HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share User Manual
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3 Installing and Configuring HP SFS Software on Server
Nodes
This chapter provides information about installing and configuring HP SFS G3.1-0 software on
the Lustre file system server.
The following list is an overview of the installation and configuration procedure for file system
servers and clients. These steps are explained in detail in the following sections and chapters.
1.
Update firmware.
2.
Installation Phase 1
a.
Choose an installation method.
1)
DVD/NFS Kickstart Procedure
2)
DVD/USB Drive Kickstart Procedure
3)
Network Install
b.
Edit the Kickstart template file with local information and copy it to the location specific
to the installation procedure.
c.
Power on the server and Kickstart the OS and HP SFS G3.1-0 installation.
d.
Run the install1.sh script if not run by Kickstart.
e.
Reboot.
3.
Installation Phase 2
a.
Download patches from the HP IT Resource Center (ITRC) and follow the patch
installation instructions.
b.
Run the install2.sh script.
c.
Reboot.
4.
Perform the following steps on each server node to complete the configuration:
a.
Configure the management network interfaces if not configured by Kickstart.
b.
Configure the InfiniBand interconnect ib0 interface.
c.
Create an etc/hosts file and copy to each server.
d.
Configure pdsh.
e.
Configure ntp if not configured by Kickstart.
f.
Configure user access.
5.
When the configuration is complete, perform the following steps to create the Lustre file
system as described in
:
a.
Create the Lustre file system.
b.
Configure Heartbeat.
c.
Start the Lustre file system.
6.
When the file system has been created, install the Lustre software on the clients and mount
the file system as described in
:
a.
Install Lustre software on client nodes.
b.
Mount the Lustre file system on client nodes.
The entire file system server installation process must be repeated for additional file system
server nodes. If the configuration consists of a large number of file system server nodes, you
might want to use a cluster installation and monitoring system like HP Insight Control
Environment for Linux (ICE-Linux) or HP Cluster Management Utility (CMU).
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