ClusterPack V2.5 Release Note
Comprehensive Install Instructions
On the Management Server:
%/usr/sbin/swinstall -s <source_machine>: /mnt/dvdrom CPACK-MGR
•The ClusterPack DVD will be referenced again in the installation process. Please leave it in the DVD drive until the "Run manager_config on the Management Server" step has completed.
Step 10. Run manager_config on the Management Server
Background
This program is the main installation and configuration driver. It should be executed on the Management Server.
Some of the steps are:
•Install the appropriate license files and start the licensing services.
•Assign DNS domain name and NIS domain name based on inputs provided.
•Select and configure the cluster LAN interface on the Management Server that interfaces with the Compute Nodes.
•Specify how many Compute Nodes are in the cluster and the starting IP address of the first Compute Node. This information is used to assign names and IP addresses when the Compute Nodes are brought up. The first five characters of the Management Server’s hostname are used for a base for the Compute Nodes. For example, if the starting IP address is 10.1.1.1, and there are 16 Compute Nodes, and the name of the Management Server is hpnode, then the first Compute Node will be called hpnod001 with the address 10.1.1.1. The next Compute Node will be called hpnod002 with the address 10.1.1.2, and so on. (Compute Node names are limited to eight characters.) If the tool is invoked with the
•Set up the Management Server as NTP server, NIS server, NFS server,
•Install all of the dependent software components from the ClusterPack DVD:
—This step looks for the source of the
•Modify configuration files on the Management Server to enable
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