Sun HPC 3.0 SCI Guide

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.