| 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 HP XC software
installation process.
| “Task 2: Start the Installation Process” |
Install additional RPMs for HP Serviceguard and SVA from
the HP XC DVD (optional).
| “Task 3: Install Additional RPMs from the HP XC DVD” |
| 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 Hardware 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). Configure access to the console port on the head node
(required). Set the BMC/IPMI password on HP Integrity servers
(required). Install additional HP or third-party software. 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). Mount network file systems (optional). Update initrd files with required hardware (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 if you want to configure
improved availability of services.
| “Task 8: Configure Availability Sets” |
Modify the default role assignments.
| “Task 9: Modify and Assign Node Roles” |
Supply configuration information requested by the cluster_config command.
| “Task 10: Respond to Configuration Questions” |
Edit the /etc/dhcpd.conf file (only for Myrinet interconnect).
| “Task 11: Edit the /etc/dhcpd.conf File” |
Boot and image all nodes and propagate the golden
image to all client nodes.
| “Task 12: Run the startsys Utility to Start the System and Propagate
the Golden Image” |
Perform postconfiguration tasks for the InfiniBand
interconnect (not required for Myrinet or QsNetII).
| “Task 13: Perform Postconfiguration Tasks for the InfiniBand
Interconnect” |
Create a lock LUN device for quorum if HP Serviceguard
is the availability tool (optional).
| “Task 14: Create a Lock LUN Device File” |
Start availability tools if you configured services
for improved availability (optional).
| “Task 15: Start Availability Tools” |
Configure SNMP trap destinations for enclosures (optional).
| “Task 16: Configure SNMP Trap Destination for Enclosures” |
Configure SNMP trap destinations for MCS devices (optional).
| “Task 17: Configure SNMP Trap Destination for Modular Cooling
System Devices” |
Confirm proper operation of compute resources: verify
SLURM and LSF.
| “Task 18: Finalize the Configuration of Compute Resources” |
Create an SVA configuration file if you installed SVA.
| “Task 19: Generate an SVA Site Configuration File” |
| Verifying the System |
Verify proper operation of LSF if you installed LSF.
| “Task 1: Verify the LSF Configuration” |
Verify proper operation of availability tools if you
installed and configured an availability tool.
| “Task 2: Verify Availability Tools” |
Run the operation verification program (OVP).
| “Task 3: Run the OVP to Verify Software and Hardware Components” |
Run the SVA OVP if you installed SVA.
| “Task 4: Run the SVA OVP Utility” |
Verify system health with the Nagios web interface
and the nrg command.
| “Task 5: View System Health” |
Create a snapshot of the configuration and management
database for future use.
| “Task 6: Create a Baseline Copy of the Database” |
Run the sys_check utility to create
a baseline report of the system configuration.
| “Task 7: Create a Baseline Report of the System Configuration” |
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