HP XC System 3.x Software HP XC Information, HP Message Passing Interface, Linux Administration Handbook, HP Cluster Platform Documents, QuickSpecs for HP XC System Software

•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, last-minute information about firmware, software, or
	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 step-by-step instructions for installing the HP XC System Software
	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 LSF-HPC, and how to build, run, debug,
	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

A third-party Linux reference manual, Linux Administration Handbook, is shipped with the HP XC System Software Documentation Set. This manual was authored by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein, et al (NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002).

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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