7.2 Configuring the xCAT2 management node This section describes the steps required to build a basic xCAT2 management server that will manage the InfiniBand connected nodes. Figure 7-1 shows a diagram of the configuration that we used in our environment is. This diagram is based on the one presented in Figure 5-1 on page 169 with the components configured in this chapter highlighted by the dotted line. For more information about xCAT, refer to xCAT 2 Guide for the CSM System Administrator, REDP-4437, and Configuring and Managing AIX Clusters Using xCAT 2, SG24-7766. Figure 7-1 Cluster diagram Chapter 7. Configuring InfiniBand on AIX 207