HP XC System Software Hardware Preparation Guide Version 4.0

4.9.6 Preparing HP Integrity rx8620 Nodes
Follow this procedure to prepare each HP Integrity rx8620 node.
IMPORTANT: Integrity rx8620 Nodes are configured with static addresses, not DHCP. On an
HP XC system with one or more Integrity rx8620 nodes, you must configure the Management
Processor (MP) on all nodes for static IP addresses rather than DHCP.
General Hardware Preparation
The connection of nodes to ProCurve switch ports is important for the automatic discovery
process.
1. Connect the Gigabit Ethernet ports on the HP Integrity rx8620 Core IO boards into the
ProCurve 28xx switch at the next available ports. Use one Gigabit Ethernet port for each
partition, for a total of two ports for one HP Integrity rx8620 node.
On each HP Integrity rx8620 node, connect partition 0 to the highest-numbered available
open port, and connect partition 1 to the next lower-numbered port. Repeat this step for the
next HP Integrity rx8620, and so on.
See Table 4-48 for more information.
2. Connect the Quadrics boards in the HP Integrity rx8620 partitions to the Quadrics switch
using the same pattern as the Gigabit Ethernet connections to the ProCurve 28xx switches.
Connect partition 0 of the first HP Integrity rx8620 server to the highest available Quadrics
switch port, which is followed by partition 1 to the next highest available switch port, which
is followed by partition 0 of the second HP Integrity rx8620 server, and so on.
Figure 4-30 shows the HP Integrity rx8620 Core IO board and the appropriate connections to the
administration network and console network.
132 Preparing Individual Nodes