HP Scalable Visualization Array (SVA) Software manual SVA Software Summary, Linux Operating System

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See the SVA System Administration Guide for more information on setting up display nodes and devices.

SVA Software Summary

The SVA combines third party software tools and libraries with custom and enhanced software tools and libraries. SVA software must be installed and run on each visualization node as well as the head node of a valid cluster configuration, such as an HP Cluster Platform 3000 or HP Cluster Platform 4000, properly configured for HP XC System Software with the SVA option.

This section describes the following software categories:

•Linux Operating System.

•HP XC clustering software.

•Additional system software.

Figure 3-2illustrates the various software categories and their hierarchical interrelationships, as well as the tasks carried out by the utilities provided by HP Visualization System Software (VSS). These tasks — allocate, launch, initialize, cleanup — are aligned alongside the software categories they impact.

Figure 3-2 Software Hierarchy in the SVA

Applications

Visualization Libraries (optional)

OpenGL

X Servers

HP XC Linux

Launch

Initialize

SVA

Cleanup Software

Utilities

Allocate

Cluster Nodes and Displays

Linux Operating System

The SVA software is layered on top of HP XC System Software Version 3.0, a clustering Linux distribution compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server V4.0 Update 2. The kernel version is V2.6.9–x.

See “HP XC Clustering Software” (pg. 24).

The windowing system used by Red Hat is the X.Org windowing system.

Table 3-1summarizes the main operating system components as well as the low-level drivers.

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Contents HP Scalable Visualization Array Version Page Table of Contents Glossary Index Application ExamplesList of Figures Page List of Tables Page Typographic Conventions About This DocumentIntended Audience Document OrganizationHP Encourages Your Comments Related InformationPublishing History Introduction Where SVA Fits in the High Performance Computing EnvironmentSVA Clusters Flexibility DisplaysSVA Functional Attributes ScalabilityOpenGL Applications Application SupportScenegraph Applications Page Background on Linux Clusters SVA ArchitectureSVA as a Cluster Architectural DesignMain Visualization Cluster Tasks Components of the HP Cluster PlatformCluster Data Flow Configuration FlexibilitySVA Operation Components of an SVA SVA Data Flow Overview File AccessHardware Component Summary SVA Hardware and SoftwareSystem Interconnect SI Network ConfigurationsAdministrative Network Connections Display DevicesLinux Operating System SVA Software SummaryAdditional System Software HP XC Clustering SoftwareSVA Visualization System Software Reference Guide Page Running an Application Using Scripts Setting Up and Running a Visualization SessionConfiguration Data Files Modifying a Script Template Selecting a TemplateRunning an Interactive Session Using a Script to Launch an ApplicationSetting Up and Running a Visualization Session Assumptions and Goal Application ExamplesRunning an Existing Application on a Single SVA Workstation Location for Application Execution and Control HP Remote Graphics Software and UseLaunch Script Data AccessUse of Display Surfaces Non-Interactive Example ParaView Overview Running Render and Display Applications Using ParaViewLocation for Application Execution and Control Paraview Server Launch Script Template Running a Workstation Application Using a Multi-Tile DisplayDistributed Multi-Head X DMX Chromium Overview and Usage NotesApplication Examples Using Display Surfaces Launch Script Is limited in size to one to three racks. The bounded GlossaryHptccluster/sva/job/id.conf. This file has UBB Page RGS IndexSVA