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Chapter 3 Configuring and Imaging the System

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System Configuration and Imaging Overview
System Configuration Process
Internal Node Naming
System Imaging Process
System Configuration and Imaging Log Files
Task 1: Prepare for the System Configuration
Task 2: Change the Default IP Address Base (Optional)
Task 3: Run the cluster_prep Command to Prepare the System
Task 4: Install Patches or RPM Updates
Download and Install Patches
Task 5: Run the discover Command to Discover Hardware Components
Discovering Non-Blade Hardware Configurations
Discovering Hardware Configurations With Server Blades and More Than One Enclosure
Discovering Hardware Configurations With Server Blades And A Single Enclosure
Discovering Hardware Configurations To Plan For Future Compute Node Expansion
Modify the Default Password for HP ProLiant DL140 and DL145 Hardware Models
Task 6: Set Up the System Environment
Put the License Key File in the Correct Location (Required)
Configure Interconnect Switch Monitoring Line Cards (Required)
Configure sendmail (Required)
Customize the Nagios Environment (Required)
Configure Access to the Console Port on the Head Node (Required)
Set the BMC Password on HP Integrity Systems (Required)
Install Additional Software From HP or Third-Party Vendors
Create the /hptc_cluster File System
Modify Workstation Model Names in the Database
Enable Software RAID-0 or RAID-1 on Client Nodes
Create Local User Accounts
Override Default User and Group Account IDs
Customize Client Node Disk Partitioning
Create the HP Modular Cooling System Configuration File
Mount Network File Systems
Update initrd Files With Required Hardware
Task 7: Run the cluster_config Utility to Configure the System
Task 8: Configure Availability Sets
Task 9: Modify and Assign Node Roles
Task 10: Respond to Configuration Questions
Task 11: Edit the /etc/dhcpd.conf File
Task 12: Run the startsys Utility to Start the System and Propagate the Golden Image
Task 13: Perform Postconfiguration Tasks for the InfiniBand Interconnect
Task 14: Create a Lock LUN Device File
Task 15: Start Availability Tools
Task 16: Configure SNMP Trap Destination for Enclosures
Task 17: Configure SNMP Trap Destination for Modular Cooling System Devices
Task 18: Finalize the Configuration of Compute Resources
Perform SLURM Postconfiguration Tasks
Perform LSF Postconfiguration Tasks
Task 19: Generate an SVA Site Configuration File
You Are Done

This chapter contains an overview of the initial system configuration and imaging process and describes system configuration tasks, which must be performed in the following order:

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