6.0 HP X9000 File Serving Software Installation (TA768-96041, October 2011)

Contents
1 Configuring the management console and file serving nodes on X9300/X9320
systems........................................................................................................6
Installation checklist..................................................................................................................6
Getting started.........................................................................................................................7
Configuring the management console.........................................................................................7
Creating a template for configuring file serving nodes.................................................................15
Using the template to configure file serving nodes.......................................................................22
Completing the installation..................................................................................................24
Configuring file serving nodes manually....................................................................................24
Completing the installation..................................................................................................31
2 Installing and configuring X9720 systems....................................................32
Installation checklist................................................................................................................32
Setting up an X9720 system.....................................................................................................33
Redeem X9000 File Serving Software licenses.......................................................................33
Power on the X9720 system.................................................................................................33
Boot server blades.............................................................................................................34
Verify the system................................................................................................................34
Configure vendor storage....................................................................................................34
Configure network parameters.............................................................................................34
Create a bonded network interface.................................................................................35
View the configuration...................................................................................................37
Configure system parameters and install the agile management console....................................37
Change passwords........................................................................................................37
Configure DNS settings..................................................................................................37
Set the time zone..........................................................................................................38
Install the agile management console ..............................................................................38
Configure NTP servers...................................................................................................38
Configure the default gateway for all servers.....................................................................38
Ensure that the cluster network is on bond1...........................................................................38
Completing the installation.......................................................................................................39
Changing IP addressing for the private network (optional)............................................................39
3 Configuring virtual interfaces for client access..............................................41
Network and VIF guidelines.....................................................................................................41
Creating a bonded VIF............................................................................................................41
Configuring standby backup nodes...........................................................................................41
Configuring NIC failover.........................................................................................................42
Configuring automated failover................................................................................................42
Example configuration.............................................................................................................42
Specifying VIFs in the client configuration...................................................................................42
Configuring link state monitoring for iSCSI network interfaces.......................................................43
Support for link state monitoring...............................................................................................43
4 Post-installation tasks.................................................................................44
Configuring data collection with Ibrix Collect..............................................................................44
Using the management console GUI.........................................................................................44
Changing the GUI user password........................................................................................44
X9000 Software manpages.....................................................................................................44
Configuring HP Insight Remote Support.....................................................................................44
Creating file systems...............................................................................................................44
Configuring NFS exports (optional)...........................................................................................45
NFS client implementation tuning.........................................................................................45
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