HP XC System Software Hardware Preparation Guide Version 3.1

Index
A
administration network
as interconnect, 29
console branch, 17
defined, 17
application cabinet, 19
architecture (see processor architecture)
B
baseboard management controller (see BMC)
BIOS settings
CP4000 systems, 50
BMC, 16
BMC firmware, 31
branch administration switch, 21
branch console switch, 21
C
cabinet, 19
chip architecture (see processor architecture)
cluster platform (see CP3000) (see CP3000BL) (see CP4000)
(see CP6000)
supported, 15
console branch network, 17
console management devices, 16
core IO board 0, 61
CP3000, 15
hardware preparation tasks, 33
HP ProLiant DL140 G2 and G3, 33
HP ProLiant DL380 G4 and G5, 38
HP ProLiant G4 and G5, 36
HP xw8200 and xw8400 workstations, 41
CP3000BL, 15
hardware preparation tasks, 44
HowTo for HP server blades, 44
CP4000, 15
hardware preparation tasks, 45
HP ProLiant DL145 G1, 45
HP ProLiant DL145 G2, 47
HP ProLiant DL385, 49
HP ProLiant DL585, 51
HP xw9300 workstation, 53
CP6000, 15
hardware preparation tasks, 55
HP Integrity rx1620 and rx2600, 55
HP Integrity rx2620 and rx4640, 57
HP Integrity rx8620, 59
D
DHCP, 47
documentation
additional publications, 14
compilers, 13
FlexLM, 12
HowTo, 10
HP XC System Software, 10
Linux, 13
LSF, 11
manpages, 14
master firmware list, 10
Modules, 13
MPI, 13
MySQL, 13
Nagios, 12
pdsh, 12
reporting errors in, 14
rrdtool, 12
SLURM, 12
software RAID, 14
Supermon, 12
syslog-ng, 12
SystemImager, 12
TotalView, 13
E
EFI boot manager
CP6000 systems, 56
EFI firmware, 31
ELAN4 (see QsNet)
enclosure, 44
Ethernet ports
head node, 32
external storage, 19
F
feedback
e-mail address for documentation, 14
firmware
BMC, 31
EFI FW, 31
InfiniBand, 31
IPMI, 31
master list, 31
MP, 31
Myrinet, 31
Quadrics, 31
system, 31
system BIOS, 31
G
Gigabit Ethernet interconnect, 29
H
hardware models
supported, 15
hardware preparation
CP300BL, 44
CP4000 , 45
CP6000, 55
for all cluster platforms, 32
xw8200 workstation, 41
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