What’s in This Document

Chapter 1

Introduction to Technology provides a brief and high-level overview of the

 

HP Fabric for InfiniBand™ clustering system, the HP Fabric Clustering System

 

architecture.

Chapter 2

Hardware Overview provides detailed information on the adapter, switch and

 

cable hardware components of the HP Fabric Clustering System.

Chapter 3

Installation Planning contains installation information for HP Fabric, including;

 

Overview of the HP Fabric Clustering System Product, Planning the Fabric,

 

and IPoIB.

Chapter 4

Installing HP Fabric Clustering System provides the installation procedure

 

for the HP Fabric Clustering System, and installs the Switch, Host Channel

 

Adapter (HCA), cables, cable guide, and gets the system up and running.

Chapter 5

Administration and Management discusses the administration and management

 

of your HP Fabric Clustering System.

Chapter 6

Monitoring and Troubleshooting discusses monitoring and troubleshooting

 

your HP Fabric Clustering System.
Appendix ASpecifications details the HP 24-port 4x Fabric Copper Switch Commands

 

specifications.
Appendix BHP 24-port 4x Fabric Copper Switch Commands details some of the commands

 

available to manage the switch.
Appendix CHow to Use Windows HyperTerminal provides information to allow you to

 

remotely administer and manage your HP Fabric Clustering System Copper

 

Switch from a Windows system.

Typographical Conventions

This document uses the following conventions.
audit(5)An HP-UX manpage. In this example, audit is the name and 5 is the section in

 

the HP-UX Reference. On the web and on the Instant Information CD, it may

 

be a hot link to the manpage itself. From the HP-UX command line, you can

 

enter “man audit” or “man 5 audit” to view the manpage. See man(1).
Book TitleThe title of a book. On the web and on the Instant Information CD, it may be

 

a hot link to the book itself.
KeyCapThe name of a keyboard key. Note that Return and Enter both refer to the

 

same key.
EmphasisText that is emphasized.
BoldText that is strongly emphasized.

Bold

The defined use of an important word or phrase.
ComputerOutText displayed by the computer.
UserInputCommands and other text that you enter.
CommandA command name or qualified command phrase.
VariableThe name of a variable that you may replace in a command or function or

 

information in a display that represents several possible values.

[ ]

The contents are optional in formats and command descriptions. If the contents

 

are a list separated by , you must choose one of the items.

{ }

The contents are required in formats and command descriptions. If the contents

 

are a list separated by , you must choose one of the items.

...

The preceding element may be repeated an arbitrary number of times.

Separates items in a list of choices.

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