HP XC System Software Hardware Preparation Guide Version 4.0

7. Enter UC and use the menu options to remove the default MP user name and password and
create your own unique user name and password. HP recommends setting your own user
name and password for security purposes.
The user name must have a minimum of 6 characters, and the password must have a
minimum of 8 characters. You must set the same user name and password on every node.
The user name and password are required to access the power management device and
console.
8. If required, set static IP addresses. For more information, see “Setting Static IP Addresses
on Integrity Servers” (page 123).
9. Enter PC (power cycle) and then enter on to turn on power to the node.
10. Press Ctrl-B to return to the MP Main Menu.
11. Enter CO to connect to the console.
12. Perform this step on all nodes except the head node. From the Boot Menu screen, which is
displayed during the power on of the node, select the Boot Configuration Menu.
Do the following from the Boot Configuration Menu:
a. Select Add Boot Entry.
b. Select Load File [Core LAN Gb A] as the network boot choice, which is a Gigabit
Ethernet (GigE) port.
c. Enter the string Netboot as the boot option description. This entry is required and
must be set to the string Netboot (with a capital letter N).
d. Press the Enter key for no db-profile options.
e. Press the Enter key for no boot options.
f. If prompted, save the entry to NVRAM.
For more information about how to work with these menus, see the documentation that
came with the HP Integrity server.
13. Perform this step on all nodes except the head node. From the Boot Configuration menu,
select the Edit OS Boot Order option.
Do the following:
a. Use the navigation instructions on the screen to move the Netboot entry you just
defined to the top of the boot order.
b. If prompted, press the Enter key to select the position.
c. Enter x to return to the Boot Configuration menu.
14. Perform this step on all nodes, including the head node.
Select the Console Configuration option, and do the following:
a. Enable the Serial Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,700)/Pci(1|1) Vt100+ 9600 option.
b. Press the Esc key or enter x as many times as necessary to return to the Boot
Configuration menu.
c. When prompted, save the entry to NVRAM.
15. Turn off power to the node:
a. Press Ctrl-B to exit the console mode.
b. Enter CM to display the Command Menu.
c. Enter PC and enter off to turn off power to the node.
4.9.4 Preparing HP Integrity rx2660 Nodes
Figure 4-28 shows a rear view of the HP Integrity rx2660 server and the appropriate port
assignments for an HP XC system.
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