HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share - Manual (Page 4)

3.5.1 Configuring Ethernet and InfiniBand or 10 GigE Interfaces..................................................32
3.5.2 Creating the /etc/hosts file................................................................................................33
3.5.3 Configuring pdsh...................................................................................................................33
3.5.4 Configuring ntp......................................................................................................................33
3.5.5 Configuring User Credentials.................................................................................................33
3.5.6 Verifying Digital Signatures (optional)...................................................................................34
3.5.6.1 Verifying the HP Public Key (optional)..........................................................................34
3.5.6.2 Verifying the Signed RPMs (optional)............................................................................34
3.6 Upgrade Installation........................................................................................................................35
3.6.1 Rolling Upgrades.....................................................................................................................35
3.6.2 Client Upgrades.......................................................................................................................37
4 Installing and Configuring HP SFS Software on Client Nodes...............................39
4.1 Installation Requirements...............................................................................................................39
4.1.1 Client Operating System and Interconnect Software Requirements......................................39
4.1.2 InfiniBand Clients....................................................................................................................39
4.1.3 10 GigE Clients........................................................................................................................39
4.2 Installation Instructions...................................................................................................................40
4.3 Custom Client Build Procedures.....................................................................................................41
4.3.1 CentOS 5.3/RHEL5U3 Custom Client Build Procedure..........................................................41
4.3.2 SLES10 SP2 Custom Client Build Procedure...........................................................................42
5 Using HP SFS Software................................................................................................43
5.1 Creating a Lustre File System..........................................................................................................43
5.1.1 Creating the Lustre Configuration CSV File...........................................................................43
5.1.1.1 Multiple File Systems......................................................................................................45
5.1.2 Creating and Testing the Lustre File System...........................................................................45
5.2 Configuring Heartbeat....................................................................................................................46
5.2.1 Preparing Heartbeat................................................................................................................46
5.2.2 Generating Heartbeat Configuration Files Automatically......................................................47
5.2.3 Configuration Files..................................................................................................................47
5.2.3.1 Generating the cib.xml File..........................................................................................48
5.2.3.2 Editing cib.xml.............................................................................................................49
5.2.4 Copying Files...........................................................................................................................49
5.2.5 Things to Double-Check..........................................................................................................49
5.2.6 Things to Note.........................................................................................................................50
5.2.7 Preventing Collisions Among Multiple HP SFS Servers........................................................50
5.3 Starting the File System...................................................................................................................51
5.4 Stopping the File System.................................................................................................................51
5.5 Monitoring Failover Pairs................................................................................................................52
5.6 Moving and Starting Lustre Servers Using Heartbeat....................................................................52
5.7 Testing Your Configuration.............................................................................................................52
5.7.1 Examining and Troubleshooting.............................................................................................53
5.7.1.1 On the Server...................................................................................................................53
5.7.1.2 The writeconf Procedure.................................................................................................54
5.7.1.3 On the Client...................................................................................................................56
5.8 Lustre Performance Monitoring......................................................................................................56
6 Licensing........................................................................................................................59
6.1 Obtaining a New License................................................................................................................59
6.2 Installing a New License.................................................................................................................59
6.3 Checking for a Valid License...........................................................................................................59
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