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4 Installing and Configuring HP SFS Software on Client
Nodes
This chapter provides information about installing and configuring HP SFS G3.1-0 software on
client nodes running CentOS 5.2, RHEL5U2, SLES10 SP2, and HP XC V4.0.
4.1 Installation Requirements
HP SFS G3.1-0 software supports file system clients running CentOS 5.2/RHEL5U2 and SLES10
SP2, as well as the HP XC V4.0 cluster clients. Customers using HP XC V4.0 clients should obtain
HP SFS client software and instructions from the HP XC V4.0 support team. The HP SFS G3.1-0
server software image contains the latest supported Lustre client RPMs for the other systems in
the /opt/hp/sfs/lustre/clients subdirectory. Use the correct type for your system.
4.1.1 Client Operating System and Interconnect Software Requirements
There are many methods for installing and configuring client systems with Linux operating
system software and interconnect software. HP SFS G3 does not require any specific method.
However, client systems must have the following:
• A supported version of Linux installed
• Any required add-on interconnect software installed
• An interconnect interface configured with an IP address that can access the HP SFS G3 server
cluster
This installation and configuration must be performed on each client system in accordance with
the capabilities of your client cluster software.
4.1.2 InfiniBand Clients
A client using InfiniBand to connect to the HP SFS servers needs to have the OFED software
version 1.3 or later installed and configured. Some Linux distributions have a version of OFED
included, if it has been preselected for installation. The HP SFS G3.1-0 server software image
also contains the kernel-ib and kernel-ib-devel OFED InfiniBand driver RPMs for the supported
clients in the /opt/hp/sfs/lustre/clients subdirectory, which can be optionally installed.
Some customers may obtain a version of OFED from their InfiniBand switch vendor. OFED
source code can be downloaded from
www.openfabrics.org . You can also copy it from the HP
SFS G3.1-0 server software image file /opt/hp/sfs/SRPMS/OFED-1.3.1.tgz and build it
for a different client system. In each of these cases, see the documentation available from the
selected source to install, build, and configure the OFED software.
Configure the InfiniBand ib0 interface with an IP address that can access the HP SFS G3.1 server
using one of the methods described in
“Configuring Ethernet and InfiniBand or 10 GigE Interfaces”
(page 30) .
4.1.3 10 GigE Clients
Clients connecting to HP SFS G3.1-0 servers running 10 GigE can use Ethernet interfaces running
at 1 or 10 Gigabit/s speeds. Normally, clients using 1 Gigabit/s Ethernet interfaces will not need
any additional add-on driver software. Those interfaces will be supported by the installed Linux
distribution.
If the client is using the HP recommended 10 GigE ConnectX cards from Mellanox, the ConnectX
EN drivers must be installed. These drivers can be downloaded from
www.mellanox.com , or
copied from the HP SFS G3.1-0 server software image in the /opt/hp/sfs/ofed/
mlnx_en-1.3.0
subdirectory. Copy that software to the client system and install it using the
supplied install.sh script. See the included README.txt and release notes as necessary.
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