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<p>Created page with &quot;Upgrading to MPSS - 3.4.3 == Step 1 - Preparation == get current info: * mpssinfo &gt; mpssinfo-mic.out * Make sure root ssh keys are installed &amp; ready BEFORE proceeding (Instal...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>Upgrading to MPSS - 3.4.3<br /> <br /> == Step 1 - Preparation ==<br /> get current info:<br /> * mpssinfo &gt; mpssinfo-mic.out<br /> * Make sure root ssh keys are installed &amp; ready BEFORE proceeding (Installer will look for them) <br /> <br /> == Step 2 - Uninstall current version ==<br /> Unload current mpss module<br /> * service mpss unload<br /> Uninstall current mpss version (3.x)<br /> * cd /path/to/new_mpss/<br /> * ./uninstall.sh<br /> Uninstall current mpss version (2.x)<br /> * yum remove --noplugins --disablerepo=* intel-mic*<br /> Make extra sure:<br /> rpm -qa | grep -e intel-mic -e mpss<br /> <br /> <br /> == Step 3 - Install new MPSS ==<br /> Make sure kernel headers and devel packages are available:<br /> * Install kernel-devel/kernel-headers package for running kernel<br /> * cd /path/to/new_mpss/src<br /> * rpmbuild rebuild mpss-modules-*.rpm<br /> * cp /root/rpmbuild/RPMS/x86_64/*rpm ../modules<br /> * cd /path/to/new_mpss<br /> * yum install --no-gpgcheck --noplugins --disablerepo=* *.rpm<br /> <br /> For v.3.3 and higher:<br /> * cd /path/to/new_mpss/modules<br /> * yum install --nogg `uname -r`*rpm<br /> <br /> Load mic driver &amp; init default settings<br /> * modprobe mic<br /> * micctrl --initdefaults<br /> <br /> == Step 4 - configuration == <br /> Edit /etc/mpss/*.conf as necessary<br /> * micctrl --resetconfig<br /> <br /> === Host config ===<br /> <br /> (put routing info here)<br /> - ip forwarding must be enabled on host to provide MICs with NAT access<br /> * ... <br /> - hosts.allow enabled<br /> - firewall allow enabled<br /> * iptables -L<br /> Must show -A INPUT -i micN -j ACCEPT<br /> <br /> <br /> === ? ===<br /> <br /> == Step 5 - firmware checks ==<br /> Check firmware version; DEVICE_ID are integers starting from zero:<br /> * micflash -getversion -d DEVICE_ID<br /> The flash images live in /usr/share/mpss/flash/*smc; Compare the version listed there with that returned by micflash above. If the version in /usr/... is newer, a falsh is required:<br /> <br /> Check device status. <br /> * micctrl -s<br /> If not &quot;ready&quot; make it ready<br /> * micctrl -rw<br /> On Mics with C0 hw stepping version do<br /> * /usr/bin/micflash -update -device [DEVICE_ID | all]<br /> For older steppings,<br /> * /usr/bin/micflas -update -device all -smcbootloader<br /> Now the host must be rebooted.<br /> <br /> == Step 6 - Set SSH keys ==<br /> First make sure ssh keys exist on the host. If not,<br /> * ssh-keygen -t rsa<br /> When they are ready propagate them to the MIC filesystems<br /> * micctrl --sshkeys=root --dir=/root/.ssh DEVICE_ID<br /> <br /> == Step 7 - User configuration ==<br /> <br /> To dump everything and reset to default:<br /> * micctrl --cleanconfig<br /> * micctrl --resetdefaults<br /> <br /> NFS configuration:<br /> * micctrl --addnfs=server:/dir/ectory --dir=/mnt/point<br /> * micctrl --addnfs=cerberus.local:/home/users --dir=/home/users<br /> <br /> Group add:<br /> micctrl --groupadd=livetau --gid=1003 DEVICE_ID</div>

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