Setup and Install

Planning the Fabric
Hyper Messaging Protocol (HMP)
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Technical Computing (Work Stations)
This configuration is typically used to run technical computing applications with
HP-MPI. A large number of small nodes are interconnected to achieve high throughput
(see Figure 2-9). High availability is not usually a requirement in technical computing
environments.
HMP provides the high performance, low latency path necessary for these technical
computing applications. As many as 56 nodes can be interconnected using HP’s 16 port
switches. Not more than four 16 port switches can be linked in a single cluster (see
Figure 2-10).
HP’s “J”, “B” and “C” class workstations provide excellent performance and return on
investment in technical computing configurations.