HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 3.0

• Appendix B: Host Name and Password Guidelines (page 101) provides guidelines for various pieces
of user-defined information that you are asked to supply during the installation and configuration process.
• Appendix C: Enabling telnet on iLO Devices (page 103) describes how to enable telnet on nodes
using Integrated Lights Out (iLO) as the console port management device.
• Appendix D: Configuring Interconnect Switch Monitoring Cards (page 105) describes how to configure
the interconnect switch monitoring line cards to enable diagnostic tools to run.
• Appendix E: Customizing Client Node Disks (page 111) describes dynamic and static disk configuration
methods to modify a client node's disk partition layout and file system size, an optional task.
• Appendix F: Using the Configuration Menu (page 117) describes how to use the text-based cluster
configuration menu to change default role assignments and modify connections to the external network.
• Appendix G: Determining the Network Type (page 125) describes how to determine the QsNet
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network type.
• Appendix H: LSF Installation Values (page 127) lists the default LSF values that are configured for your
system during the HP XC System Software installation process.
• Appendix I: Reinstalling an HP XC System with Version 3.0 (page 131) describes how to reinstall HP
XC System Software Version 3.0 on a system that is already running Version 3.0.
• Appendix J: Installing the Maui Scheduler (page 135) describes how to install and configure the Maui
Scheduler.
• Appendix K: Troubleshooting (page 141) provides troubleshooting hints for several topics including
software upgrades, the discovery process, system configuration, system imaging, and license
management.
• The Glossary provides definitions of the terms used in this document.
HP XC Information
The HP XC System Software Documentation Set includes the following core documents. All HP XC documents
except the HP XC System Software Release Notes are shipped on the HP XC Documentation CD. All HP XC
documents including the HP XC System Software Release Notes are available on line at:
http://www.hp.com/techservers/clusters/xc_clusters.html
Contains important, last-minute information about firmware, software, or
hardware that might affect your system. This document is available only
on line.
HP XC System Software Release Notes
Describes tasks specific to HP XC that are required to prepare each
supported cluster platform for installation and configuration, including
required node and switch connections.
HP XC Hardware Preparation Guide
Provides step-by-step instructions for installing the HP XC System Software
on the head node and configuring the system.
HP XC System Software Installation Guide
Provides an overview of the HP XC system administrative environment
and describes cluster administration tasks, node maintenance tasks, LSF®
administration tasks, and troubleshooting procedures.
HP XC System Software Administration Guide
Provides an overview of managing the HP XC user environment with
modules, managing jobs with LSF, and how to build, run, debug, and
troubleshoot serial and parallel applications on an HP XC system.
HP XC System Software User's Guide
The following documents are also provided by HP for use with your HP XC system:
Linux Administration Handbook
A third-party Linux reference manual, Linux Administration Handbook , is shipped with the HP XC System
Software Documentation Set. This manual was authored by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein, et al
(NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002).
QuickSpecs for HP XC System Software
The QuickSpecs for HP XC System Software provides a product overview, hardware requirements, software
requirements, software licensing information, ordering information, and information about commercially
available software that has been qualified to interoperate with the HP XC System Software.
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