Product specifications

1–Overview of the Release
Installation Requirements
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Installation Requirements
The following list any special or release specific installation requirements for this
release.
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 kits
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