HP XC System Software Hardware Preparation Guide Version 3.0

Describes tasks specific to HP XC that are required to prepare each
supported cluster platform for installation and configuration, including
required node and switch connections.
HP XC Hardware Preparation Guide
Provides step-by-step instructions for installing the HP XC System Software
on the head node and configuring the system.
HP XC System Software Installation Guide
Provides an overview of the HP XC system administrative environment
and describes cluster administration tasks, node maintenance tasks, LSF®
administration tasks, and troubleshooting procedures.
HP XC System Software Administration 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.
HP XC System Software User's Guide
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 shipped with the HP XC System
Software Documentation Set. This manual was authored by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein, et al
(NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002).
QuickSpecs for HP XC System Software
The QuickSpecs for HP XC System Software provides a product 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:
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 is located at:
http://www.hp.com/go/mpi
HP Cluster Platform Documents
The cluster platform documents describe site requirements, show you how to physically set up the servers
and additional devices, and provide procedures to operate and manage the hardware. These documents
are shipped with your hardware.
Documentation for the HP Integrity and HP ProLiant servers is available at:
http://www.docs.hp.com/
For More Information
The HP Web site has information on this product. You can access the HP Web site at:
http://www.hp.com
Supplementary Information
This section contains links to third-party and open source components that are integrated into the HP XC
System Software core technology. In the HP XC documentation, except where necessary, references to
third-party and open source software components are generic, and the HP XC adjective is not added to any
reference to a third-party or open source command or product name. For example, the SLURM srun command
is simply referred to as the srun command.
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