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Chapter 2

2. Administrative Tips and Adding a Node

This chapter provides general administrative information as well as basic instructions on starting

and using the Platform Manage GUI to add a node in a Platform managed cluster. For information

on using the Platform Manage command line interface to add a node, refer to the Platform Manage

User’s

Guide. Basic information on starting Platform Manager, administrative passwords and

factory installed files and scripts are covered in the first section of this chapter,

“Administrative

Tips” on page 34.

Add a node to the cluster using the following sections and accompanying screen snaps:

• “Start the Platform Manager GUI” on page 36

• “Head Node Information Screen” on page 37

• “Adding a Node Starting from the Main GUI Screen” on page 38

• “Adding a Cluster Compute Node” on page 39

• “Selecting the Server Type” on page 40

• “Network BMC Configuration” on page 41

• “Select Preferred Operating System” on page 42

• “Node Network Configuration Screen” on page 43

• “DNS and NTP Configuration Screen” on page 45

• “NIS Configuration Screen” on page 46

• “Platform Manager Options Screen” on page 47

• “Configuration Setup Complete Screen” on page 48

• “Checking the Log File Entries (Optional)” on page 49

Set a node failure “alarm” using the information in:

• “Setting a Node Failure Alarm on Platform Manage” on page 50

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