Customize a Preinstalled SMW HA System

Describes how to complete SMW HA system configuration with site-specific information such as host names, IP addresses, and synchronized files.

Cray ships SMW HA systems that are completely installed and configured with Cray-specific host names and IP addresses instead of site-specific. The configuration must be complete on-site to reconfigure the system with site-specific IP addresses (required), change preassigned default host names (optional), and update the cluster configuration files with those changes.

The customization process updates the IP addresses and host names in the following configuration files:
  • /etc/hosts
  • /etc/hostname
  • /etc/csync2/csync2.cfg
  • /etc/csync2/csync2_cray.cfg
  • /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0
  • /etc/sysconfig/network/routes
  1. Determine the IP addresses and host names for the SMW HA cluster.

    An SMW HA system requires the following site-dependent host names and IP addresses. Use this table to record the actual values for the site.

    Table 1. Site-dependent Configuration Values for an SMW HA System
    DescriptionExampleActual Value
    Virtual host name for SMW HA clustervirtual-smw 
    Host name for first SMWsmw1  
    Host name for second SMWsmw2 
    iDRAC host name on first SMWsmw1-drac 
    iDRAC host name on second SMWsmw2-drac 
    Customer network IP address for virtual SMW (the SMW HA cluster) 173.31.73.165 
    IP address for first SMW173.31.73.60  
    IP address for second SMW173.31.73.61  
    iDRAC IP address on first SMW172.31.73.77 
    iDRAC IP address on second SMW172.31.73.79 
    Important: The IP addresses for the virtual SMW HA cluster (virtual-smw) and the actual SMWs (smw1 and smw2) must be on the same subnet.
  2. Before beginning the site customization, the network administrator or site administrator must assign the IP addresses to the corresponding host names for the SMW HA cluster.
  3. If any site-customization and local changes were made on the first SMW before the SMWHA software was installed and configured, duplicate these changes on the second SMW.
  4. If any patches were installed on the first SMW, ensure that these patches are also installed on the second SMW.
  5. Use the following procedures to make the necessary customizations. Note that these procedures require root privilege.
    Trouble? See "Debug Failure of a Preinstalled SMW HA System" in the troubleshooting section of XC™ Series SMW HA Administration Guide (S-2551).