HP Scalable Visualization Array Software - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents
About This Document.....................................................................................9
Intended Audience..................................................................................................................................9
Document Organization...........................................................................................................................9
Typographic Conventions.........................................................................................................................9
Related Information...............................................................................................................................10
Publishing History.................................................................................................................................10
HP Encourages Your Comments..............................................................................................................10
1 Introduction
Where SVA Fits in the High Performance Computing Environment................................................................11
SVA Clusters.........................................................................................................................................12
Displays...............................................................................................................................................13
SVA Functional Attributes.......................................................................................................................13
Scalability......................................................................................................................................13
Flexibility........................................................................................................................................13
Application Support..............................................................................................................................14
OpenGL Applications.......................................................................................................................14
Scenegraph Applications..................................................................................................................15
2 SVA Architecture
SVA as a Cluster...................................................................................................................................17
Background on Linux Clusters............................................................................................................17
Architectural Design..............................................................................................................................17
Components of the HP Cluster Platform...............................................................................................18
Main Visualization Cluster Tasks........................................................................................................18
Components of an SVA.....................................................................................................................19
Configuration Flexibility....................................................................................................................19
SVA Operation.....................................................................................................................................19
Cluster Data Flow............................................................................................................................19
File Access......................................................................................................................................20
3 SVA Hardware and Software
Hardware Component Summary.............................................................................................................21
Network Configurations.........................................................................................................................22
System Interconnect (SI).....................................................................................................................22
Administrative Network Connections..................................................................................................22
Display Devices....................................................................................................................................22
SVA Software Summary.........................................................................................................................23
Linux Operating System....................................................................................................................23
HP XC Clustering Software................................................................................................................24
Additional System Software...............................................................................................................24
4 Setting Up and Running a Visualization Session
Configuration Data Files.........................................................................................................................27
Running an Application Using Scripts......................................................................................................27
Selecting a Template........................................................................................................................28
Modifying a Script Template..............................................................................................................28
Using a Script to Launch an Application..............................................................................................29
Running an Interactive Session................................................................................................................29
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