Procedure: Initializing a clustered system with a USB flash drive without using the initialization tool

Use this procedure to initialize a clustered system using a USB flash drive when you do not have a workstation to run the initialization tool or you do not have a copy of the tool.

In these situations, you must manually create an satask.txt file on a USB flash drive to initialize your clustered system. Use the USB flash drive that was supplied with your system or any USB flash drive that is formatted with a FAT32 file system on its first partition. (For a complete list of commands you can use in a satask.txt file, see satask.txt commands.)

Note: The USB flash drive must include only the satask.txt file on the formatted first partition of the drive to initialize the system. If other files are included on the formatted first partition of the drive, it might cause the initialization to fail.

Open a file editor that can create ASCII text files.
Create a file called satask.txt.
Add a single line of command text to the file.
If you are creating a clustered system with an IPv4 address, the command line is like the following string:
```
satask mkcluster -clusterip aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa 
   -gw ggg.ggg.ggg.ggg -mask mmm.mmm.mmm.mmm
```
where you must replace aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa with the management IP address, ggg.ggg.ggg.ggg with the network gateway address, and mmm.mmm.mmm.mmm with the subnet mask address.
If you are creating a clustered system with an IPv6 address, the command line is like the following string:
```
satask mkcluster -clusterip_6 aaaa:aaaa:aaaa:aaaa:aaaa:aaaa:aaaa:aaaa 
   -gw_6 gggg:gggg:gggg:gggg:gggg:gggg:gggg:gggg -prefix_6 pp
```
where you must replace aaaa:aaaa:aaaa:aaaa:aaaa:aaaa:aaaa:aaaa with the management IPv6 address, gggg:gggg:gggg:gggg:gggg:gggg:gggg:gggg with the network gateway IPv6 address, and pp with the prefix value.
For other command options, see Create system command.
Save the file to a USB flash drive.
Plug the USB flash drive into a USB port on a control canister.
The system detects the USB flash drive, reads the satask.txt file, runs the command, and writes the results to the USB flash drive.
The satask.txt file is deleted after the command is run.
Wait for the fault LED on the node canister to stop flashing before removing the USB flash drive.
Remove the USB flash drive and insert it into your workstation to view the results.
Use a web browser to view the results file, satask_result.html.
Check that there were no errors returned by the command. If there is insufficient battery charge to protect the system, the clustered system creates successfully, but it does not start immediately. In the results, look for the time_to_charge field for the battery. The results provide an estimate of the time, in minutes, before the system can start. If the time is not 0, wait for the required time. Check that the node canister that you inserted the USB flash drive into has its clustered-state LED on permanently.
If the initialization was successful and the batteries are sufficiently charged, point a supported browser to the management IP address that you specified to start the management GUI. You see the management GUI logon panel.
Log on as superuser. Use passw0rd for the password.
Follow the on-screen instructions.