HP Cluster Platform Server and Workstation Overview

The information in this manual assumes that the reader has the following knowledge:
• Is familiar with HP rack-mounted servers and associated rack hardware.
• Is familiar with basic networking concepts, network switch technology, and network cables.
• Is familiar with the theory and implementation of the high-speed system interconnect
technology used to create clusters.
• Has read the HP Cluster Platform Overview and is familiar with HP Cluster Platform
architecture and concepts.
Organization
This manual is organized as follows:
DescriptionChapter
Describes the Itanium processor servers used in HP Cluster Platform
solutions.
Chapter 1
Describes the Xeon processor servers used in HP Cluster Platform
solutions.
Chapter 2
Describes the Opteron processor servers used in HP Cluster Platform
solutions.
Chapter 3
Describes the HP ProLiant server blades supported in HP Cluster Platform
solutions.
Chapter 4
Describes the workstations used in HP Cluster Platform solutions.Chapter 5
HP Cluster Platform Documentation
HP Cluster Platform documentation is available from the following HP website:
http://docs.hp.com/en/highperfcomp.html
Printed and bound books are not available.
The typical HP Cluster Platform documentation set contains both cross-platform and
platform-specific documents, as well as supplementary documents available at the time of release.
Cross-platform documents
The following items are cross-platform documents:
• Cluster Platform Customer Letter
• Cluster Platform Overview
• Cluster Platform Site Preparation Guide
• Cluster Platform Core Components
• Cluster Platform Server and Workstation Overview
Platform-specific documents
The following items are platform-specific documents:
• Platform road map
• One or more system interconnect guides
• A set of cabling tables
• One or more bracket installation guides
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