HP SVA V2.0 Software Installation Guide

Table of Contents
About This Document.........................................................................................................7
1 Intended Audience..................................................................................................................................7
2 Typographic Conventions........................................................................................................................7
3 Related Information.................................................................................................................................8
4 Publishing History..................................................................................................................................8
5 HP Encourages Your Comments...............................................................................................................8
1 Installing Software Components...................................................................................9
1.1 Kit Summary........................................................................................................................................9
1.1.1 Supported Platforms.....................................................................................................................9
1.1.2 Kit Options...................................................................................................................................9
1.1.3 Determining Installed HP SVA Software Version.............................................................................9
1.1.4 BIOS Requirements.......................................................................................................................9
1.1.5 Installing Online Documentation...................................................................................................9
1.2 Hardware Preparation.........................................................................................................................10
1.3 Installing HP XC and SVA Licenses......................................................................................................11
1.3.1 Initial Installation by HP Manufacturing.......................................................................................11
1.3.2 Reinstalling an SVA Software Kit..................................................................................................11
1.3.3 Initial Installation of an SVA Software Kit on an HP XC Cluster......................................................11
1.3.4 Customer Site Upgrade................................................................................................................12
1.4 Full Software Installation from Scratch.................................................................................................12
1.4.1 Initial HP XC Installation.............................................................................................................12
1.4.2 Optional Remote Graphics Software Notes....................................................................................12
1.4.3 Initial SVA Installation on the Head Node.....................................................................................12
1.4.4 Configuring and Imaging the HP XC System................................................................................14
1.4.5 Additional SVA Configuration.....................................................................................................15
1.4.6 Golden Image the Render/Display Nodes.....................................................................................16
1.4.7 Generating an SVA Site Configuration File....................................................................................16
1.4.8 Verifying the HP XC System.........................................................................................................16
1.4.9 Main Installation Is Complete......................................................................................................16
1.5 Installing the SVA Software Kit on an Existing HP XC Cluster................................................................16
1.5.1 New SVA Nodes Exceeding Maximum Number............................................................................17
1.5.2 SVA Nodes Already Exist in Cluster.............................................................................................17
1.5.3 New SVA Nodes Not Exceeding Maximum Number.....................................................................18
1.6 Additional Configuration Tasks...........................................................................................................18
1.6.1 Configure Display Nodes.............................................................................................................18
1.6.2 Configure Display Surfaces..........................................................................................................18
1.6.3 Running the SVA OVP.................................................................................................................19
1.7 Upgrading SVA Software on an Existing HP XC Cluster........................................................................19
1.8 Installing Remote Graphics Software....................................................................................................20
A HP SVA Installation Command Options Reference..................................................21
A.1 HP SVA Installation Command Options Reference...............................................................................21
A.1.1 load_rpms Command.................................................................................................................21
A.1.2 install Command........................................................................................................................21
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