HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 4.0

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HP XC and Related HP Products Information
The HP XC System Software documentation set, the Master Firmware Tables, and HP XC HowTo
documents are available at this HP Technical Documentation website:
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/linuxhpc.html
The HP XC System Software documentation set includes the following core documents:
Describes important, last-minute information about firmware,
software, or hardware that might affect the system.
HP XC System Software Release Notes
Describes hardware preparation tasks specific to HP XC that
are required to prepare each supported hardware model for
installation and configuration, including required node and
switch connections.
HP XC Hardware Preparation 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 Installation Guide
Provides an overview of the HP XC system administrative
environment, cluster administration tasks, node maintenance
tasks, LSF® administration tasks, and troubleshooting
procedures.
HP XC System Software Administration Guide
HP XC and Related HP Products Information 17