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6. At the Linux base distribution screen, the acceptance checkbox should be ticked. Continue should then
be clicked.
7. Continue at the Kernel Module screen.
8. At the Hardware Information screen, all the relevant hardware is detected. Continue should be clicked.
9. At the Nodes screen:
• The number of racks and compute nodes are specified
• The base name for the compute nodes is set. Accepting the default of node means nodes names are
prefixed with node.
• The number of digits to append to the base name is set. For example, accepting the default of 3
means nodes from node001 to node999 are possible names.
• The correct hardware manufacturer is selected
Continue is then clicked.
10. At the Network Topology screen, the default network layout is chosen. Click continue
11. At the Additional Network Configuration screen, add the Intel® OPA network and 1GbE network and
configure the use of IPMI/iLO BMCs on the nodes. Adding an IPMI/iLO network is needed to configure
IPMI/iLO interfaces in a different IP subnet, and is recommended. When done, Continue should be
clicked.
Figure 5 Ntework Topology Setup