HP SVA V2.1 Release Notes

Because all the documentation is contained in a tree of Web-compatible files, you can also
manually copy the tree to any web server root directory (Windows, UNIX, or Linux) and it can
then be viewed via its URL by anyone with access to that web server. There is a zip file of the
CD contents to facilitate this.
1. Mount the HP XC Documentation CD in the CD drive on an existing Windows machine or
Linux machine (not part of the SVA).
2. Locate the hpxc_v32.zip, which contains the Documentation Library files in the root
level of the CD.
3. Follow the instructions for the type of target system:
• Linux machine:
/var/www/html is where Apache stores HTML files on Red Hat systems. A reasonable
location for installing the files is /var/www/html/docs. If you install the
Documentation Library files on the head node with Apache running, you can access
the documentation from that system at the URL https://localhost/docs. Once
installed, the documentation can be accessed from any cluster node at
https://nh/docs. (nh is the default name for the head node as specified by HP XC.)
If you are trying to access the documentation from outside the cluster, you need to
replace nh with the full IP name for the head node.
• Windows machine:
You can use WinZip to extract the entire tree to a local file system on disk or a web
server root directory for viewing via a URL address.
4. In either case, you need to open index.html to view the available documentation.
1.2 New Features in this Release
The following list summarizes the main new features in this release.
• Support for HP XC V3.2 System Software.
• Enhanced integration of HP SVA installation into the HP XC installation process.
• Support for HP xw9400 workstation and the HP DL145G3 server as visualization nodes.
• Support for using VirtualGL and TurboVNC for viewing cluster application output on a
remote system. These are documented in the HP SVA Users Guide.
• The ParaComp Library network layer support has been enhanced. In addition to a native
IB layer based on the Mellanox-VAPI stack, the ParaComp Library now supports a native
IB layer based on the Open Fabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) stack.
• Upgrade Nvidia driver from V8762 to V8776.
• Two new job launch commands for the following visualization applications: EnSight and
AmiraVR. These are documented in the HP SVA Visualization System Software Reference Guide.
• Updated documentation and manpages for new functionality.
1.3 Release Notes
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.
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