HP XC System Software Release Notes for Version 3.0

Including a hyphen in the node name prefix adversely affects the bsub command, and you may
see messages similar to the following if a node name contains a hyphen:
# bsub -n 2 -ext "SLURM[nodelist=xc-n[1-10]]" hostname
Syntax error, incorrect SLURM option for NODELIST
Extsched option syntax error. Job not submitted.
5.3 Database Administrators Password Cannot Contain an Equals Sign
Do not include an equals sign character (=) as part of the database administrator password. The
cluster_prep command prompts you to define this password.
If you include an equals sign character in the password, symptoms may include errors while
running the discover, cluster_config or reset_db commands or any HP XC command
that attempts to connect to the database as administrator or root.
5.4 Notes About the Discovery Process
The HP XC System Software Installation Guide provides the following description of the --oldmp
option of the discover command:
The --oldmp option is required for HP Integrity systems because their
management processors (MPs) have statically set IP addresses and are not
configured to use DHCP.
This statement is not entirely true. The --oldmp option is no longer required on those systems
that have been upgraded with MP firmware Version 3.15 or newer.
5.5 Tasks To Perform Before Running the cluster_config Utility
Perform the tasks described in this section before you run the cluster_config utility, but
after you have run the discover command.
5.5.1 Required Task: Install Software Patches
This release requires additional software packages and patches to be applied after the head node
is installed and the cluster_prep command has configured the external Ethernet device on
the head node.
HP requires that you install all patches for this release; selective installation is not recommended.
HP XC patches are available at the HP It Resource Center Web site:
http://www.itrc.hp.com/
Instructions for registering on this Web site and the procedure for downloading patches are
located in the HP XC System Software Installation Guide.
5.5.2 Required Task: Configure the BMC Password On Itanium Systems
“Required Task: Install Software Patches” instructed you to install and download all available
software patches for this release. The PK01 patch for Version 3.0 upgraded the ipmitool utility
on your system as well as introduced some new functionality. After you install the PK01 patch,
you must configure the BMC password on Itanium systems. This is a one-time only task.
The ipmitool enables communication with the firmware that supports IPMI access through a
separate connection to a hardware platform for remote management. A full implementation
enables you to inquire into platform specifics and control some platform functions (power
management, for example).
In order to connect to the IPMI on an HP Integrity system, you must set the BMC password to
the same value as the console password. The information in this section describes how to configure
the BMC password. On all nodes, the BMC password must be the same as the management
processor (MP) password.
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