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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.

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.

xtools-clients

This package contains xclus and xperf and associated files. You must also install the
xtools-common

package to use xclus and xperf.

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:

ia64

denotes the Itanium platform (such as CP6000)

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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