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Chapter 2
2. Administrative Tips and Adding a Node
This chapter provides general administrative information section and information on starting and
using the Scali Manage GUI to add a node in a Scali managed cluster. For information on using
the Scali Manage command line interface to add a node, refer to the
Scali Manage User’s Guide .
Basic information on starting Scali Manage, administrative passwords and factory installed files
and scripts are covered in the first section of this chapter, “Administrative Tips” on page 32.
Add a node to the cluster using the following sections and accompanying screen snaps:
• “Start the Scali Manage GUI” on page 34
• “Head Node Information Screen” on page 35
• “Adding a Node Starting from the Main GUI Screen” on page 36
• “Adding a Cluster Compute Node” on page 37
• “Selecting the Server Type” on page 38
• “Network BMC Configuration” on page 39
• “Select Preferred Operating System” on page 40
• “Node Network Configuration Screen” on page 41
• “DNS and NTP Configuration Screen” on page 43
• “NIS Configuration Screen” on page 44
• “Scali Manage Options Screen” on page 45
• “Configuration Setup Complete Screen” on page 46
• “Checking the Log File Entries (Optional)” on page 47
Set a node failure “alarm” using the information in:
• “Setting a Node Failure Alarm on Scali Manage” on page 48