This chapter includes the following topics:
Online and postscript versions of SGI documentation are available at the SGI Technical Publications Library at the following website:
The following topics describe the SGI documentation:
For information about manuals that support the SGI Performance Suite products, such as SGI® MPI, SGI® REACT™, SGI® UPC, and SGI® Accelerate™, see the SGI Performance Suite X.X Start Here.
The following documentation describes current SGI software products:
SGI Foundation Software X.X Start Here
Provides information about the SGI Foundation Software X.X release that supports SGI differentiated server solutions.
SGI UV System Management Node Administrator Guide
Describes the system management node (SMN) installation, configuration, and operation for SGI® UV™ 2000, SGI UV 1000, and SGI UV 100 systems.
SGI Management Center for SGI ICE
Describes how to perform general system installation, configuration, and operations on the SGI ICE 8400 and SGI ICE 8200 systems.
For other SGI hardware platforms, see the SGI Management Center (SMC) System Administrator Guide and SGI Management Center (SMC) Installation and Configuration.
SGI ICE X Installation and Configuration Guide
Describes the SGI® ICE™ X system installation and configuration process.
SGI ICE X Administration Guide
Describes administrative tasks for SGI® ICE™ X systems.
SGI Management Center (SMC) Installation and Configuration
This guide is intended for system administrators. It describes how to install and configure the SGI Management Center. A companion manual, the SGI Management Center (SMC) System Administrator Guide , describes general cluster administration.
For SGI ICE platforms, use one of the following manuals: the SGI Management Center for SGI ICE (for SGI ICE 8400 or SGI ICE 8200 systems) or the SGI Management Center for SGI ICE X.
SGI Management Center (SMC) System Administrator Guide
This guides describes how to monitor and control a cluster using the SGI Management Center. A companion manual, the SGI Management Center (SMC) Installation and Configuration Guide, describes how to install and configure the SGI Management Center.
For SGI ICE platforms, use one of the following manuals: the SGI Management Center for SGI ICE (for SGI ICE 8400 or SGI ICE 8200 systems) or the SGI Management Center for SGI ICE X.
SGI Management Center Quick Start Guide
The guide explains how to deploy your SGI Management Center software.
XFS for Linux Administration
Describes XFS, an open-source, fast recovery, journaling filesystem that provides direct I/O support, space preallocation, access control lists, quotas, and other commercial file system features.
XVM Volume Manager Administrator Guide
Describes the configuration and administration of XVM logical volumes using the XVM Volume Manager.
CXFS 7 Administration Guide for SGI InfiniteStorage
Documents CXFS running on a storage area network (SAN). CXFS is clustered XFS, a parallel-access, shared, clustered filesystem for high-performance computing environments.
CXFS 7 Client-Only Guide for SGI InfiniteStorage
Provides an overview of the installation and configuration procedures for CXFS client-only nodes running SGI CXFS clustered filesystems.
Guaranteed-Rate I/O Version 2 for Linux Guide
Provides information about GRIO version 2, the second-generation guaranteed-rate I/O product from SGI.
High Availability Extension and SGI InfiniteStorage
Provides information about creating resources for the high-availability (HA) SGI resource agents that SGI provides for use with the SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension (HAE) product.
DMF 6 Administrator Guide for SGI InfiniteStorage
Describes how to administer the Data Migration Facility (DMF). DMF is a hierarchical storage management system for SGI environments. Its primary purpose is to preserve the economic value of storage media and stored data. This manual describes DMF components, features, and architecture; it focuses on the tasks of configuration and ongoing administrative duties.
SGI InfiniteStorage Appliance Manager User Guide
Describes the operation of SGI InfiniteStorage Appliance Manager, which is a web-based interface that lets you configure, manage, and monitor a storage server.
SGI UV CMC Software User Guide
Documents the chassis manager controller (CMC) command line interface (CLI) for the SGI UV 2000 , SGI UV 1000, and SGI UV 100 series systems.
SGI creates hardware manuals that are specific to each product line. The hardware documentation typically includes a system architecture overview and describes the major components. It also provides the standard procedures for powering on and powering off the system, basic troubleshooting information, and important safety and regulatory specifications.
The following procedure explains how to retrieve a list of hardware manuals for your system.
Procedure 3-1. To retrieve hardware documentation
Type the following URL into the address bar of your browser:
docs.sgi.com
In the search box on the Techpubs Library, narrow your search as follows:
In the search field, type the model of your SGI system.
For example, type one of the following: "UV 2000", "ICE X", Rackable.
Remember to enclose hardware model names in quotation marks ( " ") if the hardware model name includes a space character.
Check Search only titles.
Check Show only 1 hit/book.
Click search.
Documentation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 (RHEL 6.4) or RHEL 6.3 is located in the /usr/share/doc directory. It contains package-specific documentation. If you install the zisofs module, additional documentation in the form of READMEs can be found in /usr/share/doc/zisofs-tools-1.x.x.
On the RHEL6 DVD, README-lang and RELEASE-NOTES-lang files are found in the root directory.
 | Note: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL 6) documentation is available
at the following website:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-6-manual/index.html |
The following documentation is available:
Release Notes for x86_64 architecture
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Deployment Guide
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide
Red Hat Virtualization
Documentation for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 (SLES 11) is located on your system in the /docu/en directory.
SLES 11 package descriptions are available online at the following website:
http://www.novell.com/products/linuxenterpriseserver/packages.html
For SUSE documentation, see the following website:
https://www.suse.com/documentation
The following SLES 11 documentation is available:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Installation Quick Start
art_sles_installquickstart.pdf
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Deployment Guide
book_sle_deployment.pdf
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Administration Guide
book_sle_admin.pdf
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 11: Storage Administration Guide
stor_admin.pdf
The following topics describe the documentation available from Intel Corporation:
Documentation for the Intel compilers is located on your system in the /docs directory that resides within each compiler's installation directory. If you installed the Intel compilers, the following documentation is available:
Intel C++ Compiler User's Guide (c_ug_lnx.pdf)
Intel Fortran Compiler User's Guide (for_ug_lnx.pdf)
Intel Fortran Programmer's Reference (for_prg.pdf)
Intel Fortran Libraries Reference (for_lib.pdf)
Intel server processor information is available online at the following website: