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HP Part Number: A-XCREL-1M

Published: April, 2007

© Copyright 2003–2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

Abstract

This document contains release notes that apply to HP XC System Software Version 3.0 and its accompanying documentation set.

Table of Contents

About This Document
Intended Audience
Document Organization
HP XC Information
For More Information
Supplementary Information
Manpages
Related Information
Typographic Conventions
HP Encourages Your Comments
1 New and Changed Features
Base Distribution and Kernel
Support for Large-Scale Systems
Upgrade Installation
Kickstart Installation
The discover Command
The cluster_prep Command
Cluster Configuration
System Imaging
The startsys Command
LSF and SLURM
The collectl Utility
Nan Notification Aggregator and Delimiter
Additional Nagios Plugins
The ssh_create_shared_keys Command
The ipmitool Command
HP Mathematical Library (MLIB)
Documentation
2 Important Release Information
Firmware Revisions
Patches
3 Hardware Preparation Notes
BIOS Settings for HP ProLiant DL140 G2 Nodes
Preparing the Hardware for CP6000 Systems
Preparing HP Integrity rx1620 and rx2600 Nodes
Preparing HP Integrity rx2620 and rx4640 Nodes
4 Installation Notes
Notes to Read Before the Kickstart Installation Session
Kickstart Boot Command Line Options Based on Hardware Model
Additional Third-Party Software Cannot Be Installed on the Head Node Until Network Connectivity is Established
Benign Errors in /var/log/postinstall.log File
MySQL Database Daemon Does Not Start
5 Configuration Notes
Tasks to Perform Before Running the cluster_prep Utility
Required Task for Some NIC Adapter Models: Correct NIC Device Driver Mapping
Node Name Prefix Cannot Contain a Hyphen
Database Administrators Password Cannot Contain an Equals Sign
Notes About the Discovery Process
Tasks To Perform Before Running the cluster_config Utility
Required Task: Install Software Patches
Required Task: Configure the BMC Password On Itanium Systems
Save the Contents of the /etc/dhcpd.conf File
Required Task on HP xw9300 Client Nodes: Remove acpi=off
Tasks to Perform After Running the cluster_config Utility
Increase the Imaging Time Out Limit on Systems With Large Disks
Edit the /etc/dhcpd.conf File
Tasks to Perform After the System is Imaged
Required Task: Restart the LSF LIM Daemon
OVP Might Return LSF Errors
OVP Reports Benign Nagios Errors
OVP qsnet_database Test May Fail Due to Benign Errors Returned By The qsctrl Utility
6 Software Upgrade Notes
Installation and Configuration Release Notes Also Apply To An Upgrade
Required Task: Determine MAC Addresses For Client Nodes With External Devices
Required Task: Delete crash RPM on Opteron-based Systems
Upgrade Boot Command Line Options Based on Hardware Model
Required Task: Remove Nagios Symbolic Links
Required Task: Edit the /etc/logrotate.d/syslog File Before Running the cluster_config Utility
Required Task: Set External MAC Addresses Before Running the cluster_config Utility
Required Task: Remove SystemImager Override Symbolic Links Before Running the cluster_config Utility
Run the cluster_config Utility From the Console
Required Task on HP Integrity Head Nodes: Edit the elilo.conf File
HP Integrity System Does Not Boot After an Upgrade
7 System Administration and Management Notes
Multiple %EXPR% Expressions Are Not Accepted In the nagios_vars.ini File
The collectl Utility Does Not Correctly Handle the Change to Daylight Savings Time
startsys Option Does Not Work Correctly
Possible Performance Problems on NAT Clients Using TCP/IP
Re-edit the /etc/dhcpd.conf File Any Time cluster_config or discover is Rerun
pdsh Prints Out Non-Zero Return Status
Benign pdsh Messages
Cannot Connect to MySQL Database During Configuration
Consider Disabling Attribute Caching on Large-Scale Systems
Notes About sendmail
Possible Problem with ext3 File Systems on SAN Storage
Nagios Critical Alert
8 Programming and User Environment Notes
Notes About HP MPI and Modulefiles
Configuring the Intel Trace Collector and Analyzer with HP MPI on HP XC
Installation Notes
HP MPI and the Intel Trace Collector (OTA)
9 Load Sharing Facility and Job Management Notes
Load Sharing Facility
Maintaining Shell Prompts in LSF-HPC Interactive Shells
How To Switch the Type of LSF Installed
Node Reboot May Result in Inconclusive Job Termination
Short LSF Queue RUN_WINDOW Can Suspend Other Jobs
SLURM and Job Management
Error in slurm.epilog.clean Script
How to Remove SLURM
10 Cluster Platform 3000 Notes
11 Cluster Platform 4000 Notes
HP ProLiant DL145 G2 Console Port Might Lose Connectivity to the Administration Network
Benign Message During Reboot
12 Cluster Platform 6000 Notes
13 Interconnect Notes
InfiniBand Interconnect
Myrinet Interconnect
The clear_counters Command Does Not Work on the 256 Port Switch
QsNetII Interconnect
Cannot Use telnet With Quadrics Switch Controller Firmware Version 44-5032399
ELAN4 Diagnostic Tools Fail on Systems With ELAN3 Interconnect
Possible Conflict with Use of SIGUSR2
The qsnet Database May Contain Entries to Nonexistent Switch Modules
14 Documentation Notes
HP XC Hardware Preparation Guide
HP XC System Software Installation Guide
Configure sendmail (Required)
Information Omitted From the HP XC System Software Administration Guide
System Event Logs
Configuring System Event Logging
Modifying System Event Log Rotation and Nagios Alerts
Moving SLURM and LSF to Their Backup Nodes
Inaccurate Information in the HP XC System Software Administration Guide
LSF-HPC Failover and Running Jobs
Changing the Root Password
Using the si_updateclient Utility
HP XC Manpages
controllsf(8)
discover(8)
startsys(8)
Index

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3-1 Corrected BIOS Settings for the HP ProLiant DL140 G2 Nodes
4-1 Boot Command Line Based on Hardware Model
6-1 Upgrade Boot Command Line Based on Hardware Model
   


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