Installing the software, Before installing the software – HP XC System 3.x Software User Manual
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hpcpi
This package contains all the files necessary to use HPCPI.
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xtools-common
This package contains files and utilities that are common to xclus and xperf, and to
xcxclus
and xcxperf (the HP XC variants of xclus and xperf). You must install this
package if you are installing the xtools-clients or xtools-xc_clients package.
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xtools-clients
This package contains xclus and xperf and associated files. You must also install the
xtools-common
package to use xclus and xperf.
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xtools-xc_clients
This package contains xcxclus and xcxperf and associated files. You must also install
the xtools-common package to use xcxclus and xcxperf.
The package file names have the following format:
package_name-version-os.platform.rpm
Where:
package_name
Identifies the package (hpcpi, xtools-common, xtools-clients, or
xtools-xc_clients
).
version
Identifies the bundle version, such as 0.6.6.
os
Identifies the operating system and version, such as rh4.
platform
Specifies the platform:
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ia64
denotes the Itanium platform (such as CP6000)
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x86_64
denotes the AMD Opteron and other x86 64-bit processors,
including Intel Xeon processors (such as CP3000 and CP4000)
For example, a bundle can contain the following files:
hpcpi-0.6.6-rh4.ia64.rpm
xtools—common–0.6.6-rh4.ia64.rpm
xtools-clients–0.6.6-rh4.ia64.rpm
xtools-xc_clients–0.6.6-rh4.ia64.rpm
Installing the Software
This section describes how to install the software.
Before Installing the Software
Before installing the software, verify that no one is using HPCPI or Xtools by verifying that no
instances of the following programs are running:
hpcpicat
hpcpictl
hpcpid
hpcpilist
hpcpiprof
hpcpitopcounts
xclus
xperf
xcxclus
xcxperf
apmond
clusmond
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Installing HPCPI and Xtools