Hp xc information – HP XC System 2.x Software User Manual

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Chapter 9 describes how to use MLIB on the HP XC system.

Appendix A provides examples of HP XC applications.

The Glossary provides definitions of the terms used in this manual.

HP XC Information

The HP XC System Software Documentation Set includes the following core documents. All
XC documents, except the HP XC System Software Release Notes, are shipped on the XC
documentation CD. All XC documents, including the HP XC System Software Release Notes,
are available on line at the following URL:

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

HP XC System Software Release Notes

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

HP XC Hardware Preparation Guide

Describes tasks specific to HP XC that are required to
prepare each supported cluster platform for installation
and configuration, including the specific placement of
nodes in the switches.

HP XC System Software Installation 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 Administration
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 User’s Guide

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

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

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

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