You may want to install additional third-party software on your system or other software that is required for your applications (such as a specific compiler). Install the additional software now before the system is configured so that the software is transparently propagated to all nodes during the initial image synchronization.
Additional software that is not bundled with the XC software that you might want to install at this time includes the Intel Fortran and C compilers, The Portland Group PGI compiler, and the TotalView Debugger.
This section provides information about installing and using additional software products. The following topics are discussed:
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An HP XC system supports the use of several third-party software products. Use of these products is optional; the purchase and installation of these components is your decision depending on your site's requirements.
HP recommends that you install additional software components after installing the HP XC System Software (the procedure described in Chapter 3) and before configuring the system (the procedure described in Chapter 4) so that the software is propagated to all nodes during the initial image synchronization.
The information in this chapter does not include any third-party vendor or product-specific information; see the documentation supplied by the vendor for this type of information.
See the following sources for additional information about optional software that is available for HP XC systems:
HP XC System Software QuickSpecs
The HP XC System Software QuickSpecs contain a list of commercially available software packages that have been tested and qualified to interoperate with the HP XC System Software. If you want to learn more about these supported software packages, see the QuickSpecs at:
http://www.hp.com/techservers/clusters/xc_clusters.html
HP XC Program Development Environment Site
The following HP Web site provides pointers to tools that have been tested in the HP XC program development environment (for example, the TotalView debugger, other debuggers, Intel and PGI compilers, and so on):
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/xc/pde/index.html
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The XC software does not bundle or resell Intel or PGI compilers. You are responsible for purchasing and licensing them from the third-party vendors. There may be run-time licensing issues (for running the resulting applications) separate from licensing the compiler itself.
You can install additional compilers on HP XC systems, such as those from Intel or PGI, after the initial system installation by using the installation instructions supplied by their kits and by distributing the software to all nodes as described in the HP XC System Software Administration Guide, so that the supplied libraries are visible to distributed applications.
During the compiler installation process, use the default locations suggested by the installation process, if possible. If you change the installation directory and modules are being used, you must edit the corresponding modulefile to point to their new location or create a corresponding symbolic link. Modulefiles are located in the /opt/module/modulefiles directory.
In some cases, it might be desirable to install the compiler in other than the default installation location, for example:
In a new default location
As a sibling compiler in a different location
In a revision-specific or date-specific directory
Go to these URLs for more information about the following supported compilers:
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