HP XC System Software Release Notes for Version 3.1

5.1 Notes That Apply Before You Invoke the cluster_prep Utility.......................................................39
5.1.1 Use Alphabetic Characters in Node Naming Prefix...............................................................39
5.1.2 Required Task for Some NIC Adapter Models: Verify Correct NIC Device Driver
Mapping..........................................................................................................................................39
5.2 Do Not Terminate the cluster_prep Utility.....................................................................................40
5.3 Required Task: Reset the Database After Installing Patch hptc-cluconfig-4-19.9sp........................40
5.4 Notes That Apply to the Discover Process......................................................................................40
5.4.1 Segmentation Fault Observed with Enclosure-Based discover Command............................40
5.4.2 Benign Messages with Enclosure-Based discover Command................................................40
5.4.3 ProLiant DL145 G2 2 Console Port Might Lose Connectivity to the Administration
Network...........................................................................................................................................40
5.5 Notes That Apply Before You Invoke the cluster_config Utility....................................................41
5.5.1 Remove the management_hub and console_network Roles From the Head Node on Systems
With More Than 256 Nodes.............................................................................................................41
5.5.2 Follow Role Assignment Guidelines for Improved Availability............................................41
5.5.3 Update initrd Files With Required Hardware........................................................................41
5.5.4 Change the InfiniBand Switch Root Password.......................................................................42
5.5.5 Save the Contents of the /etc/dhcpd.conf File.........................................................................42
5.5.6 Error Messages for InfiniBand Switch Entries........................................................................42
5.6 Benign Messages Seen During cluster_config Processing..............................................................43
5.7 Processing Time for cluster_config Might Take Longer on a Head Node With Improved
Availability............................................................................................................................................43
5.8 Notes That Apply After You Invoke the cluster_config Utility......................................................43
5.8.1 Update the LSF Scheduler After Running the spconfig Command.......................................43
5.8.2 Hardware Configurations with Mixed Opteron and Xeon Hardware and InfiniBand Require
an Imaging Override.......................................................................................................................43
5.8.3 snmptrapd Might Not Start on Systems Discovered With the ic=AdminNet Option............44
5.8.4 Configure Additional Boot Option on ProLiant DL145 Generation 2 Client Nodes With
PCI-X InfiniBand Cards...................................................................................................................44
5.8.5 Increase the Imaging Time Out Limit on Systems With Large Disks.....................................45
5.8.6 Edit the /etc/dhcpd.conf File...................................................................................................45
5.9 OVP Reports Benign Nagios Warnings...........................................................................................45
5.10 OVP Might Return LSF Errors.......................................................................................................46
5.11 OVP qsnet_database Test May Fail Due to Benign Errors Returned By the qsctrl Utility............46
6 Software Upgrades......................................................................................................49
6.1 Notes That Are Common to Both Upgrade Types..........................................................................49
6.1.1 Upgrade Does Not Require All Patches For Current Release.................................................49
6.1.2 Save the LSF Configuration and Customizations Before Upgrading.....................................49
6.1.3 Possible Failed RPM Dependencies Errors Seen During the preupgradesys Utility..............49
6.1.4 The upgradesys Utility Might Fail While Backing Up the Database......................................50
6.1.5 The hptc-ire-serverlog Service Might Not Start......................................................................50
6.2 Notes That Apply to Major Upgrades.............................................................................................51
6.2.1 Required Task: Add Missing MAC Addresses.......................................................................51
6.2.2 Required Task: Determine MAC Addresses For Client Nodes With External Devices..........51
6.2.3 Required Task: Set External MAC Addresses Before Running the cluster_config Utility......51
6.2.4 Required Task: Remove SystemImager Override Symbolic Links Before Running the
cluster_config Utility.......................................................................................................................52
6.2.5 Required Task on HP Integrity Head Nodes: Edit the elilo.conf File.....................................52
6.2.6 Required Task for HP Integrity Hardware: Set the IPMI Password.......................................52
6.2.7 InfiniBand Directory is Missing from the /etc/profile File......................................................52
6.2.8 Invoke the cluster_config Utility From the Console...............................................................53
6.2.9 HP Integrity System Does Not Boot After an Upgrade..........................................................53
6.3 Notes That Apply to Minor Upgrades............................................................................................53
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