Preface

The Sun(TM) HPC 3.0 SCI Guide is intended for experienced system administrators.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, Preparing for SCI Installation, provides an overview of the Sun HPC SCI subsystem, including descriptions of the principal hardware and software components.

Chapter 2, Network Connection Procedure, outlines the procedure for connecting the cluster nodes to an SCI network in the various supported topologies.

Chapter 3, Configuring the SCI Network Interface, explains how to configure the network interfaces on the cluster nodes.

Chapter 4, Verify That the Network Is Functional , provides a set of procedures that can be used to check the basic functionality of the network.

Chapter 5, Adding or Replacing SCI Adapter Cards, describes the procedure for configuring a newly installed SCI adapter card.

Chapter 6, SCI Interface Troubleshooting, describes techniques for solving failures of the SCI interface.

Appendix A, Man Pages, contains man pages related to the SCI interface.

Appendix B, SMA Messages, lists system messages related to the SCI interface.

Using UNIX Commands

This document may not contain information on basic UNIX\256 commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

See one or more of the following for this information:

• Solaris 2.x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals

• AnswerBook(TM) online documentation for the Solaris(TM) 2.x or Solaris 7 software environment.

• Other software documentation that you received with your system

Typographic Conventions

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Examples
AaBbCc123	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output.	Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. % You have mail.
AaBbCc123	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output.	% su Password:
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized.  Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value.	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this. To delete a file, type rm filename.

Shell Prompts

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine_name%
C shell superuser	machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell	$
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	#

Related Documentation

Table P-3 Related Documentation

Application	Title	Part Number
All	Sun HPC ClusterTools(TM) 3.0 Product Notes	805-6262-10
Sun MPI Programming	Sun MPI 4.0 User's Guide: With LSF	805-7230-10
Sun MPI Programming	Sun MPI 4.0 User's Guide With CRE	806-0296-10
Sun MPI Programming	Sun MPI 4.0 Programming and Reference Guide	805-6269-10
Prism	Prism 6.0 User's Guide	805-6277-10
Prism	Prism 6.0 Reference Manual	805-6278-10
LSF	LSF Batch User's Guide	805-6258-10
LSF	LSF Batch Programmer's Guide	805-6260-10