Cluster information resources

Information resources from IBM® and QLogic™ can help you plan for clustering on your InfiniBand network.

The following subtopics list the documentation for your cluster environment and where the documentation can be obtained. It also includes information about how the information is used relative to the clustering tasks: planning, installing, managing, and servicing.

General cluster information resources

The following table lists general cluster resources and the tasks for which you would use the documentation.

Table 1. General cluster resources
Item	Document	Planning	Installing	Managing and servicing
High-performance clustering	This document	x	x	x
IBM clusters with the InfiniBand switch Web site	Readme file for IBM clusters with the InfiniBand Switch See the IBM clusters with the InfiniBand switch Web site.
QLogic	QLogic Best Practices Cluster Guide is initially available from QLogic support. See the IBM Clusters with the InfiniBand Switch Web site for any updates to availability on a QLogic Web site.	x	x	x
InfiniBand Architecture	InfiniBand architecture documents and standard specifications are available from the InfiniBand Trade Association.
HPC Central wiki and HPC Central forum	The HPC Central wiki enables collaboration between customers and IBM teams. The HCP Central wiki also links to the HPC Central forum where customers can post questions and comments.	x	x	x
Note: QLogic uses the product name Silverstorm in its documentation.

Cluster hardware information resources

The following table lists cluster hardware resources and the tasks for which you would use the documentation.

IBM Power Systems™ documentation is available in the .

The QLogic documentation is initially available from QLogic support. See the IBM Clusters with the InfiniBand Switch Web site for updates that are available on the QLogic Web site.

Any exceptions to the location of information resources for cluster hardware as previously described have been noted in the Cluster hardware information resources table.

Table 2. Cluster hardware resources
Function	Document	Planning	Installing	Managing and servicing
Site planning for all IBM systems	Site preparation and physical planning	x
POWER6® systems	Site and hardware planning	x
POWER6® systems	PCI adapters	x	x
8203-E4A	Installing the IBM Power 520 Express (8203-E4A) Removal and replacement procedures for the Power 520 Express (8203-E4A)		x	x
8204-E8A	Installing the IBM Power 550 Express (8204-E8A) Removal and replacement procedures for the Power 550 Express (8204-E8A)		x	x
9125-F2A	Installation of a 9125-F2A is completed by an IBM service representative. Contact your next level of support. IBM® Power 575 (9125-F2A) removal and replacement procedures		x	x
Logical partitioning for all systems	Logical partitioning	x
Logical partitioning for all systems	Installation Instructions for IBM logical partitions on System i® and System p®		x
BladeCenter® JS22 Express™	Planning, Installation, and Service Guide	x	x	x
IBM GX HCA Custom Installation	Contact your next level of support for information on the custom installation instructions for each HCA feature.	x	x	x
BladeCenter JS22 Express HCA	Users guide for 1350™	x	x	x
Pass-through module	1350 documentation	x	x	x
Fabric management server	IBM System x® 3550 and 3650 documentation
Management node HCA	HCA vendor documentation	x	x	x
QLogic switches	[Switch model] Users Guide	x	x	x
	[Switch model] Quick Setup Guide	x	x
	QLogic InfiniBand Cluster Planning Guide	x	x
	QLogic InfiniBand Cluster Troubleshooting Guide			x
	QLogic 9000 CLI Reference Guide		x	x
Note: QLogic uses the product name Silverstorm in its documentation.

Cluster management software information resources

The following table lists cluster management software resources and the tasks for which you would use the documentation.

IBM Power Systems documentation is available in the .

The IBM CSM documentation is available as follows:

For the product library, go to Cluster Systems Management (CSM).
For online documentation go to IBM Cluster Information Center.

The QLogic documentation is initially available from QLogic support. See the IBM Clusters with the InfiniBand Switch Web site for updates that are available on the QLogic Web site.

Table 3. Cluster management software resources
Function	Document	Planning	Installing	Managing and servicing
QLogic Subnet Manager	Fabric Manager and Fabric Viewer Users Guide	x	x	x
QLogic Fast Fabric Toolset	Fast Fabric Toolset Users Guide	x	x	x
QLogic InfiniServ Stack	InfiniServ Fabric Access Software Users Guide	x	x	x
Hardware Management Console (HMC)	Installing and configuring the Hardware Management Console	x	x
Hardware Management Console (HMC)	Managing the Hardware Management Console			x
Cluster Systems Management (CSM)	Cluster Systems Management: Planning and Installation Guide	x	x
	Cluster Systems Management: Administration Guide			x
	Cluster Systems Management: Command and Technical Reference			x

Cluster software and firmware information resources

The following table lists cluster software and firmware resources and the tasks for which you would use the documentation.

Table 4. Cluster software and firmware resources
Function	Document	Planning	Installing	Managing and servicing
AIX®	AIX Information Center	x	x	x
Linux®	Obtain information from your Linux distribution source	x	x	x
IBM HPC Clusters Software	GPFS™: Concepts, Planning, and Installation Guide	x	x
	GPFS: Administration and Programming Reference		x	x
	GPFS: Problem Determination Guide			x
	GPFS: Data Management API Guide			x
	Tivoli® Workload Scheduler LoadLeveler®: Installation Guide	x	x
	Tivoli Workload Scheduler LoadLeveler: Using and Administering			x
	Tivoli Workload Scheduler LoadLeveler: Diagnosis and Messages Guide		x	x
	Parallel Environment: Installation	x	x
	Parallel Environment: Messages		x	x
	Parallel Environment: Operation and Use, Volumes 1 and 2			x
	Parallel Environment: MPI Programming Guide			x
	Parallel Environment: MPI Subroutine Reference			x

The IBM HPC Clusters Software Information can be found at the IBM Cluster Information Center.