HP XC System Software Installation Guide Version 4.0

5.8 Installing Third-Party Software Products (Optional)
HP XC supports the use of several third-party software products. Use of these products is optional;
the purchase and installation of these components is your decision depending on your
requirements.
HP recommends that you install additional software products now before the system is configured
so that the software is propagated to all nodes during the initial image synchronization.
Potentially important software that is not bundled with the HP XC software includes the Intel
Fortran and C compilers, The Portland Group PGI compiler, and the TotalView Debugger.
If you have installed SVA and want to install third-party remote graphics software other than
HP RGS (such as Virtual GL), do so now. If you install Virtual GL, the HP XC cluster_config
utility prompts you for specific configuration information when you configure the system.
This section does not contain product-specific installation information for third-party software
products; see the documentation supplied by the vendor for product-specific information.
The following sources contain more information about optional software products that are
available for use with HP XC:
• HP XC System Software QuickSpecs
The HP XC System Software QuickSpecs contain a list of commercially available software
packages that have been tested and qualified to interoperate with the HP XC System Software.
If you want to learn more about these supported software packages, see the QuickSpecs at:
http://www.hp.com/go/clusters
• HP XC Program Development Tools
The following HP web site provides more information about tools that have been tested in
the HP XC program development environment (for example, the TotalView debugger, other
debuggers, Intel and PGI compilers, math libraries, and so on):
http://h20311.www2.hp.com/HPC/cache/276321-0-0-0-121.html
5.8.1 Installing Compilers
The XC software does not bundle or resell Intel or PGI compilers. You are responsible for
purchasing and licensing them from the third-party vendors. There might be run-time licensing
issues (for running the resulting applications) separate from licensing the compiler itself.
You can install additional compilers on HP XC systems, such as those from Intel or PGI, after
the initial system installation by using the installation instructions supplied by their kits and by
distributing the software to all nodes as described in the HP XC System Software Administration
Guide, so that the supplied libraries are visible to distributed applications.
During the compiler installation process, use the default locations suggested by the installation
process, if possible. If you change the installation directory and modules are being used, you
must edit the corresponding modulefile to point to their new location or create a corresponding
symbolic link. Modulefiles are located in the /opt/module/modulefiles directory.
In some cases, it might be desirable to install the compiler in other than the default installation
location, for example:
• In a new default location
• As a sibling compiler in a different location
• In a revision-specific or date-specific directory
Go to the following websites for more information about the supported compilers:
• Intel compilers
http://www.intel.com/software/products/compilers/index.htm
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