HP Scalable Visualization Array Software - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents
About This Document.......................................................................................................11
1 Intended Audience.............................................................................................................................11
2 Document Organization.....................................................................................................................11
3 Typographic Conventions..................................................................................................................11
4 Related Information...........................................................................................................................12
5 Publishing History.............................................................................................................................12
6 HP Encourages Your Comments........................................................................................................12
1 Introduction...................................................................................................................13
1.1 Where SVA Fits in the High Performance Computing Environment.............................................13
1.2 SVA Clusters....................................................................................................................................14
1.3 Displays...........................................................................................................................................15
1.4 SVA Functional Attributes...............................................................................................................15
1.4.1 Scalability................................................................................................................................15
1.4.2 Flexibility.................................................................................................................................16
1.5 Application Support........................................................................................................................16
1.5.1 OpenGL Applications.............................................................................................................17
1.5.2 Scenegraph Applications.........................................................................................................17
2 SVA Architecture...........................................................................................................19
2.1 SVA as a Cluster..............................................................................................................................19
2.1.1 Background on Linux Clusters................................................................................................19
2.2 Architectural Design.......................................................................................................................19
2.2.1 Components of the HP Cluster Platform................................................................................20
2.2.2 Main Visualization Cluster Tasks............................................................................................20
2.2.3 Components of an SVA...........................................................................................................21
2.2.4 Configuration Flexibility.........................................................................................................21
2.3 SVA Operation.................................................................................................................................22
2.3.1 Cluster Data Flow....................................................................................................................22
2.3.2 File Access...............................................................................................................................22
3 SVA Hardware and Software.....................................................................................25
3.1 Hardware Component Summary....................................................................................................25
3.2 Bounded Configuration...................................................................................................................26
3.3 Modular Packaging Configuration.................................................................................................27
3.4 Network Configurations.................................................................................................................27
3.4.1 System Interconnect (SI)..........................................................................................................27
3.4.2 Administrative Network Connections....................................................................................27
3.5 Display Devices...............................................................................................................................28
3.6 SVA Software Summary..................................................................................................................28
3.6.1 Linux Operating System..........................................................................................................29
3.6.2 HP XC Clustering Software.....................................................................................................29
3.6.3 Additional System Software....................................................................................................30
4 Quick Start....................................................................................................................33
4.1 Typical Uses of SVA.........................................................................................................................33
4.2 Configuring Displays for Use with SVA.........................................................................................33
4.3 Run a Test Application....................................................................................................................34
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