HP XC System Software Hardware Preparation Guide Version 2.1

HP XC Informati
on
The HP XC System Software Do c umen tation Set includes the follow ing core documents. A ll
XC docum ents, except the HP XC System Software Release Notes,areshippedontheXC
documentation CD. All XC documents, including the HP XC System Software Release Notes,
are available on line at the follo wing URL:
http://www.hp.com/techservers/clusters/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 installing the HP
XC System Software on the head node and c onfiguring
the system.
HP XC System Software Administration
Guide
Provides an overview of the HP XC system
administration environment a nd 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 w ith 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 HP for use with your HP XC system:
Linux Administration Handbook
A third-party Linux reference manual, Linux Administration Handbook, is sh ipp ed 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 p roduct overview, hardware requirements, software requirements, software licensing
information, ordering information, and information about commercially available software 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
HP XC Program Development Environment
The following URL provides pointers to tools that have been tested in the HP XC program
development environment (for example, TotalView® and other debuggers, compilers, and
so on):
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/xc/pde/index.html
HP Message Passing Interface
HP Message Passing Interface (MPI) is an implementation of the MPI standard for HP systems.
The home page i s located at the following UR L:
http://www.hp.com/go/mpi
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