Q-Logic IB6054601-00 D manual Who Should Read this Guide, How this Guide is Organized

Section 1

Introduction

This chapter describes the objectives, intended audience, and organization of the InfiniPath User Guide.

The InfiniPath User Guide is intended to give the end users of an InifiniPath cluster what they need to know to use it. In this case, end users are understood to include both the cluster administrator and the MPI application programmers, who have different but overlapping interests in the details of the technology.

For specific instructions about installing the InfiniPath QLE7140 PCI Express™ adapter, the QMI7140 adapter, or the QHT7140 /QHT7040 HTX™ adapters, and the initial installation of the InifiniPath Software, see the InfiniPath Install Guide.

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Who Should Read this Guide

This guide is intended both for readers responsible for administration of an InfiniPath cluster network and for readers wanting to use that cluster.

This guide assumes that all readers are familiar with cluster computing, that the cluster administrator reader is familiar with Linux administration and that the application programmer reader is familiar with MPI.

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How this Guide is Organized

The InfiniPath User Guide is organized into these sections:

■Section 1"Introduction". This section.

■Section 2 “InfiniPath Cluster Administration” describes the lower levels of the supplied InfiniPath software. This would be of interest mainly to an InfiniPath cluster administrator.

■Section 3 “Using InfiniPath MPI” helps the MPI programmer make best use of the InfiniPath MPI implementation.

■Appendix A “Benchmark Programs”

■Appendix B “Integration with a Batch Queuing System”

■Appendix C “Troubleshooting”. The Troubleshooting section provides information for troubleshooting installation, cluster administration, and MPI.

■Appendix D “Recommended Reading”

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