HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 3.2

1. Determine whether you want to override files delivered in the golden image. This step is
optional, and typically during an initial system installation and configuration, it is not
necessary. However, be aware that you can modify the files delivered in the golden image,
and the HP XC System Software Administration Guide describes how to do so.
NOTE: If the hardware configuration is not homogenous (that is, not all nodes are the
same hardware model) and contains one or more HP ProLiant DL145 G2 nodes and they
are using InfiniBand PCI-X cards, add the additional kernel boot option noapic to the
grub.conf file as an override to the system image.
2. Make sure the XC.lic license key file is located in the following directory:
# ls /opt/hptc/etc/license
CAUTION: You cannot continue if the license key file is not present in this directory. See
“Task 7: Have the License Key File Ready” (page 27) and “Put the License Key File in the
Correct Location (Required)” (page 75) for more information about obtaining and positioning
the license key file if you have not already done so.
3. Ensure that the power is off on all nodes except the head node.
4. Use the startsys command to turn on power to all nodes, image the nodes, and boot the
nodes.
The command-line options for the initial system image and boot are listed in Table 3-9 and
depend on the number of nodes, whether or not the hardware configuration contains HP
server blades and enclosures, and the size of the disks.
3.13 Task 12: Run the startsys Utility to Start the System and Propagate the Golden Image 101