Understanding Windows Compute Cluster 2003 On Cluster Platform - HP Cluster Platform Introduction v2010 Introduction Manual

1 Understanding Windows Compute Cluster 2003 on
Cluster Platform
Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster 2003 is preinstalled on your HP Cluster Platform during
factory integration of the cluster. After you complete any on-site cabling (described in the HP
Cluster Platform hardware documentation), you need only complete a few software installation
steps to enable the cluster for use. The sequence of installation tasks is as follows:
1. Unpack and align the racks, using the information provided in the HP Cluster Platform Site
Preparation Guide.
2. Cable the cluster together using the information provided in the following documents, which
you can determine by using the guidelines provided on the hardware documentation CD.
• Use the HP Cluster Platform Server and Workstation Overview to identify and cable cluster
nodes (servers).
• Use the interconnect guide for your model of HP Cluster Platform to cable the system
interconnect. In the current release, Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster 2003 supports
only:
— InfiniBand protocol, using Voltaire system interconnects. See:
— Gigabit Ethernet protocol, using HP ProCurve switches as system interconnects.
The system interconnect is the network fabric that carries all the high-speed message
passing interface (MPI) traffic. Depending on your model of HP Cluster Platform, this
fabric might be dedicated to MPI traffic, or it might be shared with other cluster traffic.
See
• The cabling tables for your type of system interconnect, cluster model and specific
implementation (such as the number of nodes):
— HP Cluster Platform Cabling Guide for Gigabit Ethernet Solutions
— HP Cluster Platform Infiniband Cabling Tables
3. Power up the cluster, as described in the the interconnect guide for your model of HP Cluster
Platform or the HP Cluster Platform Cluster Platform Express Installation and User's Guide, if
you have a Cluster Platform Express model.
4. Perform any hardware post-installation verification procedures, to ensure that all cabling
is functioning. For InfiniBand clusters, see the HP Cluster Platform InfiniBand Interconnect.
Gigabit Ethernet clusters have no specific post-installation verification procedures, other
than those documented in the HP ProCurve hardware documentation shipped with your
cluster.
◦ HP Cluster Platform Voltaire InfiniBand Interconnect Installation and User's Guide
◦ HP Cluster Platform InfiniBand Fabric Management and Diagnostic Guide
See the HP Cluster Platform Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect Guide.
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