HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 3.0

Resource Management Role..............................................................................................................95
A Installation and Configuration Checklist.......................................................97
B Host Name and Password Guidelines........................................................101
Defining Host Names..........................................................................................................................101
Setting Strong Passwords......................................................................................................................101
C Enabling telnet on iLO Devices.................................................................103
D Configuring Interconnect Switch Monitoring Cards......................................105
Configuring the Quadrics Switch Controller Card....................................................................................105
Configuring the Myrinet Switch Monitoring Line Card...............................................................................108
Configuring the InfiniBand Switch Controller Card...................................................................................109
E Customizing Client Node Disks................................................................111
Overview of Client Node Disk Imaging..................................................................................................111
Dynamic Disk Configuration.................................................................................................................111
Example 1: Changing Default Partition Sizes and Swap Space for All Client Nodes...............................112
Example 2: Modifying a Group of Client Nodes to Have Customized Partition Sizes...............................113
Static Disk Configuration......................................................................................................................114
Enabling Static Disk Configuration...................................................................................................114
Customizing Client Disk Configuration..............................................................................................115
Example 1: Changing an Existing .conf File.................................................................................115
Example 2: Creating a New .conf File and Associated Master Autoinstallation Script........................115
F Using the Configuration Menu..................................................................117
Configuration Menu Overview..............................................................................................................117
Displaying Node Information................................................................................................................117
Modifying Nodes...............................................................................................................................117
Adding an Ethernet Connection.......................................................................................................118
Modifying Node Role Assignments..................................................................................................118
Analyzing Current Role Assignments Against HP Recommendations...........................................................119
Customizing Service and Client Configurations.......................................................................................120
Using the Services Configuration Commands.....................................................................................120
G Determining the Network Type.................................................................125
H LSF Installation Values.............................................................................127
I Reinstalling an HP XC System with Version 3.0............................................131
Reinstalling Opteron- or Xeon-Based Systems..........................................................................................131
Reinstalling the Entire System...........................................................................................................131
Reinstalling One or More Nodes.....................................................................................................131
Reinstalling Itanium-Based Systems........................................................................................................131
Reinstalling the Entire System...........................................................................................................132
Reinstalling One or More Nodes.....................................................................................................133
J Installing the Maui Scheduler....................................................................135
Maui Scheduler Overview....................................................................................................................135
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