Configuring the HCP system

Deploying an HCP VM System on KVM
Version
9.6.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-94HCP009-07
  1. From the New Install Menu, enter 2 to change the key access settings. 
    Distributor/OEM Key Access
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Please enter a valid distributor key for your company (supplied by MDS).
Entering this key enables branding and other features specific to your
company. If you do not need to enter a distributor key or are performing an
NDS-Internal HCP deployment, accept the default. All keys are case sensitive.

Note: Control-C cancels input.

Enter distributor key.
[Default: Arizona]:
You chose: "Arizona”, Is this correct?
(Default: yes):
  2. Change the distributor key.
    Tip: If this system is provided by Hitachi Vantara, keep the default Arizona key.
  3. Enter y or yes to confirm the change.
    You are returned to the New Install Menu.
  4. Enter 3 to configure the networking options. 
    HCP Networking Options
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[1] Gateway Router IP Address [172.28.27.254]
[2] Multicast Network [238.177.1.1]

[b] Go Book to the Previous Menu
[q] Return to Configuration Menu

Enter your choice.
[Default: 2]:
    You are returned to the New Install menu.
  5. Enter 1 and change the Gateway Router IP address.
  6. Enter 2 and change the Multicast Network.
  7. Enter b.
    You are returned to the New Install menu.
  8. Enter 4 to configure the DNS options. 
    HCP DNS Options 
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[1] Enable automatic DNS zone management (Yes)
[2] Domain Name for the System (None)
[3] Upstream DNS Server(s) (192.168.100.45)

[b] Go Back to the Previous Menu
[q] Return to Configuration Menu
Enter your choice.
[Default: 1]:
  9. Enter 2 to input the domain name for the system.
  10. Enter the system domain name. 
    Domain for the System
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Please enter the fully qualified name of the system from the corporate DNS
configuration. If you are not using DNS, enter a dummy name to be used for
system access.

Example: HCP1.example.com

Note: Control-C cancels input.

Enter system domain name:
[Default: None): cluster-vim-1.wilco.net

You chose: “cluster-vim-1.wilco.net”, is this correct?
Default: [yes]:
  11. Enable [set to Yes] Option 1 if automatic DNS zone management is required.
  12. To configure the corporate upstream DNS server(s), choose option 3, and specify the list of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses the HCP needs to use to forward DNS requests to each of your corporate servers.
    Note: Each DNS server IP address that you specify must be routable from the [hcp_system] network.
    Tip: If the front-end network IP mode is set to Dual, specify both IPv4 and IPv6 DNS server IP addresses. Doing so ensures that all client requests can use the HCP system domain name for access to the system, regardless of which types of IP addresses each client is configured to use.
  13. Enter b.
    You are returned to the New Install Menu.
  14. Enter 5 to configure the time settings.
  15. Enter 1 and set the time configuration to a time server.
    Use the same time server that has been configured for all KVM hosts in the HCP VM system.
    HCP Time Options
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[1] Time-Server Configuration (internal)
[2] Current Date and Time (not specified)
[3] Time Zone (America/New_York)
[4] Time Settings Compliance Mode (False)

[b] Go Back to the Previous Menu
[q] Return to Configuration Menu

Enter your choice.
[Default: 1]:
  16. Specify an external time server or enter internal. 
    Time-Server Configuration 
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What type of time server do you want the HCP system to use? You can specify
“internal” or at most three time servers. You will be asked to specify the
names or IP addresses one at a time. For you to specify an external time
server, the HCP system must have connectivity to the time server through the
front-end network.

Example (time.nist.gov): 192.13.244.18

Note: Control-C cancels input.

Internal or time server name or IP address.
[Default: internal): 61.90.182.55

You chose: “64.96.182.55”, is this correct?
[Default: yes):
  17. Enter y or yes to confirm the change.
    You are returned to the New Install Menu.
  18. Enter 6 to change the internal configuration settings.
    The Internal Configuration Settings menu appears.
    Internal Configuration Settings
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[1] Storage Configuration (Not Set)
[2] HCP System Serial Number (00001)
[3] Enable Replication on This System (Yes)
[4] Reinstallation with DNS Failover in Effect (Not)
[5] Customer Support Contact Information

[b] Go Back to the Previous Menu
[q] Return to Configuration menu

Enter your choice.
[Default: 1]:
  19. Enter 1 to set the storage configuration. 
    Storage Configuration
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What type of storage does this HCP system use? If the storage is
local/internal RAID, type “internal”. If the storage is fibre channel or other
SAN-attached storage, type “external'.

Note: Control-C cancels input.

Enter internal or external.
(Default: internal): internal

You chose: “internal”, is this correct?
(Default: yes): 
Do you want to configure a dedicated database volume?
(Default: no): yes 

You chose: “yes”, is this correct?
(Default: yes):
  20. Type internal.
  21. In response to the confirming prompt, press Enter.
    Optionally, to configure a dedicated database volume, the system must have at least three drives per node. All dedicated database volume sizes must be at least 50 GB for a new installation. All dedicated database volumes must be the same size.
    HCP Setup asks you to configure a dedicated database volume only if your system meets the requirements mentioned previously.
  22. If HCP Setup asks whether you want to configure a dedicated database volume, enter yes to configure a dedicated database volume; otherwise, enter no.
  23. Press Enter to confirm your choices and return to the Internal Configuration Settings menu.
  24. From the Internal Configuration Settings menu, enter 2 to set the serial number for the HCP system. 
    HCP System Serial Number
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Please enter a valid serial number. You will be prompted twice for
verification.  The serial number can contain only letters, numbers, spaces,
hyphens, underscores, and number signs and must not be blank.

Example: 00001
Note: Control-C cancels the input.
Enter a valid serial number.
[Default: 1001001]: 1001001

Please enter it again.
[Default: None: 1001001]
  25. Enter the unique serial number for this HCP system.
  26. Enter the serial number again for confirmation and return to the Internal Configuration Settings menu.
    Important: The HCP system serial number is needed to license the system. If you omit the serial number, the system reports that you are in violation of your license agreement.
  27. From the Internal Configuration Settings menu, enter 3 to confirm whether replication is enabled.
    If you enter yes to enable replication, the wizard asks if this is a reinstallation of a primary system after a replication failover with DNS failover enabled. If you enter yes to this prompt, it requests that target replicated namespaces in this system continue to be redirected to the replica until data recovery is complete, provided that those namespaces are configured to accept such requests.
    Important: Do not enable replication if you have not purchased this feature. Doing so makes the system violate your license agreement.
  28. From the Internal Configuration Settings menu, enter 4 to configure whether reinstallation with DNS failover is enabled.
  29. From the Internal Configuration Settings menu, enter 5 to set contact information. To specify no contact information, press the Spacebar.
  30. Enter b to return to the New Install Menu.