HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 3.2

3.7.4 Customize the Nagios Environment (Required)
Nagios is a highly customizeable system monitoring tool that you can tailor to specific installation
and monitoring requirements. HP recommends that you consider certain aspects of the Nagios
environment as part of the initial system setup to optimize the type of system events reported
to you as well as the frequency of alerts.
Consider the following items when customizing Nagios to suit your environment:
• Setting thresholds for load averages
• Setting up e-mail contacts
• Modifying alert rules files
• Setting up event logging
• Using event handler scripts to remove suspect nodes from the SLURM lsf partition
Because customizing and tuning the Nagios environment can be done at any time and as often
as required, the procedures are documented in the HP XC System Software Administration Guide.
See that document and return here when you have completed tuning the Nagios environment.
3.7.5 Configure Access to the Console Port on the Head Node (Required)
Perform this task only if the console port on the head node is connected to the external network.
Otherwise, omit this task.
To monitor sensor data and system event logs, Nagios requires that the console port on the head
node be accessible. The procedure is documented in the HP XC System Software Administration
Guide. Return here when you have completed the task.
3.7.6 Set the BMC Password on HP Integrity Systems (Required)
To monitor sensor data and system event logs, Nagios requires that you set a base motherboard
controller (BMC) password on HP Integrity systems. This procedure is documented in the HP
XC System Software Administration Guide. Return here when you have completed the task.
3.7.7 Install Additional Software From HP or Third-Party Vendors
This task is optional. Perform this task only if you need to install additional HP software products,
third-party software products, or other software that is required for your computing environment.
Otherwise, omit this task.
Install the software now before the system is configured so that the software is transparently
propagated to all nodes during the initial image synchronization.
The remainder of this section provides information about installing additional software products
on an HP XC system. The following topics are addressed:
• “Install Additional HP Software Products” (page 77)
• “Install Third-Party Software Products” (page 80)
• “Install Compilers” (page 80)
3.7.7.1 Install Additional HP Software Products
This section lists prominent HP software products that you can integrate into an HP XC system.
You might require some of these products depending upon how you plan to configure the HP
XC system software environment. You must purchase and license these products from HP.
This section does not contain product-specific installation information for other HP software
products; see the product documentation for product-specific installation instructions.
• “HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share” (page 78)
• “HP Serviceguard” (page 78)
• “HP Remote Graphics Software” (page 79)
3.7 Task 6: Set Up the System Environment 77