HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 2.1

4.7.6
Customize Client Node Disk Partitioning (Optional) ......................... 4-14
4.8
Configure the System and Create the Golden Image .............................. 4-14
4.9
Modify SLURM Characteristics (Optional) ........................................ 4-21
4.10
Start the System and Propagate the Golden Image ................................. 4-22
4.11
Start LSF HPC ........................................................................ 4-24
4.12
You Are Done ......................................................................... 4-25
5 Verifying the System
5.1
Run the Operation Verification Program (OVP) ................................... 5-1
5.2
Take a Snapshot of the Database .................................................... 5-5
5.3
Create a Baseline Report of Your System Configuration .......................... 5-5
5.4
You Are Done ......................................................................... 5-5
6 Configuring SAN Storage Devices
6.1
Overview .............................................................................. 6-1
6.1.1
Install and Configure the EVA3000 or EVA5000 SAN Storage Device .... 6-2
6.1.2
Make and Mount the File Systems ............................................. 6-2
A Installation and Configuration Checklist
B External Ethernet Connections
C Guidelines for User-Defined Information
C.1
Defining Host Names ................................................................. C-1
C.2
Setting Strong Passwords ............................................................ C-1
D Installing Additional Software
D.1
Overview .............................................................................. D-1
D.2
Intel and PGI Compilers ............................................................. D-1
D.3
MLIB Dependency on Compilers ................................................... D-2
E Discovery Flowchart and Troubleshooting
E.1
Discovery Flowchart ................................................................. E-1
E.2
Troubleshooting the Discovery Process ............................................. E-2
E.2.1
ProCurve Switches Do Not Obtain Their IP Address ........................ E-2
E.2.2
ProCurve Switches May Take Time to Get IP Addresses .................... E-2
E.2.3
Not All Console Ports Are Discovered ........................................ E-2
E.2.4
Some Console Ports Have Not Obtained Their IP Address .................. E-3
E.2.5
Not All Nodes Are Discovered ................................................. E-3
F Enabling telnet on iLO Devices
G Configuring I nterconnect Switch Line Monitoring Cards
G.1
Configuring the Quadrics Switch Controller Card ................................. G-1
G.2
Configuring the Myrinet Switch Monitoring Line Card ........................... G-3
G.3
Configuring the InfiniBand Switch Controller Card ............................... G-5
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