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visualization center hp visualization center sv6 cluster is made up of one
2D master node and a supported number of 3D slave nodes. The 2D node
is responsible for rendering the GUI and X11 rendering primitives. The
3D slave nodes, also called “pipes,” are responsible for rendering all or
some part of the 3D scene. The video output from each node is then
combined, or composited, to a single monitor.
To obtain multiple channels of output, multiple clusters can be used. A
“channel” refers to one output device, typically a monitor. This allows for
more screen “real estate” (two or three displays) by using multiple hp
visualization center sv6 clusters.
hp visualization center sv6 components
• A cluster of racked, graphics-enabled hp workstations j6000
(A5990A), j6700 (A7278B) or b2600 (A6070A).
• Scalable Visualization Digital Compositor (A6061A).
• Private, High-Speed Gigabit Network - hp ProCurve switch 4108gl
(J41865A).
• hp ProCurve 10/100 Base-T 2524 switch (J4813A) for LAN
connection.
• Digi EtherLite-32 Terminal Server (DGZ1469C).
• EasySetup HP-UX 11.0 operating system (B5532A).
• Scalable Visualization-enabled software (X Server, OpenGL,
3DCommon, etc.).
• Customized Configuration Files (see Chapter 3).
Figure 2-2 is an example of a 16-pipe system that shows the hardware
components.