Layering HP XC System Software on Red Hat Enterprise Linux HowTo

Layering HP XC System Software on Red Hat Enterprise
Linux HowTo
This document describes how to install the HP XC System Software on a Red Hat Linux operating
system.
1 Requirements
The following table describes the requirements and specifications for installing the HP XC System
Software on a Red Hat Linux based operating system:
Table 1 Requirements
DescriptionRequirements
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EL Red Hat workstation-class
installation designated as: WS EL4 Update 3 (CD set or
DVD)
NOTE: HP recommends that you install the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux workstation product from the DVD to
facilitate ease of use, especially for resolving
dependencies.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Version 3.1 (DVD)HP XC System Software
HP CP3000 (Xeon) or
HP CP4000 (Opteron)
Cluster Platform
The master firmware tables are available at the following
Web site:
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/highperfcomp.html
Firmware Requirements
• InfiniBand
• Gigabit Ethernet
Supported Interconnect Switches
• This HowTo document
• HP XC Hardware Preparation Guide
• HP XC Installation Guide
• Red Hat Installation and other documentation, as
needed
Documentation
2 Caveats
The following caveats apply to this HowTo:
• The Layered HP XC System Software software package has been tested and certified only
on the cluster platforms and interconnect switches listed in Table 1.
• The HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share (SFS) is not supported.
• The improved availability feature of HP XC System Software has not been certified for this
product.
• If you use the Red Hat up2date RPM update package to upgrade from WS EL4 Update 3
to a later update, do not select module-init-tools. This selection removes the modules
package. The HP XC modulefiles_hptc package depends on the modules package.
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