3.3.3 Switch Port Connections | 47 |
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 | 52 |
3.3.6.3 ProCurve 2626 Switch | 53 |
3.3.6.4 ProCurve | 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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