Full OVT includes testing the external interfaces, so better give them something to play with...  Otherwise just ignore the failed/skipped tests.  -- Peter
Hello,  which preparations and configurations should I do before I start the OVT after installing the nodes? In my first training few years ago the procedure looks like this: 1. mounting the nodes 2. connecting the nodes through infiniband, external network and power and wait some hours (for charging the nvram batteries) 3. power on all nodes and do the initial configuration through serial connection 4. after successful joining all nodes to the cluster run the ovt. 5. if the ovt succeed doing the final configuration (users, shares, policies, AD integration, etc.) Is this still the right way?  Is the external network (and a DNS, Gatreway, ...) really needed for doing the initial ovt?  In some cases the external network is not up and running when doing the first initial configuration of Isilon.  Cheers, Philipp
Prerequisite and necessary preparations before doing the OVT