HP SVA V1.1 Patch Kit 3 Readme/Release Notes

1.3.3 New Features in Patch Kit 1
The following new or changed features are available from the SVA V1.1 Patch Kit 1:
• You can launch jobs from any node in the SVA cluster. Users are no longer limited to
launching jobs from the head node.
— As part of this change, the Site Configuration File was moved from
/opt/sva/etc/sva.conf to /hptc_cluster/sva/etc/sva.conf.
— As part of this change, generated DMX configuration files for each Display Surface were
moved from /hptc_cluster/sva/etc to /hptc_cluster/sva/etc/dmx.
• Documentation and manpages referring to the location of the Site Configuration File were
updated.
• Some changes were made to make it easier to upgrade RPMs in place.
• X config files for driving two displays on machines with one graphics card now work when
there aren't two display devices connected.
• It is now possible to completely stop and clean up the SVA OVP by hitting Ctrl-C.
• Comments were added to /opt/sva/etc/sva_template.conf describing how the
<nodename>.COORDINATE tag values are used.
• svaconfigurenode can be used to show display block geometry as a non-root user.
• svaconfigurenode now works when node names use the default style (for example, n1,
n2, n3, ... ).
• svaconfigurenode can now change all display nodes to render nodes. Without Patch Kit
1, it is not possible to change the last display node to a render node without errors.
1.4 Known Problems and Limitations
This section provides a list of known problems and limitations as known to HP at time of
publication. If workarounds are available, they are included.
1. BIOS: Minimal Supported Versions
• Impact
High
• Summary
The factory versions of the installed xw8200 and xw9300 BIOS or higher are the only
supported versions.
For xw9300 systems, the minimum supported BIOS level is 2.05 or higher. Use of older
versions of the BIOS results in network problems that prevent the cluster from working
properly.
• Solution
Use the recommended BIOS versions.
If you need to upgrade for some reason (for example, HP Field Service recommendation),
you can find the latest BIOS versions on the HP web site.
2. NVIDIA Drivers: Do Not Upgrade These Drivers
• Impact
High
• Summary
The version of the NVIDIA drivers on the cluster are the only supported versions.
• Solution
Do not upgrade the NVIDIA drivers to higher versions.
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