HP XC System Software Administration Guide Version 2.1

• Chapter 12 provides a brief overview of the Platf
orm Load Sharing Facility (LSF)
application and describes common LSF administ
ration task s.
• Chapter 13 d e scrib es how to manage modulefiles.
• Chapter 14 provides information and procedures for mounting internal and external file
systems.
• Chapter 15 discusses diagnostic tools ava ilab
le for the HP XC system.
• Chapter 16 provides tro ubleshooting information.
• Chapter 17 describes ad ministrative tasks for adding a nd replacing nod es.
• Glossary defines terms used in this ma nual.
HP XC Information
The HP XC System So ftware Documentation Set includes the following core documents. All
XC docum ents, except t he HP XC System Software R elease Notes,areshippedontheXC
documentation CD. All XC documents, including the HP XC System Software Release N otes,
are available on line at the following URL:
http://www.hp.com/techservers/c
lusters/xc_clusters.html
HP XC System Software Release Notes Contains important, last-minute information about
firmware, software, or hardware that might affect your
system. This document is only available on line.
HP XC Hardware Preparation Guide Describes tasks specific to HP XC that are required to
prepare each supported cluster platform for installation
and configuration, including the specific placement of
nodes in the switches.
HP XC System Software Installation Guide Provides step-by-step instructions for i nstalling the HP
XC System Software on the head node and configuring
the s ystem.
HP XC System Software Administration
Guide
Provides an overview of the HP XC system
administration environment and describes cluster
administration tasks, node maintenance tasks, LSF®
administration tasks, and troubleshooting procedures.
HP XC System Software User’s Guide Provides an overview of managing the HP XC user
environment with modules, managing jobs with LSF,
and how to build, run, debug, and troubleshoot serial
and parallel applications on an HP XC system.
The following documents are also provided by H P for use with your HP XC system:
Linux Administration Handbook
A third-party Linux reference manual, Linux Administration Handboo k, is shipped with the HP
XC System Software Documentation Set. This manual was authored by Evi Nemeth, Garth
Snyder,TrentR.Hein,etal(NJ:PrenticeHall,2002).
QuickSpecs for HP XC System Software
Provides a product overview, hardware requirements, software requirements, software licensing
information, ordering information , and information about commercially available softw are that
has been qualified to interoperate with the HP XC System Software.
The QuickSpecs are located at the following URL:
http://www.hp.com/techservers/clusters/xc_clusters.html
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