HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share - Manual (Page 15)

1 What's In This Version
1.1 About This Product
HP SFS G3.2-0 uses the Lustre File System on MSA hardware to provide a storage system for
standalone servers or compute clusters.
Starting with this release, HP SFS servers can be upgraded. If you are upgrading from one version
of HP SFS G3 to a more recent version, see the instructions in
“Upgrade Installation” (page 37) .
IMPORTANT: If you are upgrading from HP SFS version 2.3 or older, you must contact your
HP SFS 2.3 support representative to obtain the extra documentation and tools necessary for
completing that upgrade. The upgrade from HP SFS version 2.x to HP SFS G3 cannot be done
successfully with just the HP SFS G3 CD and the user's guide.
HP SFS 2.3 to HP SFS G3 upgrade documentation and tools change regularly and independently
of the HP SFS G3 releases. Verify that you have the latest available versions.
If you are upgrading from one version of HP SFS G3, on a system that was previously upgraded
from HP SFS version 2.3 or older, you must get the latest upgrade documentation and tools from
HP SFS 2.3 support.
1.2 Benefits and Features
HP SFS G3.2-0 consists of a software set required to provide high performance and highly available
Lustre File System service over InfiniBand or 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) for HP MSA storage
hardware. The software stack includes:
• Lustre Software 1.8.0.1
• Open Fabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) 1.4.1
• Mellanox 10 GigE driver
• Heartbeat V2.1.3
• collectl (for system performance monitoring)
• pdsh for running file system server-wide commands
• Other scripts, tests, and utilities
1.3 Supported Configurations
HP SFS G3.2-0 supports the following configurations:
Table 1-1 Supported Configurations
Supported Component
CentOS 5.2 and 5.3, RHEL5U2 and U3, SLES10 SP2, XCV4 Client Operating Systems
Opteron, Xeon Client Platform
V1.8.0.1 Lustre Software
CentOS 5.3
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Server Operating System
ProLiant DL380 G5 and G6 Server Nodes
MSA2212fc and MSA2312fc Storage Array
OFED 1.4.1 InfiniBand or 10 GigE Interconnect
SAS, SATA Storage Array Drives
8.20 ProLiant Support Pack (PSP)
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