Chapter
6.
Installing
the
software
These
installation
procedures
are
intended
for
IBM
Global
Services
or
the
customer’s
agent
for
the
initial
software
setup
of
a
Cluster
1350.
Complete
the
following
steps
before
proceeding:
1.
Install
a
supported
version
of
Linux.
See
for
all
supported
versions
of
Linux
and
other
supported
versions
of
Cluster
1350
software
and
firmware.
2.
Install
Cluster
Systems
Management
(CSM)
software.
3.
Configure
the
storage
nodes.
4.
Distribute
the
system
image
to
all
nodes
in
the
cluster.
5.
Test
the
configuration.
The
installation
time
is
approximately
8
hours
per
cabinet.
Before
you
begin
the
software
installation
process,
see
to
verify
that
you
have
all
the
required
material.
Important:
The
Cluster
1350
must
be
maintained
only
by
system
administrators
who
are
experienced
with
Red
Hat
Linux,
DHCP,
NFS,
and
Linux
networking
and
administration.
Software
version
matrix
The
Cluster
1350
requires
certain
levels
of
a
supported
Linux
version
and
Cluster
System
Management
(CSM)
software.
Before
you
begin
the
software
installation
process,
make
sure
that
you
have
collected
all
the
applicable
levels
of
operating-system
kernel,
management
software,
device
drivers,
and
other
firmware
that
are
needed
for
building
a
working
system
image.
shows
the
supported
software
and
firmware
versions.
If
the
versions
of
any
components
are
changed,
IBM
might
not
be
able
to
service
and
support
the
cluster.
Table
11.
Cluster
1350
supported
software
and
firmware
versions
Product
Software
versions
Red
Hat
Linux
v9.0
Red
Hat
Linux
Advanced
Server
v2.1
SUSE
LINUX
v8.2
Professional
SUSE
LINUX
Enterprise
Server
(SLES)
(32-bit
and
64-bit)
v8.0
Red
Hat
Enterprise
LINUX
(RHEL)
v3.0
(32-bit
and
64-bit)
Cluster
System
Management
(CSM)
csm
v1.3.2.1
General
Parallel
File
System
(GPFS)
v1.3.0-0
Linux
Cluster
Installation
Tool
(LCIT)
v3.1
LSI
Linux
device
driver
v2.05.08
IDE
RAID
SUSE
LINUX
8.2
driver
v5.06a
SLES
8
(32-bit)
SP
2a
driver
v5.06a
Configuration
console
for
Linux
v1.30-8
IDEal
HyperCFG
for
Linux
v3.5
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Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2004
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