HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 2.1

Installing Software on the Head Node

This chapter contains an ove rv iew of the installation process (Section 3.1) and describes

installation tasks, which must be per formed in the following order:

1. Gather items before you begin (Section 3 .2).

2. Prepare for the installation question-and-answer session (Section 3.3).

3. Install the XC software stack on the head node (Section 3.4).

4. Install a dd itional RPMs from the XC DVD (optional) (Section 3.5).

5. Install software patches (Section 3.6).

6. Install HP StorageWorks Scalable File Share (HP SFS) (optional) (Section 3.7).

7. Install additional third-party software (optional) (Section 3.8).

3.1 Overview

3.1.1 The Software Stack

The XC software stack con sists of a combination of HP proprietary, third-party, and open source

software. Table 3-1 alphabetically lists the products that are contained in the XC software

stack. These prod ucts are contained on a single DVD and are installed autom ati cally by the

XC software installation process.

Table 3-1: The XC Software Stack

Software Product Description

HP MLIB

HP MLIB provides mathematical software and computational

kernels for engineering and scientific applications.

HP MPI

HP MPI provides optimized libraries for message passing

designed specifically to make high-performance use of the

system interconnect. HP M PI complies fully with the MPI-1.2

standard. HP MPI also complies fully w ith the MPI-2 standard,

with restrictions.

HP X C System Software Ve rsion

2.1

HP XC System Software provides the installation, configuration,

administration, and management tools to support XC systems on

HP Cluster Platforms 3000, 4000, and 6000.

HPC Linux for High P erformance

Computing

HPC Linux provides Linux ABI (Application Binary Interface)

compatibility, which provides:

• The ability to run binary serial codes from compatible L inux

systems

• Access to community-developed software and to a large

application catalog

Linux Virtual Server (LVS) LVS provides a system alias that enables user logins to be

distributed across multiple login nodes and single system sign-on

for both users and administrators.

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