After the hardware for an HCP system is configured and healthy, you can install the Appliance operating system (OS) on each node. This chapter gives instructions on performing an Appliance OS installation on an HCP system.
Important: This chapter assumes that the HCP system hardware is already assembled, installed, configured, and working properly. From this point forward you cannot install more hardware until you finish installing HCP software.
CAUTION:
Installing the Appliance OS destroys all data on the system volume and all primary storage volumes. Before installing, be very sure that the server on which you’re installing is supposed to be an HCP node.