HP Cluster Platform Introduction v2010 - Table of Contents

Table of Contents
About This Document.........................................................................................................7
Intended Audience.................................................................................................................................7
How to Read This Document.................................................................................................................7
Typographic Conventions......................................................................................................................7
Related Information................................................................................................................................8
Structure of This Document....................................................................................................................8
Documentation Updates.........................................................................................................................9
HP Encourages Your Comments............................................................................................................9
1 What's in This Version.................................................................................................11
1.1 About This Product.........................................................................................................................11
1.2 Benefits and Features......................................................................................................................11
2 Supported Configurations...........................................................................................13
2.1 Configuration Constraints...............................................................................................................13
2.1.1 Maximum System Limits........................................................................................................13
2.2 Hardware Requirements.................................................................................................................13
2.2.1 Supported Servers...................................................................................................................13
2.3 Supported Topologies.....................................................................................................................13
2.4 Host Channel Adapters and Firmware...........................................................................................17
3 Cabling Your HP Cluster Platform for HPCS..............................................................19
3.1 Certificate of Authenticity (COA)...................................................................................................20
4 Installing HPCS on a Compute Cluster......................................................................21
4.1 Cluster Installation Overview.........................................................................................................21
4.2 Installation Procedure When HPCS is Preinstalled on HP Cluster Platform and HP Cluster
Platform Express...................................................................................................................................21
4.3 Installing HPCS from CD................................................................................................................30
5 Post-Installation Tasks...................................................................................................53
5.1 Altering Regional Settings...............................................................................................................53
5.2 Installing the HP Management Agents...........................................................................................53
5.3 Configuring Array Controllers........................................................................................................54
5.4 Configuring the Disk Drives...........................................................................................................54
5.5 Installing the Network Teaming and Configuration Utility...........................................................55
5.6 Configuring Network Protocols......................................................................................................55
5.7 Using Management Agents.............................................................................................................55
5.8 Installing Java Virtual Machine.......................................................................................................55
6 HP-MPI for Windows....................................................................................................57
7 Upgrading....................................................................................................................59
7.1 Upgrading or Modifying Clusters...................................................................................................59
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