Table of Contents
About This Document.........................................................................................................9
Intended Audience.................................................................................................................................9
Document Organization.........................................................................................................................9
Typographic Conventions......................................................................................................................9
Documentation Updates and Release Notes........................................................................................10
HP Encourages Your Comments..........................................................................................................10
1 HP Workgroup System Overview...............................................................................11
1.1 HP Workgroup System Views.........................................................................................................11
2 Hardware Prerequisites...............................................................................................13
2.1 Hardware Preinstallation Checklist................................................................................................13
2.2 Firmware Requirements..................................................................................................................13
3 Hardware Setup...........................................................................................................15
3.1 Unpack the Enclosure......................................................................................................................15
3.2 Installing and Starting Up the Hardware........................................................................................17
3.2.1 Setting IP Addresses................................................................................................................17
3.2.2 Setting Boot Order...................................................................................................................19
3.2.3 Setting Up iLO.........................................................................................................................19
3.2.4 Enabling Telnet Access............................................................................................................20
3.2.5 Setting the Power Regulator....................................................................................................20
3.2.6 Configuring Smart Array........................................................................................................20
4 Software Prerequisites..................................................................................................23
4.1 Software Preinstallation Checklist..................................................................................................23
4.2 Downloading XC Software Patches.................................................................................................24
4.3 Copying the XC.lic File to Your Laptop.......................................................................................24
4.4 Associating the Enclosure DVD to the Head Node........................................................................25
5 XC Software Installation..............................................................................................27
5.1 Booting the DVD.............................................................................................................................27
5.2 Running the cluster_prep Command........................................................................................28
5.3 Installing Patches from Your Laptop...............................................................................................29
5.4 Putting the License Key File in the Correct Location......................................................................30
5.5 Running the discover Command................................................................................................30
5.6 Running the cluster_config Command...................................................................................31
5.7 Running the startsys Command................................................................................................34
5.8 Configuring the SNMP Trap...........................................................................................................34
5.9 LSF Post-Configuration Tasks.........................................................................................................35
5.10 Verifying LSF-HPC with SLURM..................................................................................................35
5.11 Running the OVP to Verify Software and Hardware Components..............................................36
5.12 Nagios Web Interface.....................................................................................................................37
5.13 The nrg Command........................................................................................................................37
5.14 Creating a Baseline Copy of the Database.....................................................................................38
5.15 Creating a Baseline Report of the System Configuration..............................................................38
5.16 Setting Up VLAN..........................................................................................................................39
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