Ctrl+x

A key sequence. A sequence such as Ctrl+x indicates that you

 

must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while you press another

 

key or mouse button.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE

The name of an environment variable, for example, PATH.

[ERROR NAME]

The name of an error, usually returned in the errno variable.

Key

The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to the

 

same key.

Term

The defined use of an important word or phrase.

User input

Commands and other text that you type.

Variable

The name of a placeholder in a command, function, or other

 

syntax display that you replace with an actual value.

[ ]

The contents are optional in syntax. If the contents are a list

 

separated by , you can choose one of the items.

{ }

The contents are required in syntax. If the contents are a list

 

separated by , you must choose one of the items.

. . .

The preceding element can be repeated an arbitrary number of

 

times.

Separates items in a list of choices.

WARNING

A warning calls attention to important information that if not

 

understood or followed will result in personal injury or

 

nonrecoverable system problems.

CAUTION

A caution calls attention to important information that if not

 

understood or followed will result in data loss, data corruption,

 

or damage to hardware or software.

IMPORTANT

This alert provides essential information to explain a concept or

 

to complete a task

NOTE

A note contains additional information to emphasize or

 

supplement important points of the main text.

HP XC and Related HP Products Information

The HP XC System Software Documentation Set, the Master Firmware List, and HP XC HowTo documents are available at this HP Technical Documentation Web site:

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/linuxhpc.html

The HP XC System Software Documentation Set includes the following core documents:

HP XC System Software Release Notes

Describes important, last-minute information about firmware,

 

software, or hardware that might affect the system. This

 

document is not shipped on the HP XC documentation CD. It

 

is available only on line.

HP XC Hardware Preparation Guide

Describes hardware preparation tasks specific to HP XC that

 

are required to prepare each supported hardware model 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 administrative

 

environment, cluster administration tasks, node maintenance

 

tasks, LSF® administration tasks, and troubleshooting

 

procedures.

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