HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 3.2.1

3.13 Task 12: Run the startsys Utility to Start the System and Propagate the Golden Image.............102
3.14 Task 13: Perform Postconfiguration Tasks for the InfiniBand Interconnect................................105
3.15 Task 14: Create a Lock LUN Device File......................................................................................106
3.16 Task 15: Start Availability Tools...................................................................................................106
3.17 Task 16: Configure SNMP Trap Destination for Enclosures........................................................107
3.18 Task 17: Configure SNMP Trap Destination for Modular Cooling System Devices...................107
3.19 Task 18: Finalize the Configuration of Compute Resources........................................................108
3.19.1 Perform SLURM Postconfiguration Tasks...........................................................................108
3.19.2 Perform LSF Postconfiguration Tasks..................................................................................109
3.20 Task 19: Generate an SVA Site Configuration File.......................................................................110
3.21 You Are Done...............................................................................................................................111
4 Verifying the System and Creating a Baseline Record of the Configuration.......113
4.1 Task 1: Verify the LSF Configuration.............................................................................................113
4.1.1 Verify LSF-HPC with SLURM...............................................................................................113
4.1.2 Verify Standard LSF...............................................................................................................113
4.2 Task 2: Verify Availability Tools....................................................................................................114
4.3 Task 3: Run the OVP to Verify Software and Hardware Components.........................................115
4.4 Task 4: Run the SVA OVP Utility...................................................................................................117
4.5 Task 5: View System Health..........................................................................................................117
4.5.1 Nagios Web Interface.............................................................................................................117
4.5.2 The nrg Command................................................................................................................117
4.6 Task 6: Create a Baseline Copy of the Database............................................................................118
4.7 Task 7: Create a Baseline Report of the System Configuration.....................................................119
4.8 You Are Done................................................................................................................................119
5 Upgrading Your HP XC System To This Release.....................................................121
5.1 Software Upgrade Overview.........................................................................................................121
5.1.1 Supported Upgrade Paths.....................................................................................................121
5.1.2 Is Upgrading Appropriate for Your System Configuration?................................................122
5.1.3 Upgrade Characteristics........................................................................................................122
5.1.4 Upgrade Commands.............................................................................................................123
5.2 Task 1: Prepare for the Upgrade....................................................................................................123
5.3 Task 2: Prepare the System State...................................................................................................125
5.4 Task 3: Install the Upgrade RPM and Prepare the System............................................................125
5.5 Task 4: Upgrade Linux and HP XC RPMs.....................................................................................126
5.6 Task 5: Reboot the Head Node and Verify the New Kernel..........................................................127
5.7 Task 6: Install Patches and Reinstall Additional Software............................................................128
5.8 Task 7: Manually Merge File Customizations...............................................................................129
5.9 Task 8: Configure the System and Propagate the Golden Image..................................................130
5.10 Task 9: Image and Boot the System and Start Compute Resources............................................133
5.11 Task 10: Start Availability Tools After the Upgrade....................................................................135
5.12 Task 11: Verify the Upgrade.........................................................................................................135
6 Reinstalling HP XC System Software Version 3.2.1 ...............................................137
6.1 Reinstalling Systems with HP ProLiant Hardware Models..........................................................137
6.1.1 Reinstalling the Entire System...............................................................................................137
6.1.2 Reinstalling One or More Nodes...........................................................................................137
6.2 Reinstalling Systems with HP Integrity Hardware Models..........................................................138
6.2.1 Reinstalling the Entire System...............................................................................................138
6.2.2 Reinstalling One or More Nodes...........................................................................................138
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