Setup guide

Introduction

Topics in this chapter:

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About This Guide on page 1

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The Lustre Workgroup on page 2

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Optional Lustre Components on page 4

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Typical Configuration Overview on page 4

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Workflow for Hardware Setup and Application Installation on page 5

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Related Documentation on page 6

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Hardware Configuration Guidelines on page 7

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Notation Conventions on page 14

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Contacting Customer Support on page 15

About This Guide

This guide describes how to set up the HP

xw8400 workstation and the other

hardware components of your Autodesk

Lustre

2011 workgroup. The HP

xw8400 workstation is available for Lustre systems on Windows

, as well as for

Autodesk

Incinerator

Lustre systems on Linux

. To install and configure

hardware and software components, use this guide in conjunction with the

following documents: the Autodesk Lustre Installation and Configuration Guide

for Windows Workstations, and the Autodesk Incinerator Installation and User Guide

for Lustre with Incinerator.