HP XC System Software Release Notes for Version 3.0

• Chapter 9: Load Sharing Facility and Job Management Notes (page 51) contains notes that
apply to the Load Sharing Facility (LSF®) and interactive job management commands.
• Chapter 10: Cluster Platform 3000 Notes (page 55) contains notes that apply only to Xeon®
with EMT64-based systems.
• Chapter 11: Cluster Platform 4000 Notes (page 57) contains notes that apply only to AMD
Opteron™-based systems.
• Chapter 12: Cluster Platform 6000 Notes (page 59) contains notes that apply only to Intel®
Itanium®-based systems.
• Chapter 13: Interconnect Notes (page 61) contains notes that apply to the interconnects.
• Chapter 14: Documentation Notes (page 63) contains notes that apply to the HP XC System
Software Documentation Set.
3 HP XC Information
The HP XC System Software Documentation Set includes the following core documents. All HP
XC documents except the HP XC System Software Release Notes are shipped on the HP XC
Documentation CD. All HP XC documents including the HP XC System Software Release Notes
are available on line at:
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/highperfcomp.html
Contains important, last-minute information about firmware,
software, or hardware that might affect your system. This
document is available only on line.
HP XC System Software Release Notes
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/go/clusters
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