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What are the Easy Install Tools?, 1.3 What are the system imaging tools?

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3.1.2 What are the Easy Install Tools? The ClusterPack suite includes a set of utilities for setting up a cluster of Itanium 2 nodes. The tools mananger_config, mp_register, clbootnodes, compute_config and finalize_config are key components for establishing and administering an Itanium 2 cluster. In particular, these utilities provide: z An easy step-by-step process for establishing a cluster z Installation and configuration of ClusterPack software z Configuration of commonly used HP-UX services z Configuration of optional MP interfaces z Networking configuration z Verification of the cluster's installation and configuration z The ability to add and remove nodes from the cluster The process of setting up a cluster is divided into three phases. manager_config prepares the Management Server to act as the central point of management for the cluster. The Compute Nodes are installed and configured with compute_config. finalize_config verifies the installation. In addition, the tools mp_register and clbootnodes can be used to register and configure MP interfaces and then use those interfaces to automate the booting of nodes. By default, manager_config interactively asks the user for an IP address range to assign to the Compute Nodes. It is also to possible to pass a file containing names and IP addresses to manager_config. The EasyInstall utilities can also be used to add or remove Compute Nodes from a cluster. manager_config and compute_config can be run with -a and -r options to add or remove individual nodes respectively. In the event that installed software becomes corrupt or otherwise unusable, manager_config can be run with a -F option that will only reinstall software. References: z Back to Top 3.1.3 What are the system imaging tools? Ignite-UX is a powerful tool for managing software. Ignite-UX includes the capacity to create an image of a system for the purpose of recovery or replication to other systems. During installation and configuration, ClusterPack configures the cluster's Management Server to act as an Ignite-UX server. ClusterPack also includes three scripts to simplify the process of creating and distributing golden images:

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3.1.2 What are the Easy Install Tools?
The ClusterPack suite includes a set of utilities for setting up a cluster of Itanium 2 nodes. The
tools mananger_config, mp_register, clbootnodes, compute_config and finalize_config are key
components for establishing and administering an Itanium 2 cluster. In particular, these
utilities provide:
An easy step-by-step process for establishing a cluster
Installation and configuration of ClusterPack software
Configuration of commonly used HP-UX services
Configuration of optional MP interfaces
Networking configuration
Verification of the cluster's installation and configuration
The ability to add and remove nodes from the cluster
The process of setting up a cluster is divided into three phases. manager_config prepares the
Management Server to act as the central point of management for the cluster. The Compute
Nodes are installed and configured with compute_config. finalize_config verifies the
installation.
In addition, the tools mp_register and clbootnodes can be used to register and configure MP
interfaces and then use those interfaces to automate the booting of nodes.
By default, manager_config interactively asks the user for an IP address range to assign to the
Compute Nodes. It is also to possible to pass a file containing names and IP addresses to
manager_config.
The EasyInstall utilities can also be used to add or remove Compute Nodes from a cluster.
manager_config and compute_config can be run with -a and -r options to add or remove
individual nodes respectively. In the event that installed software becomes corrupt or
otherwise unusable, manager_config can be run with a -F option that will only reinstall
software.
References:
Back to Top
3.1.3 What are the system imaging tools?
Ignite-UX is a powerful tool for managing software. Ignite-UX includes the capacity to create
an image of a system for the purpose of recovery or replication to other systems. During
installation and configuration, ClusterPack configures the cluster's Management Server to act
as an Ignite-UX server. ClusterPack also includes three scripts to simplify the process of
creating and distributing golden images: