This document is organized as follows:
Chapter 1: New and Changed Features describes the new features delivered in this release.
Chapter 2: Important Release Information contains noteworthy information about this release.
Chapter 3: Hardware Preparation Notes contains noteworthy information about this release.
Chapter 4: Installation Notes contains notes that apply to installing the base operating system and HP XC System Software.
Chapter 5: Configuration Notes contains notes that apply to configuring the system.
Chapter 6: Software Upgrade Notes contains notes that apply to upgrading the HP XC System Software from a previous release to the current release.
Chapter 7: System Administration and Management Notes contains notes that apply to system administration and system management tasks.
Chapter 8: Programming and User Environment Notes contains notes that apply to programmers and users.
Chapter 9: Load Sharing Facility and Job Management Notes contains notes that apply to the Load Sharing Facility (LSF®) and interactive job management commands.
Chapter 10: Cluster Platform 3000 Notes contains notes that apply only to Xeon® with EMT64-based systems.
Chapter 11: Cluster Platform 4000 Notes contains notes that apply only to AMD Opteron™-based systems.
Chapter 12: Cluster Platform 6000 Notes contains notes that apply only to Intel® Itanium®-based systems.
Chapter 13: Interconnect Notes contains notes that apply to the interconnects.
Chapter 14: Documentation Notes contains notes that apply to the HP XC System Software Documentation Set.