HP Scalable Visualization Array Software - Manual (Page 9)

About This Document
The SVA User's Guide introduces the components of the HP Scalable Visualization Array (SVA).
The SVA product has hardware and software components that together make up the HP high
performance visualization cluster. This document provides a high level understanding of SVA
components.
The main purpose of the SVA is to give HP customers a platform on which to develop and run
graphics applications that require high performance combined with large data throughput on
single or multi-tile displays.
1 Intended Audience
The SVA User's Guide is intended for all users of the SVA. This includes visualization application
developers, visualization application users, system managers, and technical managers who need
a high level understanding of SVA.
2 Document Organization
This manual is organized into the following sections:
Chapter 1 Overview of SVA and where it fits in the HP Cluster Platform environment. It
also describes attributes of the SVA.
Chapter 2 Overview of SVA architecture, hardware, and software that make up the system.
Chapter 3 Additional detail on the hardware and software that make up the SVA.
Chapter 4 Summarizes how to get SVA sample applications running.
Chapter 5 Description of how to run a visualization application on the SVA.
Chapter 6 Description of common application examples as well as how to set them up on
the SVA.
3 Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographical conventions:
% , $, or # A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar
sign represents the system prompt for the Bourne, Korn, and
POSIX shells. A number sign represents the superuser prompt.
audit(5) A manpage. The manpage name is audit, and it is located in
Section 5.
\ (backslash) Indicates the continuation of a command, where the line is too
long for the current page width.
Command A command name or qualified command phrase.
Computer output Text displayed by the computer.
Ctrl+x A key sequence. A sequence such as Ctrl+x indicates that you
must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while you press another
key or mouse button.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE The name of an environment variable, for example, PATH.
[ERROR NAME] The name of an error, usually returned in the errno variable.
Key The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to the
same key.
Term The defined use of an important word or phrase.
User input Commands and other text that you type.
Variable The name of a placeholder in a command, function, or other
syntax display that you replace with an actual value.
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