HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share - Manual (Page 4)

3.5.1 Configuring Ethernet and InfiniBand or 10 GigE Interfaces..................................................34
3.5.2 Creating the /etc/hosts file................................................................................................35
3.5.3 Configuring pdsh...................................................................................................................35
3.5.4 Configuring ntp......................................................................................................................35
3.5.5 Configuring User Credentials.................................................................................................35
3.5.6 Verifying Digital Signatures (optional)...................................................................................36
3.5.6.1 Verifying the HP Public Key (optional)..........................................................................36
3.5.6.2 Verifying the Signed RPMs (optional)............................................................................36
3.6 Upgrade Installation........................................................................................................................37
3.6.1 Rolling Upgrades.....................................................................................................................37
3.6.2 Client Upgrades.......................................................................................................................39
4 Installing and Configuring HP SFS Software on Client Nodes...............................41
4.1 Installation Requirements...............................................................................................................41
4.1.1 Client Operating System and Interconnect Software Requirements......................................41
4.1.2 InfiniBand Clients....................................................................................................................41
4.1.3 10 GigE Clients........................................................................................................................41
4.2 Installation Instructions...................................................................................................................42
4.3 Custom Client Build Procedures.....................................................................................................43
4.3.1 CentOS 5.3/RHEL5U3 Custom Client Build Procedure..........................................................43
4.3.2 SLES10 SP2 Custom Client Build Procedure...........................................................................44
5 Using HP SFS Software................................................................................................45
5.1 Creating a Lustre File System..........................................................................................................45
5.1.1 Creating the Lustre Configuration CSV File...........................................................................45
5.1.1.1 Multiple File Systems......................................................................................................47
5.1.2 Creating and Testing the Lustre File System...........................................................................47
5.2 Configuring Heartbeat....................................................................................................................48
5.2.1 Preparing Heartbeat................................................................................................................48
5.2.2 Generating Heartbeat Configuration Files Automatically......................................................49
5.2.3 Configuration Files..................................................................................................................49
5.2.3.1 Generating the cib.xml File..........................................................................................50
5.2.3.2 Editing cib.xml.............................................................................................................51
5.2.4 Copying Files...........................................................................................................................51
5.2.5 Things to Double-Check..........................................................................................................52
5.2.6 Things to Note.........................................................................................................................52
5.2.7 Preventing Collisions Among Multiple HP SFS Servers........................................................52
5.3 Starting the File System...................................................................................................................53
5.4 Stopping the File System.................................................................................................................53
5.5 Monitoring Failover Pairs................................................................................................................54
5.6 Moving and Starting Lustre Servers Using Heartbeat....................................................................54
5.7 Testing Your Configuration.............................................................................................................55
5.7.1 Examining and Troubleshooting.............................................................................................55
5.7.1.1 On the Server...................................................................................................................55
5.7.1.2 The writeconf Procedure.................................................................................................56
5.7.1.3 On the Client...................................................................................................................58
5.8 Lustre Performance Monitoring......................................................................................................59
6 Licensing........................................................................................................................61
6.1 Obtaining a New License................................................................................................................61
6.2 Installing a New License.................................................................................................................61
6.3 Checking for a Valid License...........................................................................................................61
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