6.0 HP X9000 File Serving Software Installation (TA768-96041, October 2011)
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Set the time zone
Run timeconfig to set the correct time zone for the system location.
Install the agile management console
Install the agile management console on all nodes in the cluster. The agile management console
is active on the first node installed and passive on the other nodes. Run the following command
on each node:
• ./ibrixinit -C <Cluster_IF> -v <VIF_IP> -m <VIF_NETMASK> -d
<VIF_DEVICE> -w <PORT_NO> -F [-V<USERVIR_IP>] [-D <USERVIF_DEV>]
[-N <USERVIF_NETMASK>]
For example:
./ibrixinit -C bond1 -v 192.168.56.20 -m 255.255.0.0 -d bond1:0 -w
9009 -F -V 10.30.49.54 -D eth0:1 -N 255.255.0.0
Configure NTP servers
IMPORTANT: Configure NTP servers only on the node hosting the active management console.
The list of NTP servers is stored in the management console configuration. The active management
console node syncs its time with the external source. The other file serving nodes sync their time
with the active management console node. In the absence of an external time source, the local
hardware clock on the agile management console node is used as the time source. This configuration
method ensures that the time is in sync on all cluster nodes, even in the absence of an external
time source.
On the node that will host the active management console, use the following command to specify
the primary and secondary NTP servers:
ibrix_clusterconfig -c -N SERVER1[,...,SERVERn]
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:
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