3.3.3 Switch Port Connections

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3.3.3.1 Switch Connections and HP Workstations

49

3.3.4 Super Root Switch

49

3.3.5 Root Administration Switch

50

3.3.6 Root Console Switches

51

3.3.6.1 ProCurve 2650 Switch

52

3.3.6.2 ProCurve 2610-48 Switch

52

3.3.6.3 ProCurve 2626 Switch

53

3.3.6.4 ProCurve 2610-24 Switch

54

3.3.7 Branch Administration Switches

54

3.3.8 Branch Console Switches

55

3.4 Interconnect Connections

56

3.4.1 QsNet Interconnect Connections

57

3.4.2 Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect Connections

57

3.4.3 Administration Network Interconnect Connections

57

3.4.4 Myrinet Interconnect Connections

58

3.4.5 InfiniBand Interconnect Connections

58

4 Preparing Individual Nodes

59

4.1 Firmware Requirements and Dependencies

59

4.2 Ethernet Port Connections on the Head Node

61

4.3 General Hardware Preparations for All Cluster Platforms

61

4.4 Setting the Onboard Administrator Password

62

4.5 Preparing the Hardware for CP3000 (Intel Xeon with EM64T) Systems

63

4.5.1 Preparing HP ProLiant DL140 G2 and G3 Nodes

63

4.5.2 Preparing HP ProLiant DL160 G5 Nodes

66

4.5.3 Preparing HP ProLiant DL360 G4 Nodes

68

4.5.4 Preparing HP ProLiant DL360 G5 Nodes

70

4.5.5 Preparing HP ProLiant DL380 G4 and G5 Nodes

72

4.5.6 Preparing HP ProLiant DL580 G4 Nodes

75

4.5.7 Preparing HP ProLiant DL580 G5 Nodes

78

4.5.8 Preparing HP xw8200 and xw8400 Workstations

80

4.5.9 Preparing HP xw8600 Workstations

82

4.6 Preparing the Hardware for CP3000BL Systems

84

4.7 Preparing the Hardware for CP4000 (AMD Opteron) Systems

87

4.7.1 Preparing HP ProLiant DL145 Nodes

87

4.7.2 Preparing HP ProLiant DL145 G2 and DL145 G3 Nodes

89

4.7.3 Preparing HP ProLiant DL165 G5 Nodes

93

4.7.4 Preparing HP ProLiant DL365 Nodes

94

4.7.5 Preparing HP ProLiant DL365 G5 Nodes

97

4.7.6 Preparing HP ProLiant DL385 and DL385 G2 Nodes

100

4.7.7 Preparing HP ProLiant DL385 G5 Nodes

104

4.7.8 Preparing HP ProLiant DL585 and DL585 G2 Nodes

106

4.7.9 Preparing HP ProLiant DL585 G5 Nodes

110

4.7.10 Preparing HP ProLiant DL785 G5 Nodes

113

4.7.11 Preparing HP xw9300 and xw9400 Workstations

116

4.8 Preparing the Hardware for CP4000BL Systems

119

4.9 Preparing the Hardware for CP6000 (Intel Itanium) Systems

122

4.9.1 Setting Static IP Addresses on Integrity Servers

122

4.9.2 Preparing HP Integrity rx1620 and rx2600 Nodes

122

4.9.3 Preparing HP Integrity rx2620 Nodes

125

4.9.4 Preparing HP Integrity rx2660 Nodes

127

4.9.5 Preparing HP Integrity rx4640 Nodes

129

4.9.6 Preparing HP Integrity rx8620 Nodes

131

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