Chapter 6. Installing The Software; Software Version Matrix - IBM eserver Cluster 1350 Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 6. Installing the software

These installation procedures are intended for IBM Global Services or the
customer's agent for the initial software setup of a Cluster 1350. Complete the
following steps before proceeding:
1. Install a supported version of Linux. See Table 11 for all supported versions of
2. Install Cluster Systems Management (CSM) software.
3. Configure the storage nodes.
4. Distribute the system image to all nodes in the cluster.
5. Test the configuration.
The installation time is approximately 8 hours per cabinet.
Before you begin the software installation process, see "Software version matrix" to
verify that you have all the required material.
Important: The Cluster 1350 must be maintained only by system administrators
who are experienced with Red Hat Linux, DHCP, NFS, and Linux networking and
administration.

Software version matrix

The Cluster 1350 requires certain levels of a supported Linux version and Cluster
System Management (CSM) software. Before you begin the software installation
process, make sure that you have collected all the applicable levels of
operating-system kernel, management software, device drivers, and other firmware
that are needed for building a working system image. Table 11 shows the supported
software and firmware versions.
If the versions of any components are changed, IBM might not be able to service
and support the cluster.
© Copyright IBM Corp. 2004
Linux and other supported versions of Cluster 1350 software and firmware.
Table 11. Cluster 1350 supported software and firmware versions
Product
Red Hat Linux
Red Hat Linux Advanced Server
SUSE LINUX
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES)
(32-bit and 64-bit)
Red Hat Enterprise LINUX (RHEL)
Cluster System Management (CSM)
General Parallel File System (GPFS)
Linux Cluster Installation Tool (LCIT)
LSI Linux device driver
IDE RAID SUSE LINUX 8.2 driver
SLES 8 (32-bit) SP 2a driver
Configuration console for Linux
IDEal HyperCFG for Linux
Software versions
v9.0
v2.1
v8.2 Professional
v8.0
v3.0 (32-bit and 64-bit)
csm v1.3.2.1
v1.3.0-0
v3.1
v2.05.08
v5.06a
v5.06a
v1.30-8
v3.5
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