•Chapter 10: Advanced Topics (page 91) provides information on remote execution, running an X terminal session from a remote node, and I/O performance considerations.
•Appendix A: Examples (page 99) provides examples of HP XC applications.
•The Glossary provides definitions of the terms used in this document.
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.hp.com/techservers/clusters/xc_clusters.html
HP XC System Software Release Notes | Contains important, |
| hardware that might affect your system. This document is available only |
| on line. |
HP XC Hardware Preparation Guide | 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 System Software Installation Guide | Provides |
| on the head node and configuring the system. |
HP XC System Software Administration Guide | Provides an overview of the HP XC system administration environment |
| and describes cluster administration tasks, node maintenance tasks, LSF |
| administration tasks, and troubleshooting procedures. |
HP XC System Software User's Guide | Provides an overview of managing the HP XC user environment with |
| modules, managing jobs with |
| and troubleshoot serial and parallel applications on an HP XC system. |
The following documents are also provided by HP for use with your HP XC system:
Linux Administration Handbook
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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 the following URL:
http://www.hp.com/techservers/clusters/xc_clusters.html
HP XC Program Development Environment
The following URL provides pointers to tools that have been tested in the HP XC program development environment (for example, TotalView® and other debuggers, compilers, and so on):
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/xc/pde/index.html
HP Message Passing Interface
HP Message Passing Interface (MPI) is an implementation of the MPI standard for HP systems. The home page is located at the following URL:
http://www.hp.com/go/mpi
HP Cluster Platform Documents
The cluster platform documents describe site requirements, show you how to physically set up the servers and additional devices, and provide procedures to operate and manage the hardware. These documents are shipped with your hardware.
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