User`s guide

007-5483-001 ix
Figures
Figure 1-1 SGI Altix 1300 Cluster with Virtu VN200 Graphics Nodes. . . . 1
Figure 1-2 Unpacking the Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figure 1-3 Unpacking the Graphics Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Figure 1-4 Rack Shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Figure 1-5 Altix XE Cluster Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 12
Figure 1-6 SGI Altix ICE Cluster Configuration . . . . . . . . . 13
Figure 1-7 Graphics Node Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Figure 2-1 SGI Virtu VN200 Graphics Nodes. . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 2-2 SGI Virtu VN200 - Front View. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Figure 2-3 Virtu VN200 Graphics Node . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Figure 2-4 Front Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Figure 2-5 Rear Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Figure 2-6 VN200 Node Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 2-7 Node Board Component Locations . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 2-8 Node Board Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Figure 2-9 Memory Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 2-10 Node Board DIMM Layout . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 2-11 AOC-SIMSO (BMC) Daughter Card . . . . . . . . . 35
Figure 2-12 Redundant Power Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 2-13 Cooling Fans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Figure 2-14 System Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 2-15 Graphics Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Figure 3-1 SGI Altix XE Cluster Configuration . . . . . . . . . 44
Figure 3-2 Xorg.conf File Organization . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Figure 3-3 TwinView Edge-Matched Display . . . . . . . . . 55
Figure 3-4 TwinView Edge Blending with 10% Overlap . . . . . . 56
Figure 3-5 Front Bezel Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Figure 3-6 Removing the Graphics Node from a Rack . . . . . . . 65
Figure 3-7 Side Cover Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Figure 3-8 Power Supply Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . 67