HP Scalable Visualization Array (SVA) Software manual HP XC Clustering Software

Table 3-1 Operating System and Driver Components

Component	Notes
Base Operating System
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server V4.0	HP XC Linux is compatible with this version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux; however,
Update 2.	it is built by HP and does not contain all the components distributed by Red Hat.
www.redhat.com
HP XC System Software Version 3.0.	Clustering software.
XC Web Site
http://www.hp.com/techservers/clusters/xc_clusters.html
X.Org Windowing System.	Official Windowing System of the X.Org Foundation that is also included as part
X.Org Foundation: www.x.org	of the standard Red Hat distribution.

Low-Level Drivers

Linux driver for the supported NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics cards.

Driver for selected high-speed interconnect.

Device driver for the graphics cards provided by NVIDIA Corporation. Qualified by HP WGBU group.

InfiniBand, GigE, and Myrinet are supported.

HP XC Clustering Software

The SVA runs HP XC System Software Version 3.0 clustering software. The SVA uses HP XC for the following key system management tasks:

•Installing and reinstalling a uniform set of software on visualization nodes.

•Booting and shutting down the cluster.

•Managing user accounts and user directories across the cluster.

•Naming each of the nodes in the cluster and determining which nodes are up and running.

•Serializing application use of the cluster.

For more information on HP XC, consult the HP XC documentation set at the following Web site: http://docs.hp.com/en/6093/index.html

Table 3-2summarizes the software components that are provided by the HP XC operating system that relate to the SVA.

Table 3-2 HP XC System Components Relevant to SVA Operation

Component Notes

Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management (SLURM)

Platform Load Sharing Facility for High Performance Computing (LSF HPC)

SystemImager

pdsh

HP-MPI

HP Scalable File Share (HP SFS)

FlexLM®

A resource manager for Linux clusters. Used to set up visualization sessions and launch visualization jobs. Preferred allocation utility of HP XC.

Layered on top of SLURM to provide high-level scheduling services for the HP XC system software user. LSF can be used in parallel with SVA job launching techniques that rely on SLURM.

System file replication used to install cluster nodes.

A parallel distributed shell that replaces rsh and ssh.

Message Passing Interface.

High performance file system (optional). License management.

Additional System Software

The SVA Software Kit provides software focused on making the job of developing and running visualization applications easier. This section summarizes additional system software of interest related to the SVA, as well as where to get information on packages or applications. The main categories of additional system software include:

24 SVA Hardware and Software