HP Scalable Visualization Array Software - Manual (Page 3)

Table of Contents
About This Document.........................................................................................................9
1 Intended Audience..................................................................................................................................9
2 Document Organization..........................................................................................................................9
3 Typographic Conventions........................................................................................................................9
4 Related Information...............................................................................................................................10
5 Publishing History.................................................................................................................................10
6 HP Encourages Your Comments.............................................................................................................10
1 Introduction...................................................................................................................11
1.1 Where SVA Fits in the High Performance Computing Environment........................................................11
1.2 SVA Clusters.......................................................................................................................................12
1.3 Displays.............................................................................................................................................13
1.4 SVA Functional Attributes...................................................................................................................13
1.4.1 Scalability...................................................................................................................................13
1.4.2 Flexibility...................................................................................................................................14
1.5 Application Support............................................................................................................................14
1.5.1 OpenGL Applications..................................................................................................................15
1.5.2 Scenegraph Applications.............................................................................................................15
2 SVA Architecture...........................................................................................................17
2.1 SVA as a Cluster..................................................................................................................................17
2.1.1 Background on Linux Clusters.....................................................................................................17
2.2 Architectural Design...........................................................................................................................17
2.2.1 Components of the HP Cluster Platform.......................................................................................18
2.2.2 Main Visualization Cluster Tasks..................................................................................................18
2.2.3 Components of an SVA................................................................................................................19
2.2.4 Configuration Flexibility..............................................................................................................19
2.3 SVA Operation....................................................................................................................................20
2.3.1 Cluster Data Flow.......................................................................................................................20
2.3.2 File Access..................................................................................................................................20
3 SVA Hardware and Software.....................................................................................23
3.1 Hardware Component Summary.........................................................................................................23
3.2 Bounded Configuration.......................................................................................................................24
3.3 Modular Packaging Configuration.......................................................................................................25
3.4 Network Configurations......................................................................................................................25
3.4.1 System Interconnect (SI)..............................................................................................................25
3.4.2 Administrative Network Connections...........................................................................................25
3.5 Display Devices..................................................................................................................................26
3.6 SVA Software Summary......................................................................................................................26
3.6.1 Linux Operating System..............................................................................................................27
3.6.2 HP XC Clustering Software..........................................................................................................27
3.6.3 Additional System Software.........................................................................................................28
4 Quick Start....................................................................................................................31
4.1 Typical Uses of SVA............................................................................................................................31
4.2 Configuring Displays for Use with SVA................................................................................................31
4.3 Run a Test Application........................................................................................................................32
4.3.1 Set Up Control for an Application................................................................................................32
4.3.2 Launch an Application in Interactive Mode...................................................................................33
4.3.3 Launch an Application in Batch Mode..........................................................................................34
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