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4 Installing and Configuring HP SFS Software on Client
Nodes
This chapter provides information about installing and configuring HP SFS G3.2-0 software on
client nodes running CentOS 5.3, RHEL5U3, SLES10 SP2, and HP XC V4.0.
4.1 Installation Requirements
HP SFS G3.2-0 software supports file system clients running CentOS 5.3/RHEL5U3 and SLES10
SP2, as well as the HP XC V4.0 cluster clients. Customers using HP XC V4.0 clients should obtain
HP SFS client software and instructions from the HP XC V4.0 support team. The HP SFS G3.2-0
server software image contains the latest supported Lustre client RPMs for the other systems in
the /opt/hp/sfs/lustre/clients subdirectory. Use the correct type for your system.
4.1.1 Client Operating System and Interconnect Software Requirements
There are many methods for installing and configuring client systems with Linux operating
system software and interconnect software. HP SFS G3 does not require any specific method.
However, client systems must have the following:
• A supported version of Linux installed
• Any required add-on interconnect software installed
• An interconnect interface configured with an IP address that can access the HP SFS G3 server
cluster
• SELinux must be disabled.
This installation and configuration must be performed on each client system in accordance with
the capabilities of your client cluster software.
4.1.2 InfiniBand Clients
A client using InfiniBand to connect to the HP SFS servers needs to have the OFED software
version 1.4.1 installed and configured. Some Linux distributions have a version of OFED included,
if it has been preselected for installation.
NOTE: For interoperability with HP SFS G3.2-0, clients should be updated to OFED 1.4.1.
Clients at OFED 1.3 should work, but are not officially supported.
The HP SFS G3.2-0 server software image also contains the kernel-ib and kernel-ib-devel OFED
InfiniBand driver RPMs for the supported clients in the /opt/hp/sfs/lustre/clients
subdirectory, which can be optionally installed. Some customers may obtain a version of OFED
from their InfiniBand switch vendor. OFED source code can be downloaded from
www.openfabrics.org . You can also copy it from the HP SFS G3.2-0 server software image file
/opt/hp/sfs/SRPMS/OFED-1.4.1.tgz and build it for a different client system. In each of
these cases, see the documentation available from the selected source to install, build, and
configure the OFED software.
Configure the InfiniBand ib0 interface with an IP address that can access the HP SFS G3.2-0 server
using one of the methods described in
“Configuring Ethernet and InfiniBand or 10 GigE Interfaces”
(page 34) .
4.1.3 10 GigE Clients
Clients connecting to HP SFS G3.2-0 servers running 10 GigE can use Ethernet interfaces running
at 1 or 10 Gigabit/s speeds. Normally, clients using 1 Gigabit/s Ethernet interfaces will not need
any additional add-on driver software. Those interfaces will be supported by the installed Linux
distribution.
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