Administrator's Guide

6 Cluster Test tools
The tools in this section are run from the Cluster Test interface. Be sure to check for additional tools
that run from the command line. Utility commands are listed in “Utility commands” (page 51).
Hardware Inventory
For the Hardware Inventory tool to work correctly, you must have the HP Lights-Out Online
Configuration Utility, hponcfg, or the ipmitool installed, depending on the node model. In
general, if your nodes are in the list of supported models for hponcfg, then you will need that
tool, otherwise you will need ipmitool. See the HP SmartStart Scripting Toolkit page and look
for the HP SmartStart Scripting Toolkit Linux and Windows Editions Support Matrix for a list of
supported models for hponcfg.
To get a hardware inventory, select Tools→Hardware Inventory from the Cluster Test Interface
toolbar. This tool performs a hardware inventory on all active nodes in the cluster. Reported
hardware includes server models, serial numbers, BIOS versions, BMC firmware versions, number
of CPU’s, NIC’s status, and memory in MBytes.
The Hardware Inventory report can be saved to a file by selecting File→Save from the Hardware
Inventory toolbar.
Firmware Summary
For the Firmware Summary tool to work correctly, you must have the HP Lights-Out Online
Configuration Utility, hponcfg, or the ipmitool installed, depending on the node model. In
general, if your nodes are in the list of supported models for hponcfg, then you will need that
tool, otherwise you will need ipmitool. See the HP SmartStart Scripting Toolkit page and look
for the HP SmartStart Scripting Toolkit Linux and Windows Editions Support Matrix for a list of
supported models for hponcfg.
To get a firmware summary, select Tools→Firmware Summary from the Cluster Test toolbar. This
tool summarizes the firmware versions on all nodes in the cluster. Each row in the Firmware Summary
window represents a group of nodes of the same model, BIOS firmware version, iLO/MP firmware
version, and Interconnect HCA firmware version; the window is sorted based on node type
(hardware model) so it’s easier to check for correct firmware versions.
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