Installation Overview & Planning
Installing HP Fabric Clustering System
Attach to other Fabric devices:
1.Be sure you have attached a connector cable to the adapter. Push the connector in until you hear it click.
2.Attach the free end of the cable to a compatible fabric switch or adapter.
The following table lists the cables that you can use with HP Fabric.
Table | Cable Products |
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AB346A | 5 meter 4X Fabric Copper Cable |
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AB353A | 7 meter 4X Fabric Copper Cable |
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AB347A | 10 meter 4X Fabric Copper Cable |
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Internet Protocol over InfiniBand (IPoIB)
In order to use the Internet Protocol over InfiniBand (IPoIB) the following patches need to be installed on each server used for IPoIB in the HP Fabric clustering system:
Patches can be downloaded from http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/mainPage.do
•Install DLPI patch, PHNE_30242
•Install TOUR product bundle (A.02.00 Transport Optional Upgrade Release for B.11.23) The TOUR product can be found on http://www.software.hp.com.
•Install SAM patch, PHCO_29666
•If you did not include the IPoIB product during the initial HP Fabric installation, it needs to be installed at this time, see “Install the HP Fabric Software” on page 7
Enabling the IPoIB Interface
ifconfig Command
Description: This command enables or disables an IPoIB interface, configuring the link to the HP Fabric clustering system.
Syntax: ifconfig lan9000
Example: # lan9000
Output Example:
lan9000: flags=843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>
inet 100.99.99.53 netmask fffff800 broadcast 100.99.103.255
hptem052 1010: ifconfig lan9000 inet6
lan9000: flags=4800841<UP,RUNNING,MULTICAST,PRIVATE,ONLINK> inet6 fe80::202:c902:0:77d prefix 10
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