HP Cluster Platform Express v2010 driver and firmware
Drivers and firmware downloads for this Hewlett-Packard item
Related HP Cluster Platform Express v2010 Manual Pages
Download the free PDF manual for HP Cluster Platform Express v2010 and other HP manuals at ManualOwl.com
HP Cluster Platform ProLiant G6 and G7 Server Overview - Page 5
... are not supported in HP Cluster Platform configurations. For more information, contact an HP representative.
Processor
Intel® Xeon®
AMD Opteron
Supported server
HP ProLiant DL160 G6 Server HP ProLiant DL170e G6 Server HP ProLiant DL170h G6 Server HP ProLiant DL380 G6 Server HP ProLiant DL380 G7 Server HP ProLiant SL170s G6 Server HP ProLiant SL2x170z G6 Server HP ProLiant SL390s...
HP Cluster Platform ProLiant G6 and G7 Server Overview - Page 85
... information available before you call HP:
• Technical support registration number (if applicable) • Product serial number • Product model name and number • Product identification number • Applicable error messages • Add-on boards or hardware • Third-party hardware or software • Operating system type and revision level
HP contact information
For the...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 3
... Power Strips Used in Older CPE Systems 17 1.4.4 Fast-Ethernet Network Switches and the Optional InfiniBand Network 18 1.4.4.1 Fast-Ethernet Switches...19 1.4.4.2 InfiniBand High-Speed Interconnects 20 1.4.4.3 Cable Management Plate 23 1.4.4.4 Cabling Guidelines...24 1.4.5 Control Nodes for BladeSystem or Rack-Mountable Server Configurations 24 1.4.5.1 Identifying Node Port and PCI Slot...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 4
... and Start-up...58 4.6 Post-Installation and Diagnostics...58 4.7 Setting Up Local Networks...58 4.8 Operating System Information...59
A Port Labeling Syntax...61
B CP Workgroup System Configuration Diagrams and Cabling Tables 63
B.1 Example Configuration Diagrams 63 B.1.1 CP Workgroup System - Basic Configuration 63 B.1.2 CP Workgroup System with an External Control Node 64 B.1.3 CP Workgroup...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 10
... the HP Cluster Platform Express documentation at: http://docs.hp.com/highperfcomp.html For the latest HP interconnect documentation, go to: http://www.docs.hp.com/en/highperfcomp.html#4%20Interconnect%20Documentation You can also find Voltaire InfiniBand documentation at: http://www.voltaire.com/ See Products, Grid Director Switches. To access proprietary information (such as drivers and firmware...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 11
... quality standards established for HP Cluster Platform solutions. CPE solutions offer a choice of compute nodes, with HP ProLiant DLxxx rack-mountable servers or BLxxxc server blades featuring either AMD Opteron™ or Intel® Xeon™ processors. You can also choose larger nodes to use as a control node to provide additional storage and network connectivity. Software options include Red...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 12
...with nodes that offer PCI Express support. If PCI Express support is not available, PCI-X adapters will be used.
Chapter 4 provides configuration examples and installation information for CPE with rack-mountable servers in 42U and 22U rack configurations.
1.4 CPE Architecture Overview
CPE configurations follow the same design and quality standards established for HP Cluster Platform solutions. CPE...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 14
... job management tasks from the local system console.
See the HP Cluster Platform Core Components Overview for more information.
• Optical media device: Access to a DVD RD or RW drive is required for software installation. When the configuration includes an external control node, that node must be configured with a DVD drive. If the configuration uses a c3000 enclosure, the optional DVD...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 28
... to provide external connectivity. Cluster management software or the system administrator for the cluster must determine what steps are necessary to provide appropriate connectivity to the external network. In a typical installation, NIC2 of the server blades installed in the c3000 enclosure with the control node will be turned off. Contact an HP representative for additional information.
Figure...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 36
... 1-4 CPE Documentation for Supported Components (continued)
Component
Document
c-Class cable management bracket HP BladeSystem c-Class Enclosure Cable
(used for the two c-Class
Management Bracket Installation Guide
InfiniBand switch modules with (436670-doc)
either 8 or 16 external uplink
ports)
c-Class cable management bracket HP Cluster Platform c-Class BladeSystem Cable (used with only...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 40
... system software is installed at the factory. For more information on setting up the enclosure and powering on the system, see the HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure Quick Setup Instructions: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01167169/c01167169.pdf CP Workgroup System configurations ship with the rack components installed. If you intend to upgrade the enclosure, HP recommends...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 41
.... HP Cluster Management Utility and Scali Manage are also available for Linux cluster management, along with HP Insight Control Linux Edition offered in BladeSystem configurations. For more information about the supported software options for CPE systems, see the HP Cluster Platform Express QuickSpecs: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12324_div/12324_div.HTML
2.5 Post-Installation and...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 50
... the power cable to the local power source and connect to your local area network (LAN). For more information on setting up the enclosure, see the HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure Quick Setup Instructions: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00698534/c00698534.pdf For more information on powering on the cluster, see the HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 51
... more information about the supported software for CPE BladeSystems, see the HP Cluster Platform Express QuickSpecs: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12324_div/12324_div.HTML
3.7.1 Software Management Requirements
To install software on your BladeSystem configuration, you might need access to a DVD-R or RW drive. If your configuration includes an external control node, that node must...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 56
...: 1. Cable management harness. 2. DLxx control node. 3. A 24-port HP ProCurve Ethernet switch, providing the cluster's administrative and console
management networks. In Gigabit Ethernet clusters, such switches also provide the high-speed message-passing interface (MPI) network. 4. Keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) unit. 5. Several ProLiant DL14x-series servers, functioning as the cluster's compute...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 57
... Configuration
1
2
Tape
11
33
55
00
22
44
PCI-X 3
2
iLO
2
1
SCSI Port 1
UID
1
3
5
7
Mouse
Serial A
Video
2
4
6
8
Keybd
DL140 G2
1...cluster's control node. 5. The front view shows the keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM), used locally for cluster
administration operations such as software installation, or when a remote network connection is not available. An optional 8-port...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 59
... Utility and Scali Manage are also available for Linux cluster management, along with HP Insight Control Linux Edition offered in BladeSystem configurations. For more information about the supported software for CPE systems, see the HP Cluster Platform Express QuickSpecs on the HP Web site: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/12324_div/12324_div.HTML
4.8 Operating System Information...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 126
..., 43 nodes, 13 overview, 11 supported components, 36 comments, reader, 10 components, 55 documentation, 34 supported in Cluster Platform Express, 36 compute node, 56, 57 configuration BladeSystem, 43 example, 56 rule, 111 Workgroup System, 37 configuring VLAN, 73 connections external network, 26 console network cabling tables, 119 console switch, 13, 25 control node, 56, 57 server blade as...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 127
...
N
network cabling tables, 115 node
compute, 56, 57 control, 57 nodes Cluster Platform Express, 13
O
operating system Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster, 41 Red Hat, 41 Scali, 41 SUSE, 41
optical media DVD, 14
organization of this book, 9 origin, 121 OS (see operating system) overview
hardware, 34
P
PCI slot assignments, 25
PDU, 14, 16, 17, 111, 113 (see power distribution unit) port
address syntax...
Workgroup System and Cluster Platform Express Overview and Hardware Installation Guide - Page 128
... uplink, 122 using cabling tables, 121
V
VGA, 25 video, 25 VLAN
configuring, 73 Voltaire
Web site, 10
W
Web site HP Cluster Platform, 10 log-in, Voltaire, 10 reader feedback, 10 Voltaire, 10
wiring CP Workgroup System, 69 key (see port labeling syntax)
wiring tables (see cabling tables) Workgroup System (see BladeSystem)
CP , 11 Workgroup system installation
preparing for, 39...