HP Scalable Visualization Array Version 1.1 System Administration Guide

Table of Contents
About This Document.....................................................................................9
Intended Audience..................................................................................................................................9
Document Organization...........................................................................................................................9
Typographic Conventions.........................................................................................................................9
Related Information...............................................................................................................................10
Publishing History.................................................................................................................................10
HP Encourages Your Comments..............................................................................................................10
1 SVA System Administration Tasks
Configuration Data Files.........................................................................................................................11
Site Configuration File Definition........................................................................................................11
File Format......................................................................................................................................11
Comments.................................................................................................................................11
Section Names...........................................................................................................................11
Tag Names................................................................................................................................12
Tag Values.................................................................................................................................12
INCLUDE Statement....................................................................................................................12
Section and Tag Contents.................................................................................................................12
Site Configuration File.................................................................................................................13
User Configuration File................................................................................................................14
Job Settings File..........................................................................................................................14
Section and Tag Definitions...............................................................................................................15
General Terms Used in Data Files.................................................................................................15
Site Configuration Section and Tag Entries.....................................................................................15
User Configuration Section and Tag Entries....................................................................................18
Job Settings Configuration Section and Tag Entries..........................................................................20
Changing Data Files..............................................................................................................................20
Site Configuration File......................................................................................................................20
User Configuration File.....................................................................................................................21
Job Settings File...............................................................................................................................21
Working with Displays...........................................................................................................................22
Setting Up Display Nodes and Display Devices...................................................................................22
Configuring Display Nodes and Display Surfaces................................................................................23
Use Node Configuration Tool.......................................................................................................26
Using the Display Surface Configuration Tool.................................................................................27
Create a Display Surface........................................................................................................27
Changing the Arrangement of Nodes......................................................................................31
Replacing Nodes in a Display Surface with Different Nodes........................................................31
Completely Redefine a Display Surface....................................................................................32
Replacing One Display Node with Another..............................................................................32
Creating Aliases for Display Surfaces.................................................................................................33
Configuration File Checker.....................................................................................................................33
Accessing Data Files.............................................................................................................................33
Managing Licenses...............................................................................................................................34
Overview........................................................................................................................................34
Determining Whether the License Manager Is Running..........................................................................34
Starting and Stopping the License Manager........................................................................................34
Configuring HP Remote Graphics Software (RGS)......................................................................................35
2 Diagnostic Commands
sva_ovp(8)...........................................................................................................................................38
Options..........................................................................................................................................40
Description......................................................................................................................................40
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