Layering HP XC System Software on Red Hat Enterprise Linux HowTo

swap = 2.0 GB

/boot = 1.5 GB

/ = 75.0 GB

/var = 43.5 GB

/hptc_cluster = 30.0 GB

Consider using the Red Hat Disk Druid disk partitioning tool to partition the disk.

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The following sections describe the procedures for applying this HowTo:

1. “Installing the Red Hat Software” (page 11)

2. “Installing Additional RPMs” (page 12)

3. “Installing the HP XC System Software” (page 13)

4. “Configuring and Imaging the HP XC System” (page 14)

4.1 Installing the Red Hat Software

Follow the instructions from Red Hat to install the Red Hat software on the head node. Make

the following selections and settings:

• Select No firewall in the Firewall Configuration window. See Figure 1 for an illustration.

• Ensure that the Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) feature is disabled in the Firewall

Configuration window. See Figure 1 for an illustration.

• Partition the head node system's disk as described in Table 2 (page 10).

• Be sure to install the following software:

— vi, emacs, and any other text editor that will be used

— perl

— gcc

— telnet

— mysql packages

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