HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 3.0

• HP XC System Software QuickSpecs
The HP XC System Software QuickSpecs contain a list of commercially available software packages
that have been tested and qualified to interoperate with the HP XC System Software. If you want to
learn more about these supported software packages, see the QuickSpecs at:
http://www.hp.com/techservers/clusters/xc_clusters.html
• HP XC Program Development Environment Site
The following HP Web site provides pointers to tools that have been tested in the HP XC program
development environment (for example, the TotalView debugger, other debuggers, Intel and PGI
compilers, and so on):
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/xc/pde/index.html
Intel and PGI Compilers
The XC software does not bundle or resell Intel or PGI compilers. You are responsible for purchasing and
licensing them from the third-party vendors. There may be run-time licensing issues (for running the resulting
applications) separate from licensing the compiler itself.
You can install additional compilers on HP XC systems, such as those from Intel or PGI, after the initial system
installation by using the installation instructions supplied by their kits and by distributing the software to all
nodes as described in the HP XC System Software Administration Guide , so that the supplied libraries are
visible to distributed applications.
During the compiler installation process, use the default locations suggested by the installation process, if
possible. If you change the installation directory and modules are being used, you must edit the corresponding
modulefile to point to their new location or create a corresponding symbolic link. Modulefiles are located
in the /opt/module/modulefiles directory.
In some cases, it might be desirable to install the compiler in other than the default installation location, for
example:
• In a new default location
• As a sibling compiler in a different location
• In a revision-specific or date-specific directory
Go to these URLs for more information about the following supported compilers:
• Web site for the Intel compilers:
http://www.intel.com/software/products/compilers/index.htm
• Home page for The Portland Group, supplier of the C/C++ and Fortran compilers:
http://www.pgroup.com/
You Are Done
You have completed the installation of the HP XC System Software on the head node.
Proceed to Configuring and Imaging the System (page 35) to configure the system topology, set up the
system environment, start system services, and synchronize the system image across all nodes.
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