HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 3.2

7.3 Task 1: Prepare for the Installation................................................................................................138
7.4 Task 2: Install the Red Hat Software..............................................................................................138
7.5 Task 3: Install Additional RPMs....................................................................................................139
7.6 Task 4: Install the HP XC System Software...................................................................................140
7.7 Task 5: Configure, Image, and Verify the System..........................................................................141
7.8 Obtaining Patches and Software Updates.....................................................................................141
7.9 Obtaining Support for HP XC on Red Hat Enterprise Linux........................................................141
8 Upgrading HP XC System Software on Red Hat Enterprise Linux........................143
8.1 HP XC on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Software Upgrade Overview.............................................143
8.1.1 Supported Upgrade Paths for HP XC on Red Hat Enterprise Linux....................................143
8.1.2 Is Upgrading HP XC on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Appropriate for Your System
Configuration?...............................................................................................................................143
8.1.3 HP XC on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Upgrade Characteristics............................................144
8.1.4 HP XC on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Upgrade Commands..................................................144
8.2 Task 1: Prepare for the HP XC on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Upgrade........................................144
8.3 Task 2: Prepare the System State...................................................................................................145
8.4 Task 3: Install the Upgrade RPM and Prepare the System............................................................145
8.5 Task 4: Upgrade HP XC RPMs for HP XC on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.....................................146
8.6 Task 5: View the Results of the RPM Upgrade..............................................................................146
8.7 Task 6: Install Patches and Re-Install Additional Software...........................................................146
8.8 Task 7: Manually Merge File Customizations...............................................................................147
8.9 Task 8: Configure the System and Propagate the Golden Image..................................................147
8.10 Task 9: Image and Boot the HP XC on Red Hat Enterprise Linux System and Start Compute
Resources.............................................................................................................................................149
8.11 Task 10: Verify the HP XC on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Upgrade.............................................149
9 Installing and Using PBS Professional.....................................................................151
9.1 PBS Professional Overview...........................................................................................................151
9.2 Before You Begin............................................................................................................................151
9.3 Plan the Installation.......................................................................................................................151
9.4 Perform Installation Actions Specific to HP XC............................................................................152
9.5 Configure PBS Professional under HP XC....................................................................................152
9.5.1 Configure the OpenSSH scp Utility......................................................................................153
9.5.2 Remove Nodes from the SLURM or LSF Configuration.......................................................153
9.5.3 Add Nodes to the PBS Professional Configuration..............................................................153
9.6 Replicate Execution Nodes............................................................................................................153
9.7 Enter License Information.............................................................................................................154
9.8 Start the Service Daemons.............................................................................................................154
9.9 Set Up PBS Professional at the User Level....................................................................................154
9.10 Run HP MPI Tasks.......................................................................................................................155
10 Installing the Maui Scheduler.................................................................................157
10.1 Maui Scheduler Overview...........................................................................................................157
10.2 Readiness Criteria........................................................................................................................157
10.3 Preparing for the Installation.......................................................................................................157
10.4 Installing the Maui Scheduler......................................................................................................158
10.4.1 Task 1: Download the Maui Scheduler Kit..........................................................................159
10.4.2 Task 2: Compile the Maui Scheduler from Its Source Distribution.....................................159
10.4.3 Task 3: Update the Maui Scheduler Configuration File......................................................159
10.4.4 Task 4: Edit the SLURM Configuration File........................................................................160
10.4.5 Task 5: Configure the Maui Scheduler................................................................................160
10.5 Verifying the Successful Installation of the Maui Scheduler.......................................................160
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