HP 2064-M ClusterPack V2.4 Tutorial - Page 32
Step 12 Power up the Compute Nodes, Background
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console port on the MP card of each Compute Node. When you are ready to run mp_register, use this command: % /opt/clusterpack/bin/mp_register Back to Top Step 12 Power up the Compute Nodes Background The clbootnodes utility is intended to ease the task of booting Compute Nodes for the first time. To use clbootnodes, the nodes' MP cards must have been registered and/or configured with mp_register. Note: clbootnodes can only be used to boot nodes to the language specification: English The first time that HP-UX is booted after installation, it asks a series of questions: z What language to use z Hostname z Time and Timezone settings z Networking Configuration z Root password Booting each node in a medium to large cluster can be a long and tedious task. clbootnodes automates the processes to make it much faster and relatively free of user interaction. It is also possible to boot only specified nodes using clbootnodes. clbootnodes will gain console access by using telnet to reach the MP. clbootnodes uses a library called Expect to produce the input needed to gain access to the console and step through the boot processes. The are times when human intervention is necessary. In these cases, a message will be displayed explaining w control is being returned to the user. The user can then interact with the MP/console and then return contr to clbootnodes by pressing '~'. Control may be given to the user for the following reasons: z The MP is password protected z A LAN card choice was not specified to clbootnodes z The utility could not determine the state of the console clbootnodes is intended to boot a node or nodes through the first boot sequence. It can generally be run at any time to ensure that a node is booted and can usually recognize if the console represents an already booted node. However, because a user can leave the console in any state, it is not always possible to determine the state that a console is in. Because of this, use clbootnodes for booting nodes which are kno to be in a "first boot" condition.