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, |
| 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 |
| 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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