HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 3.2.1

Table 3-2 Information Required by the discover Command
Description and User ActionItem
Enter the total number of nodes in the system configuration that are to be
discovered at this time. Make sure the number you enter includes the head node
and all compute nodes.
You are not prompted for this information if you are discovering a multi-region,
large-scale system.
If you specify the --enclosurebased option on the discover command line,
you are not prompted for this information.
You can include the nodes= keyword and value on the discover command
line to omit this question during the discovery process.
Total number of nodes in
this cluster
Enter the number of workstation nodes in the hardware configuration.
Workstations do not have console ports.
There is no default response, and a response is required. Enter 0 (zero) if the
system does not contain workstations.
You are not be prompted for this information if you are discovering a
multi-region, large-scale system.
If you specify the --enclosurebased option on the discover command line,
you are not prompted for this information.
You can include the ws= keyword on the discover command line to omit this
question during the discovery process.
Number of nodes that are
workstations
Look on the back panel of the ProCurve Root Administration Switch near the
9-pin console port and write down the MAC address. Use the switch management
serial console with a terminal connected if you cannot read the MAC address.
See “ProCurve Switches Do Not Obtain Their IP Addresses” (page 156), which
describes how you can identify which switch is the Root Administration Switch.
You can include the switchmac= keyword on the discover command line to
omit this question during the discovery process.
MAC address of the root
administration switch
When only one HP BladeSystem c3000 or c7000 enclosure is present in a hardware
configuration, you must include the --single option on the discover
command line. The discover command prompts you to supply the MAC
address of the Onboard Administrator because hardware configurations with
one enclosure do not have any external ProCurve switches.
The Onboard Administrator is the small LED panel near the bottom of the
enclosure and you can obtain its MAC address directly from it.
MAC address of the
Onboard Administrator
Supply the common administrator password for the ProCurve switches that you
defined when you prepared the hardware.
Press Enter if you did not set this password when you prepared the hardware.
You can include the switchpw="-" keyword and value on the discover
command line to omit this question during the discovery process.
Administrator password for
the ProCurve switch
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