HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 3.2

Table 3-4 System Environment Setup Tasks (continued)
Conditionally Optional TasksRequired Tasks
“Create the HP Modular Cooling System Configuration
File” (page 83)
“Mount Network File Systems” (page 85)
“Update initrd Files With Required Hardware”
When you have finished setting up the system environment, proceed to “Task 7: Run the
cluster_config Utility to Configure the System” (page 85) to begin the system configuration
process.
3.7.1 Put the License Key File in the Correct Location (Required)
The HP XC license key file was e-mailed to you, and “Task 7: Have the License Key File Ready”
(page 27) instructed you to save the license key information into a file named XC.lic on another
machine. If you have not received the license key file, contact your HP representative.
Follow this procedure to put the license key file in the correct location:
1. Begin this procedure as the root user on the head node.
2. Use the file copy utility of your choice (such as scp) to copy the XC.lic file to the
/opt/hptc/etc/license directory on the head node.
3. Make sure the file permissions are set to allow only the user root to have read and write
access:
# chmod 600 /opt/hptc/etc/license/XC.lic
# ls -l /opt/hptc/etc/license/XC.lic
-rw------- 1 root root 941 Oct 20 10:34 XC.lic
The discovery process looks for and reads the XC.lic file in the /opt/hptc/etc/license
directory, and there is nothing else you have to do to install an HP XC license.
3.7.2 Configure Interconnect Switch Monitoring Line Cards (Required)
You must configure Quadrics switch controller cards, InfiniBand switch controller cards, and
Myrinet monitoring line cards on the interconnect to diagnose and debug problems with the
interconnect. These cards must be configured to pass the operation verification program (OVP),
which is used to verify the proper operation of the system after it has been installed and
configured.
Proceed to one of the following sections depending upon the type of interconnect in use; return
to this chapter when you are finished configuring the cards.
• “Configure Quadrics Switch Controller Cards” (page 191)
• “Configure Myrinet Switch Monitoring Line Cards” (page 194)
• “Configure InfiniBand Switch Controller Cards” (page 195)
3.7.3 Configure sendmail (Required)
LSF requires a mail program to send job output to users who submit jobs and to send
administrative messages to the LSF administrator.
By default, LSF uses the sendmail mail program. The sendmail service is installed by default
on the head node in /usr/lib/sendmail, but you must configure sendmail to meet your
site requirements.
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