FILE NAME: hp-nct-1.1.0-2.rhel4.linux.rpm TITLE: HP Network Configuration Tool (NCT) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 U5 AS/ES [x86/AMD64/EM64T] VERSION: 1.1.0 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Software Solutions DIVISIONS: Enterprise and Mainstream Servers PRODUCTS AFFECTED: HP NC110T PCI Express Single Port Gigabit Server Adpater HP NC150T 4-Port Gigabit Combo Switch Adapter HP NC310F PCI-X Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC320x PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC324i Integrated PCI Express Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC325x Integrated PCI Express Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC326x Integrated PCI Express Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC340T PCI-X Quad-port Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC360T PCI Express Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC370x Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC371i Integrated Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC373x Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC374x PCI Express Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC380x PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC1020 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC6132 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC6133 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC6136 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC6170 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC6770 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7131 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7132 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7150 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7170 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7760 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7761 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7770 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7771 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7780 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7781 Gigabit Server Adapter HP NC7782 Gigabit Server Adapter OPERATING SYSTEM: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 U5 AS/ES [x86/AMD64/EM64T] PREREQUISITES: HP ProLiant Advanced Server Management Package (hpasm) version 7.7.0-x and above is required to be installed to enable HP Network Configuration Tool to display certain information (Slot and Bay/Port Mapping info) on c-class blade servers. EFFECTIVE DATE: May 3, 2007 SUPERSEDES: 1.0.0-1 DESCRIPTION: This RPM (RPM Package Manager) package contains the HP Network Configuration Tool (NCT) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 U5 AS/ES [x86/AMD64/EM64T]. ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES: Added hp-nic_ports command line utility. Properly align columns on Adapter Info page. Added support for latest ProLiant NC series NICs. Added support for latest distribution updates. HOW TO USE: 1. Download the hp-nct-1.1.0-2.rhel4.linux.rpm and hp-nct-1.1.0-2.rhel4.linux.txt to a directory on your hard drive and change to that directory. 2. Refer to the hp-nct-1.1.0-2.rhel4.linux.txt file for installation instructions. 3. After the RPM is installed, you may delete the previously downloaded RPM file. 4. Refer to the /opt/hp/hp-nct/README text file for additional information after installing the RPM. Copyright 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies ==================================README================================== HP Network Configuration Tool Table of Contents ================= Introduction Known Issues Installation Configuration The hp-nic_ports Utility Troubleshooting Removal Licensing Introduction ################################################################################ The HP Network Configuration Tool (NCT) displays configuration information for HP ProLiant Network Server Adapters. NCT allows users to graphically view an adapters configuration. If the HP Advanced System Management (ASM) and Remote System Management (RSM) Agents are installed, the physical slot and port will be displayed for each Network Server Adapter. If running on c-Class BladeSystem enclosures, the physical rack bay and slot associated with the adapter is displayed allowing users to easily connect network cables to specific blade adapter ports. Known Issues ################################################################################ See the Troubleshooting section for resolving common problems. No known issues with this release. Installation ################################################################################ Run the following command to install the HP NCT package: rpm -Uvh hp-nct-x.x.x-x.distribution.linux.rpm Where "x.x.x-x" is the version of HP NCT, and "distribution" is the distribution identifier. If the physical slot/bay and port are desired, install the hprsm and hpasm packages using the following commands: rpm -Uvh hprsm-x.x.x-x.distribution.architecture.rpm rpm -Uvh hpasm-x.x.x-x.distribution.architecture.rpm Where "x.x.x-x" is the version of HP NCT, "distribution" is the distribution identifier, and "architecture" is the machine architecture. HP recommends running the latest drivers with hp-nct. For the latest driver, firmware, and documentation updates, go to http://www.hp.com/servers/networking Configuration ################################################################################ Ensure the network drivers (e1000, tg3, bnx2, etc) for the network adapters in the server are loaded. Even if the network adapters are not yet configured, the network adapter drivers must be loaded in order for NCT to query the network adapters. Start NCT by running: /opt/hp/hp-nct/hp-nct A link can be created to hp-nct to prevent one from having to enter the entire path. Create the link using: ln -s /opt/hp/hp-nct/hp-nct /usr/local/bin/hp-nct This should launch by running hp-nct, provided /usr/local/bin is in the $PATH environment variable (echo $PATH). NOTE: The hp-nct application requires root privileges to access certain network server adapter information, and thus will not run without root privileges. The hp-nic_ports Utility ################################################################################ The hp-nic_ports utility lists the slot and port of each network server adapter if the hpasm and hprsm packages are installed, see the Installation section of this document. On C-Class blade enclosures, the bay and bay port for each server adapter is displayed instead of the slot and port. Sample command usage is shown below: [root@tonycu ~]# /opt/hp/hp-nct/hp-nic_ports iface slot port bay bayport Model Name eth0 0 1 n/a n/a Compaq NC7781 Gigabit Server Adapter eth1 0 2 n/a n/a Compaq NC7781 Gigabit Server Adapter eth2 1 1 n/a n/a HP NC7170 Gigabit Server Adapter eth3 2 1 n/a n/a HP NC7771 Gigabit Server Adapter eth4 3 1 n/a n/a HP NC370T Multifunction Gigabit Server Ad eth5 1 2 n/a n/a HP NC7170 Gigabit Server Adapter [root@tonycu ~]# If only the hp-nic_ports utility is desired from the NCT package, the following commands can be run to extract the utility from the NCT RPM. This is useful if the graphic libraries are not installed on the target server and only the hp-nic_ports utility is desired. rpm -ivh --nodeps hp-nct-x.x.x-x.distribution.linux.rpm cp /opt/hp/hp-nct/hp-nic_ports . rpm -e hp-nct The hp-nic_ports utility is now located in the current directory and can be run by the following command: ./hp-nic_port Troubleshooting ################################################################################ Problem: Only server adapter interfaces starting with "eth" show up in the GUI. Possible cause: The NCT application only displays server adapter interfaces beginning with "eth", such as "eth0". It is common practice for operating system to name server adapter interfaces starting with "eth", thus NCT only displays interfaces beginning with "eth". Possible solution: Don't rename the server adapter interfaces. Problem: Network server adapter configuration information is not displayed. Possible cause: The driver for server adapter is not loaded, thus the information is not available. Possible solution: Load the server adapter driver and restart the hp-nct application. Problem: Network server adapter configuration information, such as the IP address, does not match the IP address currently assigned to the interface. Possible cause: The IP address has been changed via command line utility, such as ifconfig. The NCT application collects configuration information from the configuration files. Changes that are dynamically made will not be reflected in NCT. Possible solution: Make the configuration change in the network server adapter configuration file and restart NCT. Problem: Network server adapter physical slot and port (or blade bay and port) are not displayed by NCT. Possible cause: The hpasm and hprsm packages are not installed. Possible solution: Install the hpasm and hprsm packages. See the "Installation" section of this README for details on installing these two packages. Problem: The server adapter IP address does not match the IP address currently assigned to the server adapter interface. Possible cause: NCT obtains the IP address from the configuration file. If an IP address is not found in the configuration file associated with the server adapter and the server adapter has been dynamically assigned an IP address, the address assigned to the server adapter will be displayed. Possible solution: If the IP address is dynamically assigned via such applications as DHCP or the bonding driver, do not assign an IP address in the server adapter configuration file since it will over-ride the dynamically assigned IP address. Removal ################################################################################ To remove the HP Network Configuration Tool package, run the following command: rpm -e hp-nct Licensing ################################################################################ See the LICENSE text file in this directory. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2006-2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.