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Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Installation Guide - Page 3
... Servers...13
2.3 Supported Topologies...13 2.4 Host Channel Adapters and Firmware 17
3 Cabling Your HP Cluster Platform for HPCS 19
3.1 Certificate of Authenticity (COA 20
4 Installing HPCS on a Compute Cluster 21
4.1 Cluster Installation Overview...21 4.2 Installation Procedure When HPCS is Preinstalled on HP Cluster Platform and HP Cluster Platform Express...21 4.3 Installing HPCS from CD...
Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Installation Guide - Page 8
... login credentials, which are available from Voltaire.
Structure of This Document
This document is organized as follows:
Chapter 1
What is included in this product.
Chapter 2
Supported configurations.
Chapter 3
Cabling your HP Cluster Platform.
Chapter 4
Installing HPCS.
Chapter 5
Post-installation tasks.
Chapter 6
HP-MPI for Windows.
Chapter 7
Upgrading.
Chapter 8
Licensing.
8
Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Installation Guide - Page 21
.... After the HPC software is installed by the user, this configuration information is automatically loaded into the HPC Cluster manager and used to finish provisioning the cluster compute nodes. 1. Power on the head node. Do not power on the compute nodes at this time. 2. Log on to the head node from the terminal connection or remote desktop using the password
passwordHP!. 3. Change...
Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Installation Guide - Page 22
...domain controller and proceed to step 11. For instructions, see Appendix A (page 67). 7. Enter the domain name, a legal domain username, and password. The computer is now allowed to join. 8. Select No when asked to reboot. 9. To enable log in from remote desktop, select the Remote Access tab. The Remote Desktop should be enabled. If not, enable remote desktop. After enabling remote desktop, select...
Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Installation Guide - Page 30
... your base OS; Windows 2008 HPC Edition or Windows 2008 x64. Follow the Windows
Operating System installation instructions to complete the installation. 3. Install HP drivers and/or ProLiant Support Pack. The latest drivers and ProLiant Support
Pack for your hardware are on www.hp.com in the Support and Drivers section. Select the Windows 2008 x64 platform.
30 Installing HPCS on a Compute Cluster
Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Installation Guide - Page 32
c. Create New Database instance, and accept defaults.
6. If you have a Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) setup for your active directory, or your servers do not need a Proxy server to directly access Microsoft websites, you can save some time by having updates installed. But if you do not, click I don't want to use Microsoft Update.
32 Installing HPCS on a Compute Cluster
Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Installation Guide - Page 45
16. Select Manage Drivers, and add the multi-function NIC drives from the ProLiant Support Pack (PSP) for DL3xx, DL5xx and blXXX. For DL1xx, download the appropriate NIC driver for your hardware, and add this driver to the NIC.
IMPORTANT: The WinPE environment for Windows 2008 does not contain drivers for virtual bus drivers. Therefore, the network drivers for your compute nodes must be...
Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Installation Guide - Page 53
.... 12. Click OK to exit the Text Services and Input Languages window. 13. Click OK to exit the Regional and Language Options window.
5.2 Installing the HP Management Agents
IMPORTANT: For security reasons, first obtain a 64-bit encrypted password certificate to set your password. The password certificate can be obtained from an HP Systems Insight Manager Certificate Server. For information about...
Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Installation Guide - Page 55
... on configuring the new disk drives and upgrading to dynamic disks, refer to the operating system documentation.
5.5 Installing the Network Teaming and Configuration Utility
The CPQTEAM Utility enables multiple NICs to be teamed together. You must run the ProLiant Support Pack software to install the CPQTEAM utility. During the CPQTEAM software installation process, a message might appear...
Microsoft Windows HPC Server 2008 Installation Guide - Page 64
..., a command window displays. You should see it add any drivers (if you injected drivers into the OS), then start the provisioning. One of the early steps is copying the OS image to the compute node. If this copy fails, an error appears in the command window and commands will stop. - Make sure you added the correct network drivers for your compute node...
HP Cluster Platform Server and Workstation Overview - Page 21
.../SupportManual/c00212796/ c00212796.pdf
ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00191707/ c00191707.pdf
HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00705292/
User Guide
c00705292.pdf
For more information about HP Integrity servers used in HP Cluster Platform configurations, see the following...
HP Cluster Platform Server and Workstation Overview - Page 242
... target server with a new ROM image. HP Drive Key Boot Utility software can be downloaded from the following Web site: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/serveroptions/us/download/21621.html Use the following procedure to make your drive key bootable and capable of flashing firmware: 1. Install the HP Drive Key Boot Utility on a Windows system. After installation the utility
places a shortcut...
Microsoft Windows Compute Clusters - Page 3
...Channel Adapters and Firmware 16 2.5 Identifying the Servers Models Supported as Nodes 16 2.6 Upgrading or Modifying Clusters 17
3 Setting up your HP Cluster Platform for Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster 2003...19
4 Verifying the InfiniBand Stack Software 21
4.1 Verifying the Stack Installation...21 4.2 Installing the Stack...21 4.3 Configuring the Stack...22
5 HP Cluster Platform Terminology...
Microsoft Windows Compute Clusters - Page 16
... supported.
Note:
For instructions on upgrading the HCA firmware on Microsoft Windows Compute Clusters, refer to the Voltaire HCA 4X0 User Manual for Windows GridStack.
. Table 2-1 Supported HCA Cards
Model 380299-B21: InfiniBand 4X 380298-B21: InfiniBand 4X 409377-B21: InfiniBand 4X
PCI Bus Type PCI-X PCI-Express PCI-Express
Description
Dual-port card with 128 MB attached memory
Dual-port...
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... and updated frequently at: http://docs.hp.com/, under the section titled High Performance Computing. • HP Cluster Platform InfiniBand Fabric Management and Diagnostic Guide.
4. Using the guides and tables specified in the preceding step, identify and record the correct version of HCA firmware to match the stack revision. (You might need this information later if the installed firmware is...
Microsoft Windows Compute Clusters - Page 22
...-installed versions of the operating system. See the HP Cluster Platform InfiniBand Fabric Management and Diagnostic Guide for more information about the configuration interface. 2. Configure the Windows Network Connection Order, as described in the operating environment documentation, setting Ethernet to be the first priority. 3. Manually restart the GridStack as follows: a. Open the Control...
Microsoft Windows Compute Clusters - Page 25
... might be fast Gigabit Ethernet.
management network Windows clusters do not See administrative network. distinguish a separate administrative network and console network
management port
A connection or device that is part of the interconnect, enabling you to connect to it and administer it. You use the control processor for tasks such as assigning TCP/IP addresses, loading firmware or running...
Microsoft Windows Compute Clusters - Page 27
..., 16
identifying, 21 matrix, 21 support matrix, 16 upgrading, 22
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gigabit Ethernet, 13, 15 cabling tables, 19 switch, 14
GridStack, 16 configuring, 22 installing, 21 restarting, 22 software kit, 21 verifuiong, 21
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HCA, 16 restarting the stack, 22 supported, 16 upgrading the firmware, 22
head node, 13, 14, 15 host channel adapter, 16 HP Cluster Platform
documentation, 10 Web links, 10 Web site...
HP Cluster Platform Core Components Overview - Page 71
... Firmware
Your HP Cluster Platform configuration arrives with the latest versions of the firmware installed on the components. However, the firmware for these components may be updated at a future date. This manual does not provide instructions on how to install or upgrade firmware for the components described in this document, but does provide pointers on where to obtain firmware upgrades...
HP Cluster Platform Core Components Overview - Page 84
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federated cluster, 25 feedback
e-mail address for documentation, 12 firmware, 71
upgrade, 71 firmware upgrade
overview, 71 format
node, 25 front view
network, 41 full bandwidth, 25
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grounding methods, 81 preventing electrostatic damage, 81
guide audience for, 9
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hardware components, 21 overview, 21
hazard warning, 12 hearing protection, 16 heel straps, 81 hot components, 16 HP 10000 Series ...