Index

admin node
installing software
Installing Software on the System Admin Controller

backing up and restoring the system data base
Backing up and Restoring the System Database

baseboard management controller (BMC)
Basic System Building Blocks

basic system building blocks
Basic System Building Blocks

batch service node
Batch Service Node

C3 commands
C3 Commands

chassis management control (CMC)
Chassis Management Control (CMC) Blade

chassis management control (CMC) blade
embedded Ethernet switches
Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) and 10/100 Ethernet Connections
RJ45 connections
Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) and 10/100 Ethernet Connections

chassis management controller (CMC)
Basic System Building Blocks

cimage command
cimage Command

cluster manager software
System Discovery, Installation, and Configuration

cminfo command
cminfo Command

commands
cimage
cimage Command
cminfo
cminfo Command
configure_cluster
configure_cluster Command
console
Console Management
cpower
Power Management Commands
discover
discover Command
discover-rack
discover-rack Command
mysqldump
Backing up and Restoring the System Database
smadmin
smadmin InfiniBand Fabric Administration Tool
smconfig
smconfig Automatic Fabric Configuration Tool
tempo-info-gather
tempo-info-gather Command

compute node
Compute Node
software
customizing
Customizing Compute Node Software
services turned off
Compute Node Services Turned Off by Default

compute node software
Compute Node Software

configure_cluster command
configure_cluster Command

configuring the service node
for DNS
Service Node Configuration for DNS
for gateway operation
Service Node Configuration for Gateway Operation
for NAT
Service Node Configuration for NAT
for NFS
Service Node Configuration for NFS
for NIS for the house network
Service Node Configuration for NIS for the House Network

conserver console management package
Console Management

conserver console software package
Console Management

console management
Console Management

cpower command
Power Management Commands

creating a compute node image clone
Creating a Simple Compute Node Image Clone

creating user accounts
Creating User Accounts

database for the system back up and restore procedure
Backing up and Restoring the System Database

discover command
discover Command

discover rack command
discover-rack Command

discovering compute nodes
Discovering Compute Nodes

gateway service node
Gateway Service Node

hardware hierarchy
Basic System Building Blocks

hardware overview
Basic System Building Blocks

hierarchy of nodes
Basic System Building Blocks

home directories on NAS
Home Directories on NAS

individual rack unit (IRU)
Individual Rack Unit

InfiniBand fabric
InfiniBand Fabric
administrative tools
InfiniBand Fabric Administrative Tools
configuration and operation overview
InfiniBand Fabric Management Configuration and Operation Overview
diagnostic commands
ibdiagnet
ibdiagnet Command
ibnetdiscover
ibnetdiscover Command
ibstat
ibstat and ibstatus Commands
ibstatus
ibstat and ibstatus Commands
perfquery
perfquery Command
management
InfiniBand Fabric Management
after system rebooting
Fabric Management and Rebooting
overview
InfiniBand Fabric Overview
utilities and diagnostics
Useful Utilities and Diagnostics

Infiniband network
InfiniBand Network

installing software on rack leader controllers
Installing Software on the Rack Leader Controllers and Service Nodes

installing software on service nodes
Installing Software on the Rack Leader Controllers and Service Nodes

interconnect verification tool (IVT)
Networks Overview

introduction
Basic System Building Blocks

inventory verification tool (IVT)
Inventory Verification Tool

keeping time synchronized
Keeping System Time Synchronized

login service node
Login Service Node

MVAPICH MPI
applications
Compiling MVAPICH Applications
compiling applications
Compiling MVAPICH Applications
default configuration
MVAPICH Over InfiniBand
Basic System Building Blocks
MVAPICH Overview
how to use
MVAPICH Over InfiniBand
installation test
MVAPICH Over InfiniBand
overview
MVAPICH Overview

mysqldump command
Backing up and Restoring the System Database

NAS home directories
Home Directories on NAS

network interface naming conventions
Network Interface Naming Conventions
Hostnames
hostnames
Hostnames
Infiniband network
InfiniBand Network
non-routable Names
Non-Routable Names
system componet names
System Component Names
VLAN_1588
VLAN_1588 Network Connections
VLAN_BMC
VLAN_BMC Network Connections
VLAN_GBE
VLAN_GBE Network Connections
VLAN_Head
VLAN_Head Network Connections

network time protocol (NTP)
Keeping System Time Synchronized

networks
Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) and 10/100 Ethernet connections
Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) and 10/100 Ethernet Connections
InfiniBand fabric
InfiniBand Fabric
network interface naming conventions
Network Interface Naming Conventions
overview
Networks
virtual local area networks (VLANs)
VLANs

nodes
batch service node
Batch Service Node
compute
Compute Node
gateway
Gateway Service Node
login service
Login Service Node
rack leader controller
leader node
Rack Leader Controller
storage service
Storage Service Node
system admin controller
admin node
System Admin Controller

overview
SGI Altix ICE 8200 System Overview

rack leader controller
Basic System Building Blocks
Rack Leader Controller

restarting the InfiniBand fabric after a system reboot
InfiniBand Fabric Overview

setting up a NIS Server
Setting Up a NIS Server for Your Altix ICE System

setting up an NFS home server on a service node
Setting Up an NFS Home Server on a Service Node for Your Altix ICE System

setting up serial over LAN connection
Gigabit Ethernet (GigE) and 10/100 Ethernet Connections

SGI Tempo systems management software
SGI Altix ICE 8200 System Overview

smadmin command
smadmin InfiniBand Fabric Administration Tool

smconfig command
smconfig Automatic Fabric Configuration Tool

storage service node
Storage Service Node

system admin controller
Basic System Building Blocks
System Admin Controller
installing software
Installing Software on the System Admin Controller

system componet names
System Component Names

system monitoring
operation
System Monitoring Operation
overview
System Monitoring Overview

system overview
SGI Altix ICE 8200 System Overview
Basic System Building Blocks

tempo-info-gather command
tempo-info-gather Command

troubleshooting
Troubleshooting

user accounts
creating
Creating User Accounts

virtual local area networks (VLANs)
VLANs
VLAN_1588
VLANs
VLAN_BMC
VLANs
VLAN_GBE
VLANs
VLAN_HEAD
VLANs

VLAN_1588 network connections
VLAN_1588 Network Connections

VLAN_BMC network connections
VLAN_BMC Network Connections

VLAN_GBE network connections
VLAN_GBE Network Connections

VLAN_Head network connections
VLAN_Head Network Connections