Configuring The Stack - HP Cluster Platform Introduction v2010 Introduction Manual

6. Check for patches and updates to Microsoft Windows Server 2003. At the time of publication,
the following patch is mandatory: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=910481. The KB910481
patch has already been installed with the factory-installed operating system. If not, you can
also find this patch in <CD drive volume>:\HP-CCS\Hotfixes on the "HP Supplement
for Microsoft Windows Computer Cluster Server 2003" CD, and it can also be automatically
installed by using the provided Pre-CN.bat file.

4.3 Configuring the Stack

After you install the stack, follow these steps to configure it:
1. Internet Protocol over InfiniBand (IPoIB) addresses are already pre-configured by HP for
factory-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 Panel and choose Administrative Tools.
b. Expand the Computer Management options list and choose the Device Manager.
c. Under the InfiniBand Host Channel Adapters, Choose InfiniBand HCA and click the
right mouse button to display the options menu.
d. From the options menu, choose disable.
e. Choose InfiniBand HCA , and click the right mouse button to display the options menu
a second time. enable from the drop-down menu. The GridStack is now reset.
f. From the options menu, choose enable.
4. Determine the version of HCA firmware and, if necessary, upgrade it to a newer version
using the procedure described in the HP Cluster Platform InfiniBand Fabric Management and
Diagnostic Guide, which is on the Cluster Platform documentation CD.
22 Verifying the InfiniBand Stack Software