• Chapter 9 describes how to use MLIB on the HP XC system.
• Appendix A provides examples of HP XC applications.
•TheGlossary provides definitions of the terms used in this manual.
HP XC Inform ation
The HP XC System Software Documen tation Set includes the follow ing core d ocum ents. All
XC documents, except the HP XC System Software Release Notes,areshippedontheXC
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 X C system
administration environm ent and describes cluster
administration tasks, node maintenance tasks, LSF®
administration tasks, and troubleshooting procedures.
HP XC System Software User’s Guide Provides an overview o f managing the HP XC user
environment w ith modules, managing j obs 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:
Li
nux Administration Handbook
A third-party Linux reference manual, Linu x Administration Handbook, is shipped w ith the
HP XC System Softw are Documentation Set. This manual was authored by Evi Nemeth, Garth
Snyder,TrentR.Hein,etal(NJ:PrenticeHall,2002).
QuickSpecs for HP XC System Software
Pr
ovides a product overview, hardware requirements, software requirements, software licensing
i
nformation, ordering information, and informatio n about comm ercially available softw are that
h
as 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
H
P XC Program Development Environment
The following URL provides p oin ters to t ools that have been tested in the HP XC program
development environment (for example, TotalView® and oth e r debuggers, compilers, and
so on):
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/xc/pde/index.html
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