HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 3.0

Table 3-2 lists the default values defined in the Kickstart file, regardless of the cluster platform. These default
values reduce the number of answers you have to provide during the installation session.
Table 3-2 Default Values in the ks.cfg File
Default ValueItem
United States (U.S.)Keyboard type
Generic three button mouse emulationMouse
U.S. EnglishLanguage used by the installation process
U.S. EnglishLanguage installed on the system
GNOMEDesktop manager
You can modify these values after the installation process is complete by using standard Linux system
administration procedures.
Default File System Layout and Disk Partition Sizes
Table 3-3 lists the default file system layout that is applied to the head node system disk. Because total disk
size may vary, partition sizes are shown as a percentage of total disk size. The HP XC System Software
Administration Guide describes the purpose and content of each file system.
Table 3-3 Default Disk Partition Layout on the Head Node
Partition Size Without /hptc_cluster File SystemPartition Size With /hptc_cluster File SystemFile System Name
2 GB * 3 = 6 GB total swap space
1
2 GB * 3 = 6 GB total swap space
1
3 swap partitions
1 percent of remaining disk space1 percent of remaining disk space/boot (AMD Opteron™ and
Intel® Xeon™ systems)
or
/boot/efi (Itanium® systems)
60 percent of remaining disk space50 percent of remaining disk space/ (root)
39 percent of remaining disk space29 percent of remaining disk space/var
N/A20 percent of remaining disk space/hptc_cluster (on head
node only)
1 6 GB is subtracted from the total disk space, and space for all other file systems is calculated from the remaining disk space.
The default disk partition layout for client nodes (that is, nodes other than the head node) is listed in Table 4-4
(page 50).
Task 1: Gathering Information Required for the Installation
• Ensure that you have performed all preinstallation tasks described in Preparing for a New Installation
(page 23), especially the hardware preparation tasks.
• Know how to use a text editor (such as vi, emacs, or gedit) because at some points in the system
installation and configuration process, you are required to modify text files.
• Know the processor architecture for your HP Cluster Platform, which is listed in Table 3-4.
Table 3-4 Processor Architecture by Cluster Platform
Processor ArchitectureCluster Platform (CP) Model
Intel Xeon with EM64TCluster Platform 3000
AMD OpteronCluster Platform 4000
Intel Itanium 2Cluster Platform 6000
• Ensure that you have in your possession the DVD distribution media listed in Table 3-5 that is appropriate
for your cluster platform. The XC System Software and the open source software source code DVDs are
included in the architecture-specific media kits that were shipped to you.
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