User`s guide

Configuring Firmware and Drivers
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Configuring Firmware and Drivers
The SGI Virtu VN200 uses the same BIOS images as the SGI Altix XE320 server, with
customized settings.
The SGI Virtu VN200 also uses factory-installed, accelerated NVIDIA graphics drivers
and X.org windowing system; SGI provides limited support for these SGI qualified
NVIDIA graphics drivers. You can obtain the accelerated NVIDIA graphics drivers from
the following sources:
• Download the updated firmware images and graphics card drivers from SGI
Supportfolio
• Install the drivers from the SGI ProPack CD
• Install the BIOS from a USB flash drive, then install the drivers from the operating
system using the appropriate.rpm file
Power On/Off the Cluster
You can use the baseboard management controller (BMC) interface to perform power
management and other administrative functions. Refer to the SGI Altix XE320 User’s
Guide, publication number 007-5466-00
x for information about the BMC.
You can use the Scali parallel shells tools suite to perform remote power management
from the head node. Login to the head node as root, and use the
/opt/scali/sbin/power command to manage the system.
# power -H
Usage:
/opt/scali/sbin/power [option] [nodelist <on|off|cycle|status>]
Example:
Use the following command to power cycle cluster nodes 001 through 032:
power cl1n[001-032] -cycle