Secondary not applicable | Secondary
not applicable |
Table D-2 Quadrics Switch Controller Card Naming Conventions and IP Addresses
for Full Bandwidth
| Number
of Nodes | Node-Level
Switch Name | Node-Level IP
Address | Top-Level
Switch Name | Top-Level
Switch IP Address |
|---|
| 1 to 64 | QR0N00 QR0N00_S | (P)[1] 172.20.66.1 (S) [2]172.20.66.2 | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| 65 to 256 | QR0N00 to QR0N03 QR0N00_S to QR0N03_S | (P) 172.20.66.1 to 172.20.66.4 (S) 172.20.66.5 to 172.20.66.8 | QR0T00 to QR0T01 QR0T00_S to QR0T01_S | 172.20.66.9 and 172.20.66.10 172.20.66.11 and 172.20.66.12 |
| 257 to 512 | QR0N00 to QR0N07 QR0N00_S to QR0N07_S | (P) 172.20.66.1 to 172.20.66.8 (S) 172.20.66.9 to 172.20.66.16 | QR0T00 to QR0T03 QR0T00_S to QR0T03_S | (P) 172.20.66.17 to 172.20.66.20 (S) 172.20.66.21 to 172.20.66.24 |
| 513 to 1024 | QR0N00 to QR0N15 QR0N00_S to QR0N15_S | (P) 172.20.66.1 to 172.20.66.16 (S) 172.20.66.17 to 172.20.66.32 | QR0T00 to QR0T07 QR0T00_S to QR0T07_S | (P) 172.20.66.33 to 172.20.66.40 (S) 172.20.66.41 to 172.20.66.48 |
| 1025 to 2048 | QR0N00 to QR0N31 QR0N00_S to QR0N31_S | (P) 172.20.66.1 to 172.20.66.32 (S) 172.20.66.33 to 172.20.66.64 | QR0T00 to QR0T63 Secondary not applicable | 172.20.66.65 to 172.20.66.128 Secondary not applicable |
Follow this procedure to configure network access
to the Quadrics switch controller card:
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 | NOTE: For more information about configuring the Quadrics
switch controller card, see the HP Cluster Platform Quadrics
QsNetII Interconnect reference
guide, which is available on the hardware documentation CD. Your
cluster platform customer letter provides instructions for loading
the documentation CD and accessing the documentation through the online
guide. |
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Ensure that an Ethernet cable
from the monitoring line card's primary Ethernet port is connected
to an Ethernet port on the Root Administration Switch. This connection
is described in the HP XC Hardware Preparation Guide.
Connect to the switch controller
using a VGA monitor and keyboard or a connection to the serial port
using a null modem cable and a terminal or terminal emulation program
such as HyperTerminal. Connecting to the switch controller displays
the Quadrics Switch Control main menu, which is
similar to the following:
Quadrics Switch Control -- (QR0N00)
1. Show network settings
2. Change network settings
3. Run jtest
4. Set module mode
5. Firmware upgrade
6. Quit
7. Reboot
8. Access Settings
9. Self Test
Enter 1-9 and press return: |
Enter 2 to access the Change network settings menu option and set the switch to STATIC IP addresses:
Quadrics Switch Control
Select Protocol
1. BOOTP
2. STATIC
3. Abort
Enter 1,2,3 and press return [2]: 2
Setting to STATIC
Enter rail: 0
Enter type (N for Node, S for Supertop, T for Top) (q to abort): N
Enter location (0-127) (q to abort): 0
Setting switch name to default: QR0N00
Setting IP address by switchname
Enter IP address [default 172.20.66.1] q to abort: Enter
Enter netmask address [default 255.255.0.0] q to abort: your_netmask
Enter gateway address [default 172.20.0.254], q to abort: Enter
Enter TFTP/RIS server IP address [default 172.20.0.254] q to abort: Enter
Enter TFTP upgrade filename [default 503-upgrade.tar] (q to abort): Enter
Setting upgrade filename to default: 503-upgrade.tar
Network Setup complete.
NOTE: REBOOT required for settings to take effect Press return to return
to main menu |
Click Show
network settingsto obtain the line card MAC address.
Write down this address for use later in this procedure.
Click Access Settings and click Password settings to set a login password for the switch.
Click Access settings and click Access protocol settings option
to enable the ssh command.
Reboot the switch controller
from the Reboot menu.
Log in as the root user on the head node.
Use the text editor of your
choice to open the /etc/hosts file and add an
entry for each switch, using the data in Table D-2 as a reference.
For example, if you have one switch, the entry is similar to the following:
Make your entries above the following line in
the file because any entries that follow this line will be deleted
if you reconfigure the system:
#XC-CLUSTER Do Not Edit Below this Line |
Save the changes to the file
and exit the text editor.
Repeat this entire procedure
for each switch controller card, modifying the switch name and switch
address using the data in Table D-2 as a reference.
After completing this procedure,
you can access the switch controller cards using either the switch
name or IP address:
When the connection is established, use the Quadrics
login password you set in step 5 to log in to the switch controller.
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