Silicon Graphics Altix ICE 8000 Series, Quick Reference Manual

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2: Getting Started with Scali Manage
• A rack subnet and a rack BMC subnet per rack
• Four chassis management controllers (CMCs) per rack
• 16 compute blades per CMC per rack
Optionally, the number of CMCs per rack and the number of blades per CMC can be
specified to define partial Altix ICE rack configurations. The command is a shortcut
for
definealtixiceleadnode
,
definealtixicecmc
and
definealtixiceblade
. For more fine grained control, for example, adding only a
partly full rack or add more compute nodes to an existing rack, use the
definealtixiceleadnode
command.
To define a service node, use the
definealtixiceservicenode
command.
After defining new hardware in the database, the service node(s) and leader nodes
BMCs must be discovered and configured (see "Discovering Service and Leader
Nodes" on page 32).
Discovering Service and Leader Nodes
Before new service or leader nodes can be installed, the associated BMCs MAC
addresses must be discovered and IP addresses must be assigned. To do this, perform
the following:
scalimanage-cli discoveraltixiceservicenode [systemnames]
This will perform the following actions on your system:
• Ask the operator to plug in one rack/service node at the time
• Discover the MAC addresses of the associated BMCs
• Assign IP addresses to the BMCs via dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)
Installing Service and Leader Nodes
To install service nodes or leader nodes, perform the following:
scalimanage-cli install <
systemnames
>
If the MAC address of the system is unknown, it will be automatically determined via
DHCP discovery.
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