Layering HP XC System Software on Red Hat Enterprise Linux HowTo

alias scsi_hostadapter4 mptscsih
alias scsi_hostadapter5 sata_nv
Adding these entries ensures that a compute node with a configuration that is different from
the head node does not panic, preventing the compute node from booting after it is imaged.
10. Proceed to “Configuring and Imaging the HP XC System.”
4.4 Configuring and Imaging the HP XC System
Follow the procedures in the HP XC Installation Guide, starting at Section 2.4 Task 3: Install Additional
RPMs from the HP XC DVD and continuing through Chapter 4, Verifying the System and Creating
a Baseline Record of the Configuration to complete the installation, configuration, and validation of
the HP XC system.
Be sure to verify that the new, system-generated name for your head node generated during the
cluster_prep utility is different from the IP name assigned to your system's external network
connection.
5 Verifying Success
Follow the procedures in Chapter 4 of the HP XC Installation Guide to verify the successful
installation of the HP XC System Software.
6 Troubleshooting
This section provides solutions to issues that you might encounter when you apply this HowTo.
6.1 The Red Hat Network Drivers Do Not Work
The bnx2 and tg3 network drivers supplied with Red Hat EL4 Update 3 do not work with some
servers.
The following output is typical of this issue:
info: Connecting to database
err: ntpdate failed
info: Executing C02network nconfigure
Solution
You can download the updated bnx2 and tg3 drivers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS EL4
Update 3 from the following HP Web site:
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html?pageDisplay=drivers
Locate the Servers Product Category to find the drivers appropriate for your server.
7 Patches and Updates
Obtain Red Hat Linux user level and security fixes from your Red Hat software vendor
Be sure to check the IT Resource Center Web site for patches to the HP XC System Software;
those patches also pertain to the layered HP XC system software. That Web site is:
http://www.itrc.hp.com
If you use the InfiniBand system interconnect switch, you must obtain an updated InfiniBand
driver each time you update the kernel. Contact HP Support and request the Voltaire Infiniband
driver update RPM appropriate for your new kernel.
8 Support
If you encounter a problem, use Table 3 to determine whom to contact for support.
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