HP Insight Cluster Management Utility - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Overview................................................................................................11
1.1 Features...........................................................................................................................11
1.1.1 Compute node monitoring............................................................................................11
1.1.2 HP Insight CMU configuration......................................................................................11
1.1.3 Compute node administration......................................................................................12
1.1.4 System disk replication................................................................................................12
2 Installing and upgrading HP Insight CMU....................................................13
2.1 Installing HP Insight CMU...................................................................................................13
2.1.1 Management node hardware requirements....................................................................13
2.1.2 Disk space requirements..............................................................................................14
2.1.3 Support for non-HP servers..........................................................................................14
2.1.4 Planning for compute node installation..........................................................................14
2.1.5 Firmware upgrade requirements...................................................................................15
2.1.6 Configuring the local smart array card..........................................................................15
2.1.7 Configuring the management cards..............................................................................15
2.1.8 Configuring the BIOS..................................................................................................15
2.1.8.1 DL3xx, DL5xx, DL7xx, Blades...............................................................................16
2.1.8.1.1 OA IP address: Blades only...........................................................................16
2.1.8.1.2 Configuring iLO cards from the OA: Blades only..............................................16
2.1.8.1.3 Disabling server automatic power on: Blades only............................................16
2.1.8.2 DL160 G5, DL165c G5, DL165c G6, and DL180 G5 Servers...................................17
2.1.8.3 DL160 G6 Servers..............................................................................................18
2.1.8.4 SL2x170z G6 and DL170h G6 Servers BIOS setting................................................18
2.2 Preparing for installation....................................................................................................20
2.2.1 HP Insight CMU kit delivery.........................................................................................20
2.2.2 Preinstallation limitations............................................................................................20
2.2.3 Operating system support...........................................................................................21
2.2.3.1 RHEL 6 support..................................................................................................21
2.2.4 HP Insight CMU CD-ROM directory structure.................................................................21
2.2.5 HP Insight CMU installation checklist............................................................................22
2.2.6 Login privileges.........................................................................................................22
2.2.7 SELinux and HP Insight CMU......................................................................................22
2.3 Installation procedures.......................................................................................................22
2.4 Installing HP Insight CMU with high availability....................................................................27
2.4.1 HA hardware requirements.........................................................................................29
2.4.2 Software prerequisites................................................................................................29
2.4.3 Installing HP Insight CMU under HA............................................................................29
2.4.3.1 Overview .........................................................................................................29
2.4.3.2 HP Insight CMU HA service requirements..............................................................30
2.4.3.3 Installing and testing..........................................................................................30
2.4.4 Configuring HA control of HP Insight CMU...................................................................30
2.4.5 HP Insight CMU configuration considerations................................................................33
2.4.6 Upgrading HP Insight CMU HA service........................................................................33
2.5 Upgrading HP Insight CMU................................................................................................34
2.5.1 Upgrading to v7.2 important information......................................................................34
2.5.2 Dependencies...........................................................................................................34
2.5.2.1 64-bit versions on management node...................................................................34
2.5.2.2 tftp client..........................................................................................................34
2.5.2.3 Java version dependency....................................................................................35
2.5.2.4 Monitoring clients..............................................................................................35
2.5.3 Stopping the HP Insight CMU service...........................................................................35
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