HP XC System Software Release Notes for Version 3.1

Variable
The name of a placeholder in a command, function, or other
syntax display that you replace with an actual value.
[ ] The contents are optional in syntax. If the contents are a list
separated by |, you can choose one of the items.
{ } The contents are required in syntax. If the contents are a list
separated by |, you must choose one of the items.
. . . The preceding element can be repeated an arbitrary number of
times.
| Separates items in a list of choices.
WARNING A warning calls attention to important information that if not
understood or followed will result in personal injury or
nonrecoverable system problems.
CAUTION A caution calls attention to important information that if not
understood or followed will result in data loss, data corruption,
or damage to hardware or software.
IMPORTANT This alert provides essential information to explain a concept or
to complete a task
NOTE A note contains additional information to emphasize or
supplement important points of the main text.
HP XC and Related HP Products Information
The HP XC System Software Documentation Set, the Master Firmware List, and HP XC HowTo
documents are available at the following Web site:
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/highperfcomp.html
The HP XC System Software Documentation Set includes the following core documents:
Describes important, last-minute information about firmware,
software, or hardware that might affect the system. This
document is available only on line.
HP XC System Software Release Notes
Describes hardware preparation tasks specific to HP XC that
are required to prepare each supported hardware model 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, 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 describes how to
build, run, debug, and troubleshoot serial and parallel
applications on an HP XC system.
HP XC System Software User's Guide
A third-party Linux reference manual, Linux Administration
Handbook, is shipped with the HP XC System Software
Documentation Set. This manual is authored by Evi Nemeth,
Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein, et al (NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002).
Linux Administration Handbook
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 on line:
http://www.hp.com/go/clusters
QuickSpecs for HP XC System Software
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