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Chapter 10: Advanced Topics (page 91)

provides information on remote execution, running an X

terminal session from a remote node, and I/O performance considerations.

Appendix A: Examples (page 99)

provides examples of HP XC applications.

The

Glossary

provides definitions of the terms used in this document.

HP XC Information

The HP XC System Software Documentation Set includes the following core documents. All HP XC documents
except the

HP XC System Software Release Notes are shipped on the HP XC Documentation CD. All HP XC

documents including the

HP XC System Software Release Notes are available on line at:

http://www.hp.com/techservers/clusters/xc_clusters.html

Contains important, last-minute information about firmware, software, or
hardware that might affect your system. This document is available only
on line.

HP XC System Software Release Notes

Describes tasks specific to HP XC that are required to prepare each
supported cluster platform for installation and configuration, including
required node and switch connections.

HP XC Hardware Preparation Guide

Provides step-by-step instructions for installing the HP XC System Software
on the head node and configuring the system.

HP XC System Software Installation Guide

Provides an overview of the HP XC system administration environment
and describes cluster administration tasks, node maintenance tasks, LSF
administration tasks, and troubleshooting procedures.

HP XC System Software Administration Guide

Provides an overview of managing the HP XC user environment with
modules, managing jobs with LSF-HPC, and how to build, run, debug,
and troubleshoot serial and parallel applications on an HP XC system.

HP XC System Software User's Guide

The following documents are also provided by HP for use with your HP XC system:

Linux Administration Handbook

A third-party Linux reference manual,

Linux Administration Handbook, is shipped with the HP XC System

Software Documentation Set. This manual was authored by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein, et al
(NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002).

QuickSpecs for HP XC System Software

The

QuickSpecs for HP XC System Software provides a product overview, hardware requirements, software

requirements, software licensing information, ordering information, and information about commercially
available software that has been qualified to interoperate with the HP XC System Software.

The QuickSpecs are located at the following URL:

http://www.hp.com/techservers/clusters/xc_clusters.html

HP XC Program Development Environment

The following URL provides pointers to tools that have been tested in the HP XC program development
environment (for example, TotalView® and other debuggers, compilers, and so on):

ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/xc/pde/index.html

HP Message Passing Interface

HP Message Passing Interface (MPI) is an implementation of the MPI standard for HP systems. The home
page is located at the following URL:

http://www.hp.com/go/mpi

HP Cluster Platform Documents

The cluster platform documents describe site requirements, show you how to physically set up the servers
and additional devices, and provide procedures to operate and manage the hardware. These documents
are shipped with your hardware.

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