Table 1: Factory System Settings
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Linux OS Settings
Completed if Linux OS is
shipped on the cluster
•
The Bootloader and OS Configuration for the control node and
each compute node are set up for Out of Band management via a
serial console.
•
Modified /etc/inittab to spawn agetty for /dev/ttyS0 in runlevels 2,
3, 4, and 5
•
Modified /etc/securetty by adding the line ttyS0
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Configured the boot loader to use serial line
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Configured the Linux kernel to use serial console
•
Disabled the X server: such as modified /etc/inittab to select
runlevel 3 as default
•
Set up the SysRq functionality
ProLiant DL360 Server
BIOS settings for all LC
Series configurations
•
The operating system setting is set to Linux unless a Microsoft®
Windows® operating system is ordered with the solution.
•
Hyper-threading is disabled
iLO settings
•
The iLO DNS name is set to match the iLO cable label for each
node.
•
The iLO username and password are set to “Administrator” on
each node.
•
The iLO server label tags for each node are removed
NOTE: By default, iLO is set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP
server. The DHCP server can be the cluster control node or some
other DHCP server provided by the customer. The DHCP server must
be made available to the systems before proceeding to use iLO for
initial setup. Refer to the server’s iLO documentation that is shipped
with the cluster for more information.
ProLiant DL145 Servers
BIOS settings
•
Hyper-threading is disabled
•
NIC2 is set to the default PXE NIC
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