Task 4: Install Patches or RPM Updates

Create a temporary patch download directory on the head node. You can name this temporary directory anything you want; this procedure creates a directory called /home/patches:

# mkdir /home/patches

	IMPORTANT: Although HP has no restrictions about where you download patches, do not choose a directory that is included in the golden image because you do not want to distribute the actual RPM files to all client nodes. The HP XC System Software Administration Guide provides a list of directories that are included in the golden image; do not save patches in these directories. If necessary, you can exclude specific files from the golden image if they are not appropriate for distribution to all client nodes. The example uses /home because it is not included in the golden image.

Because this is a newly installed system, set up the proxies on the web browser to access external websites.

Go to the ITRC website, and register as an Americas/Asia Pacific or European customer:

http://www.itrc.hp.com/

When you supply information about yourself and your corporation, an ITRC user ID is assigned to you, and you supply your own password. Remember this user ID and password because you must use it whenever you download a patch.

From the registration confirmation window, select the option to go directly to the ITRC home page.

From the IT Resource Center home page, select patch/firmware database from the maintenance and support (hp products) list.

From the patch / firmware database page, select Linux under find individual patches.

From the search for patches page, in step 1 of the search utility, select vendor and version, select hpxc as the vendor and select the HP XC version that is appropriate for the cluster platform. If you are installing patches for SVA, select hpsva as the vendor.

In step 2 of the search utility, How would you like to search?, select Browse Patch List.

In step 4 of the search utility, Results per page?, select all.

Click the search>>> button to begin the search.

Download all patches that are available for the cluster platform into the temporary directory you created.

If you are unable to retrieve the files from this website, contact the HP XC Support team at the following e-mail address:

<xc_support@hp.com>

Follow the patch installation instructions in the README file.