5.6.x HP X9000 Series Network Storage System Installation Guide (TA768-96056, December 2011)

><fully.qualified.domain.name-of-known DNS entry>

Set the time zone

Run timeconfig to set the correct time zone for the system location.

Configure NTP servers

Edit the /etc/ntp.conf file, using the following example as a template. In the example,

<ntp-servern-address> is the address of a timeserving source.

#AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED NTP CONFIGURATION FILE

logfile /var/log/ntpd.log

driftfile /var/lib/ntp/drift

restrict default kod nomodify notrap noquery nopeer

server <ntp-server1-address> prefer

restrict <ntp-server1-address> mask <subnet-mask> nomodify notrap

server <ntp-server2-address> prefer

restrict <ntp-server1-address> mask <subnet-mask> nomodify notrap

server <ntp-server3-address> prefer

restrict <ntp-server1-address> mask <subnet-mask> nomodify notrap

restrict localhost

Next, stop the NTP service:

# service ntpd stop

Run ntpdate to verify that the server can connect to the NTP source:

ntpdate <ipaddress-of-time-source>

If the ntpdate command is successful, start the NTP service:

# service ntpd start

If the ntpdate command did not succeed, diagnose the fault and then start the service.

Configure the default gateway for all servers

Add the following line to the /etc/sysconfig/network file:

GATEWAY=<ipa of default gateway>

Then restart the network service:

# service network restart

Ensure that the cluster network is on bond1

The cluster network defined through ibrix_nic should be set to the fastest network link available.

For a default X9720 configuration, this should be bond1 (eth1 and eth2 are 9Gb/s). If

ibrix_nic –l shows that the cluster is set for bond0 interfaces, rotate the cluster network to

bond1 for each host:

# ibrix_nic –t –n bond1 –h kudos1

# ibrix_nic –t –n bond1 –h kudos2

# ibrix_nic –t –n bond1 –h kudos3

After moving the cluster network to bond1, change the management console VIF (Agile_Cluster_VIF)

to the same network to enable communication.

1. From the active management console, list all passive management consoles, move them to

maintenance mode, and then unregister them from the agile configuration:

# ibrix_fm -f

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