About This Guide

This guide describes the SGI ImageSync component of the SGI Graphics Cluster, which provides high-end graphics for visual simulation and virtual reality applications. The SGI Graphics Cluster uses either the Linux or Windows NT operating system and incorporates proprietary hardware and software from SGI.

SGI ImageSync is a component of the SGI Graphics Cluster Series 12. The SGI ImageSync component provides the hardware and sofware needed to synchronize the displays of all your graphics systems in the various nodes.

Audience

This guide targets the following three audiences:

  • Applications programmers

  • End users

  • Independent software vendors (ISVs)

Related Publications

The following SGI documents contain additional information that may be helpful:

  • SGI DataSync Programmer's Guide

  • SGI SynaptIQ Administrator's Guide

  • SGI Graphics Cluster Hardware User's Guide

  • SGI Graphics Cluster Quick Start Guide

To obtain SGI documentation, see the SGI Technical Publications Library at http://techpubs.sgi.com.

Conventions

The following conventions are used throughout this document:

Convention

Meaning

command

This fixed-space font denotes literal items such as commands, files, routines, path names, signals, messages, programming language structures, and URLs.

variable

Italic typeface denotes variable entries and words or concepts being defined.

user input

This fixed-space font denotes literal items that the user enters in interactive sessions. Output is shown in nonbold, fixed-space font.

interface

This font denotes the names of graphical user interface (GUI) elements such as windows, screens, dialog boxes, and menus. Functions are also denoted in bold with following parentheses.

manpage(x)

Man page section identifiers appear in parentheses after man page names.


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