About This Document

This document describes how to prepare the nodes in your HP cluster platform before installing HP XC System Software.

An HP XC system is integrated with several open source software components. Some open source software components are being used for underlying technology, and their deployment is transparent. Some open source software components require user-level documentation specific to HP XC systems, and that kind of information is included in this document, if required.

HP relies on the documentation provided by the open source developers to supply the information you need to use their product. For links to open source software documentation for products that are integrated with the HP XC system, see “Supplementary Software Products”.

Documentation for third-party hardware and software components that are supported on the HP XC system is supplied by the third-party vendor. However, information about the operation of third-party software is included in this document if the functionality of the third-party component differs from standard behavior when used in the XC environment. In this case, HP XC documentation supersedes information supplied by the third-party vendor. For links to related third-party Web sites, see “Supplementary Software Products”.

Standard Linux® administrative tasks or the functions provided by standard Linux tools and commands are documented in commercially available Linux reference manuals and on various Web sites. For more information about obtaining documentation for standard Linux administrative tasks and associated topics, see the list of Web sites and additional publications provided in “Related Software Products and Additional Publications”.