HP XC System Software Administration Guide Version 2.1

Table 1-3: Recommended Administrative Tasks (cont.)
When Task Reference
Check the Nagios Web interface to monitor
the system status.
Chapter 6Frequently
Ensure that the following services are
running:
•Nagios
• Supermon
• syslog-ng
Chapter 3
Chapter 6
Back up the head node’s disks
Back up the configuration and management
database
Chapter 5
Archive or purge metrics data from the
configuration and management database; a
cron script is provided for this purpose
Chapter 5
Run the sys_check command at a time
that does not interfere with users’ j
obs
Chapter 15
Run the dgemm command to detect any
nodes that are not performing at their peak
performance
Chapter 15
For systems that use the Myrinet sy
stem
interconnect, run the gm_drain_t
est
when it does not interfere with use
rs’ jobs
Chapter 15
For systems that use the Quadrics
system interconnect, run the
qsnet2_drain_test when it does
not interfere with users’ jobs
Chapter 15
Regularly
Monitor the /hptc_clus-
ter/adm/logs/consolidated
.log
for potential errors.
Chapter 6
Ensure that the golden image is updated Chapter 7After a software
installation or change
to the configuration
Run the ovp command. Chapter 15
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