HP XC System Software Release Notes for Version 3.0

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About This Document.........................................................................................................9
1 Intended Audience...............................................................................................................................9
2 Document Organization......................................................................................................................9
3 HP XC Information............................................................................................................................10
3.1 For More Information................................................................................................................11
3.2 Supplementary Information......................................................................................................11
3.3 Manpages...................................................................................................................................13
4 Related Information...........................................................................................................................13
5 Typographic Conventions..................................................................................................................14
6 HP Encourages Your Comments........................................................................................................15
1 New and Changed Features......................................................................................17
1.1 Base Distribution and Kernel..........................................................................................................17
1.2 Support for Large-Scale Systems.....................................................................................................17
1.3 Upgrade Installation........................................................................................................................17
1.4 Kickstart Installation.......................................................................................................................17
1.5 The discover Command..................................................................................................................18
1.6 The cluster_prep Command............................................................................................................18
1.7 Cluster Configuration......................................................................................................................18
1.8 System Imaging...............................................................................................................................19
1.9 The startsys Command....................................................................................................................19
1.10 LSF and SLURM............................................................................................................................20
1.11 The collectl Utility..........................................................................................................................20
1.12 Nan Notification Aggregator and Delimiter.................................................................................20
1.13 Additional Nagios Plugins............................................................................................................20
1.14 The ssh_create_shared_keys Command.......................................................................................20
1.15 The ipmitool Command................................................................................................................20
1.16 HP Mathematical Library (MLIB).................................................................................................21
1.17 Documentation..............................................................................................................................21
2 Important Release Information....................................................................................23
2.1 Firmware Revisions.........................................................................................................................23
2.2 Patches.............................................................................................................................................23
3 Hardware Preparation Notes......................................................................................25
3.1 BIOS Settings for HP ProLiant DL140 G2 Nodes............................................................................25
3.2 Preparing the Hardware for CP6000 Systems.................................................................................25
3.2.1 Preparing HP Integrity rx1620 and rx2600 Nodes..................................................................25
3.2.2 Preparing HP Integrity rx2620 and rx4640 Nodes..................................................................27
4 Installation Notes.........................................................................................................29
4.1 Notes to Read Before the Kickstart Installation Session.................................................................29
4.1.1 Kickstart Boot Command Line Options Based on Hardware Model.....................................29
4.2 Additional Third-Party Software Cannot Be Installed on the Head Node Until Network
Connectivity is Established...................................................................................................................29
4.3 Benign Errors in /var/log/postinstall.log File..................................................................................29
4.4 MySQL Database Daemon Does Not Start.....................................................................................30
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