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5.5 Special PCM Installation for RHEL 5.6 and SLES 11 SP1
Platform PCM 3.0 Standard Edition for RHEL 5.6 and SLES 11 SP1 requires an updated RPM
to enable the QLogic GUI (portal) menu items for launching FastFabric and Fabric Viewer.
The RPM can be obtained from Platform Computing’s web site. Once installed, these menu
items are available in the Common Tasks drop down menu on the Platform portal main
screen (dashboard view).
To install the PCM using the builds, use the following instructions:
1. Set up head (Installer) node with RHEL5.6 or SLES 11 SP1 by following the instructions
in the Installing Platform HPC guide (Platform_hpc_install.pdf file).
2. Copy the build required for your distribution iso file, the portal RPM file, the QLogic IFS
and OFED kit files, and the license file to the installer node as root.
3. Mount the iso file (with -o loop option) for the build required for your distribution and
run the pcm-installer to get started. Perform the installation procedure in Section 7 of
the QLogic Fabric Software Installation Guide. Remember to remove the following two
PCM kits:
platform-hpc-high-performance-computing-tools
platform-ofed
and to add the QLogic IFS and OFED kits (be sure to use the required for your
distribution).
4. Let the PCM installation finish, and add the compute nodes as per PCM instructions.
5. Replace the portal RPM with the patch that enables the QLogic FF and FV menu items as
follows:
a. Log on installer node as root, remove the old rpm package:
# rpm -e platform-hpc-web-portal --nodeps
b. Back up the QLogic GUI files (an XML file and the FV Java applet files):
# cd /usr/share/pmc; tar cvzf ~/qlogic_gui.tgz
gui/3.0/tomcat/webapps/platform/customApplets/FabricViewer
gui/conf/custom/menu/QLogicButtons.xml; cd -
c. Remove all old installtion files:
# rm -rf /usr/share/pmc/*
d. Install the updated rpm package (from the Platform Computing web site):
# rpm -ivh platform-hpc-web-portal-VERSION-Date.x86_64.rpm
e. Restore the QLogic GUI files:
# cd /usr/share/pmc; tar xvzf ~/qlogic_gui.tgz; cd -
f. Run the integration command to setup the GUI:
# /opt/kusu/bin/kusurc
g. Register license using hpc-license-tool command.
h. Login the web portal and check the new features.