HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 2.1

Contents
About This Document
1Overview
1.1
How to Use This Manual ............................................................. 1-1
1.2
Upgrading Your Existing XC System ............................................... 1-1
1.3
Naming Conventions ................................................................. 1-1
2 Before You Begin
2.1
Task 1: Read Related Documents ................................................... 2-1
2.2
Task 2: Prepare the Hardwa
re .......................................................
2-1
2.3
Task 3: Verify Firmware ............................................................. 2-1
2.4
Task 4: Arrange for IP Add
ress Assignments and Host Names ..................
2-1
2.5
Task 5: Have the License Key File Ready .......................................... 2-2
2.6
Task 6: Purchase and Lic
ense Additional Software From T h ird -Party Vendo rs .
2-3
2.7
You Are Done ......................................................................... 2-3
3 Installing Software on the Head Node
3.1
Overview .............................................................................. 3-1
3.1.1
The Software Stack .............................................................. 3-1
3.1.2
Installation Summary ............................................................ 3-2
3.1.3
Kickstart File ..................................................................... 3-3
3.1.4
Default File System Layout and Disk Partition Sizes ........................ 3-3
3.2
Before You Begin ..................................................................... 3-3
3.3
Prepare for the Question-and-Answer Session ..................................... 3-4
3.4
Start the Installation Process ......................................................... 3-5
3.5
Install Additional RPMs Now (Optional) ........................................... 3-6
3.6
Install Patches or RPM Updates ..................................................... 3-7
3.6.1
Procedure to Download Patches ................................................ 3-7
3.7
Install HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share (Optional) .......................... 3-8
3.8
Install Required Third-Party Software Now (Optional) ........................... 3-8
3.9
You Are Done ......................................................................... 3-8
4 Configuring and Imaging the System
4.1
Overview .............................................................................. 4-1
4.2
Before You Begin ..................................................................... 4-2
4.3
Prepare for the Question-and-Answer Session ..................................... 4-2
4.4
Put the License Key File in the Correct Location .................................. 4-4
4.5
Change the Default IP Address Base (Optional) ................................... 4-4
4.6
Prepare the System and Discover System Components ........................... 4-5
4.7
Define and Set Up Your System Environment ..................................... 4-9
4.7.1
Configure the Switch Monitoring Line Cards (Required) .................... 4-9
4.7.2
Configure sendmail (Required) ................................................. 4-10
4.7.3
Create Local User Accounts (Optional) ....................................... 4-10
4.7.4
Configure NIS (Optional) ....................................................... 4-10
4.7.5
Limit User Access to Compute Nodes (Optional) ........... . . . .............. 4-13
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