HP Scalable Visualization Array, V1.
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About This Document This document tells you how to install the SVA software kit. See the SVA System Administration Guide for additional cluster configuration topics. Intended Audience HP Manufacturing and system administrators. Typographic Conventions This document uses the following typographical conventions: %, $, or # audit(5) Command Computer output Ctrl+x ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE ERROR NAME Key Term User input Variable [] {} ...
be issued between editions to correct errors or document product changes. To ensure that you receive the updated or new editions, subscribe to the appropriate product support service. See your HP sales representative for details. You can find the latest version of this document online at: http://www.docs.hp.com. Manufacturing Part Number Supported Operating Systems Supported Versions Edition Number Publication Date A-SVAIG-2A HP XC System Software V3.0 Version 1.
1 Installing Software Components Kit Summary This section describes the current distribution and setup for the software components of the SVA. Supported Platforms The following platforms are supported with SVA: Clustering Software Base Operating System HP XC System Software V3.0 HP XC System Software V3.0 is compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server V4.0 Update 2 Kit Options Your system typically comes with HP XC System Software V3.0 and all the SVA software installed.
Installing HP XC and SVA Licenses HP ships SVA systems with the software and XC and SVA licenses already installed. The cluster is ready to use. There are several situations that involve installing licenses: • Initially installing licenses by HP Manufacturing before shipping to customers. • Re-installing an SVA Software Kit. • Installing an SVA Software Kit for the first time on an existing HP XC cluster.
Check with your HP Representative or HP Field Service if you need information on your type of upgrade license. Full Software Installation from Scratch A full software installation means installing the HP XC software and the HP SVA software. A full installation of a small cluster; for example, less than eight nodes, is relatively fast. A full cluster installation takes approximately three hours. A full installation is recommended if your cluster becomes unstable.
• Accept the license. • Do not load the audio driver. You can move between fields with the Tab key and can toggle options with the Enter key. 3. This step only applies to cases in which the head node is a workstation (xw8200 or xw9300). Reboot the head node. You can do so with the following command: # /sbin/shutdown -r now Once the node reboots, proceed directly to the next step. 4. 5. 6. You must shut down the X Server in order to install the graphics drivers.
clock=null type=xw9300 Configuring and Imaging the HP XC System Follow all the steps in the HP XC Installation Guide: Configuring and Imaging the System up to but not including the Run the start_sys Utility to Start the System and Propagate the Golden Image section. During those steps, be aware of the following: • The discovery process asks you for the number of nodes in the cluster and the number of workstation nodes in the cluster. For clusters with only workstations, these two numbers are the same.
Note: Do not include the head node (head node is the highest numbered node) as one of the nodes in either partition (lsf or vis). In this example, compute nodes that you assign to the vis partition are not available for jobs using LSF. The effect in this example is to have a single compute node (3) in the vis partition and a single compute node (4) in the lsf partition. You also need to add an entry to the prolog/epilog section of the slurm.conf file: Epilog=/opt/sva/sbin/sva_epilog.clean 2.
There are several prerequisites to beginning this process: • You have a fully installed and configured HP XC cluster. • You physically added and cabled a number of visualization nodes and support hardware to the HP XC cluster. See the HP XC hardware installation documentation available at www.docs.hp.com, or contact HP Field Service. • You powered down the cluster with the exception of the head node, on which you will install the SVA Software Kit.
Additional Configuration Tasks After completing the SVA installation, you typically have several additional tasks to configure your cluster. 1. Configure Display Nodes. 2. Configure additional Display Surfaces. 3. (Optional) Run the SVA OVP. Configure Display Nodes The initial system configuration done by HP defines one or more Display Surfaces, each of which maps a single display node to a single, corresponding cabled display device. Consequently, all the default Display Surfaces are single tile.
Installing Remote Graphics Software If you plan to use RGS on an HP XC cluster, you must do several things in addition to the normal HP RGS installation steps. 1. 2. 3. Install HP RGS on the cluster head node. If you are doing an initial installation of an HP XC cluster, follow the Install Required Third Party Software (Optional) step of the HP XC installation. Follow the normal RGS sender installation instructions. Carry out the HP XC cluster_config process and golden image update procedures.
