Manuali utente per HP XC System Software 3.2.1

Sommario

• Hardware Preparation Guide

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• Table of Contents

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• About This Document

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  • Intended Audience

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  • New and Changed Information in This Edition

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  • Typographic Conventions

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  • HP XC and Related HP Products Information

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  • Related Information

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  • Manpages

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  • HP Encourages Your Comments

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• 1 Hardware and Network Overview

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  • 1.1 Supported Cluster Platforms

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    • 1.1.1 Supported Processor Architectures and Hardware Models

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    • 1.1.2 Supported Server Blade Combinations

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  • 1.2 Server Blade Enclosure Components

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    • 1.2.1 HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure

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    • 1.2.2 HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure

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    • 1.2.3 HP BladeSystem c-Class Onboard Administrator

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    • 1.2.4 Insight Display

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  • 1.3 Server Blade Mezzanine Cards

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  • 1.4 Server Blade Interconnect Modules

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  • 1.5 Supported Console Management Devices

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  • 1.6 Administration Network Overview

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  • 1.7 Administration Network: Console Branch

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  • 1.8 Interconnect Network

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  • 1.9 Large-Scale Systems

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• 2 Cabling Server Blades

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  • 2.1 Blade Enclosure Overview

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  • 2.2 Network Overview

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  • 2.3 Cabling for the Administration Network

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  • 2.4 Cabling for the Console Network

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  • 2.5 Cabling for the Interconnect Network

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    • 2.5.1 Configuring a Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect

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    • 2.5.2 Configuring an InfiniBand Interconnect

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    • 2.5.3 Configuring the Interconnect Network Over the Administration Network

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  • 2.6 Cabling for the External Network

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    • 2.6.1 Configuring the External Network: Option 1

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    • 2.6.2 Configuring the External Network: Option 2

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    • 2.6.3 Configuring the External Network: Option 3 - Non Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect Clusters

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    • 2.6.4 Creating VLANs

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• 3 Making Node and Switch Connections

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  • 3.1 Cabinets

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  • 3.2 Trunking and Switch Choices

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  • 3.3 Switches

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    • 3.3.1 Specialized Switch Use

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    • 3.3.2 Administrator Passwords on ProCurve Switches

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    • 3.3.3 Switch Port Connections

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      • 3.3.3.1 Switch Connections and HP Workstations

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    • 3.3.4 Super Root Switch

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    • 3.3.5 Root Administration Switch

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    • 3.3.6 Root Console Switches

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      • 3.3.6.1 ProCurve 2650 Switch

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      • 3.3.6.2 ProCurve 2610-48 Switch

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      • 3.3.6.3 ProCurve 2626 Switch

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      • 3.3.6.4 ProCurve 2610-24 Switch

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    • 3.3.7 Branch Administration Switches

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    • 3.3.8 Branch Console Switches

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  • 3.4 Interconnect Connections

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    • 3.4.1 QsNet Interconnect Connections

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    • 3.4.2 Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect Connections

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    • 3.4.3 Administration Network Interconnect Connections

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    • 3.4.4 Myrinet Interconnect Connections

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    • 3.4.5 InfiniBand Interconnect Connections

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• 4 Preparing Individual Nodes

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  • 4.1 Firmware Requirements and Dependencies

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  • 4.2 Ethernet Port Connections on the Head Node

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  • 4.3 General Hardware Preparations for All Cluster Platforms

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  • 4.4 Setting the Onboard Administrator Password

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  • 4.5 Preparing the Hardware for CP3000 (Intel Xeon with EM64T) Systems

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    • 4.5.1 Preparing HP ProLiant DL140 G2 and G3 Nodes

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    • 4.5.2 Preparing HP ProLiant DL160 G5 Nodes

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    • 4.5.3 Preparing HP ProLiant DL360 G4 Nodes

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    • 4.5.4 Preparing HP ProLiant DL360 G5 Nodes

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    • 4.5.5 Preparing HP ProLiant DL380 G4 and G5 Nodes

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    • 4.5.6 Preparing HP ProLiant DL580 G4 Nodes

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    • 4.5.7 Preparing HP ProLiant DL580 G5 Nodes

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    • 4.5.8 Preparing HP xw8200 and xw8400 Workstations

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    • 4.5.9 Preparing HP xw8600 Workstations

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  • 4.6 Preparing the Hardware for CP3000BL Systems

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  • 4.7 Preparing the Hardware for CP4000 (AMD Opteron) Systems

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    • 4.7.1 Preparing HP ProLiant DL145 Nodes

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    • 4.7.2 Preparing HP ProLiant DL145 G2 and DL145 G3 Nodes

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    • 4.7.3 Preparing HP ProLiant DL165 G5 Nodes

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    • 4.7.4 Preparing HP ProLiant DL365 Nodes

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    • 4.7.5 Preparing HP ProLiant DL365 G5 Nodes

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    • 4.7.6 Preparing HP ProLiant DL385 and DL385 G2 Nodes

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    • 4.7.7 Preparing HP ProLiant DL385 G5 Nodes

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    • 4.7.8 Preparing HP ProLiant DL585 and DL585 G2 Nodes

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    • 4.7.9 Preparing HP ProLiant DL585 G5 Nodes

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    • 4.7.10 Preparing HP ProLiant DL785 G5 Nodes

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    • 4.7.11 Preparing HP xw9300 and xw9400 Workstations

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  • 4.8 Preparing the Hardware for CP4000BL Systems

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  • 4.9 Preparing the Hardware for CP6000 (Intel Itanium) Systems

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    • 4.9.1 Setting Static IP Addresses on Integrity Servers

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    • 4.9.2 Preparing HP Integrity rx1620 and rx2600 Nodes

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    • 4.9.3 Preparing HP Integrity rx2620 Nodes

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    • 4.9.4 Preparing HP Integrity rx2660 Nodes

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    • 4.9.5 Preparing HP Integrity rx4640 Nodes

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    • 4.9.6 Preparing HP Integrity rx8620 Nodes

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  • 4.10 Preparing the Hardware for CP6000BL Systems

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• 5 Troubleshooting

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  • 5.1 iLO2 Devices

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    • 5.1.1 iLO2 Devices Can Become Unresponsive

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• A Establishing a Connection Through a Serial Port

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• B Server Blade Configuration Examples

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  • B.1 Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect With Half-Height Server Blades

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  • B.2 InfiniBand Interconnect With Full-Height Server Blades

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  • B.3 InfiniBand Interconnect With Mixed Height Server Blades

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• Glossary

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• Index

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