HP Hewlett Packard Projector sv6 User Manual

insta lla tion a nd use r’s g uid e

hp visua liza tion c e nte r sv6

Ma n u fa ctu r in g Pa r t Nu m ber : A6062-90005

Ed ition : E0302

Printed in U.S.A

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tra d e m a rk notic e s. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and

other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited.

X Window System is a trademark of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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will change when extensive changes are made.

Manual updates may be issued between editions to correct errors or document

product changes. To ensure that you receive the updated or new editions, you

should subscribe to the appropriate product support service. See your HP sales

representative for details.

First Edition: March 2002

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hp p rod uc t wa rra nty sta te m e nt

NOTE

This warranty statement supersedes any and all previous HP-UX

workstation warranty statements for the Hewlett-Packard workstations

speciﬁed herein. The Parts-Only Base Warranty is offered only in the

U.S.; for country-speciﬁc warranties, contact your HP Country Sales

Representative. The information contained in this document is subject to

change without notice. For warranty information on the other

components of the hp visualization center sv6 system, see the warranty

documentation that accompanies those components.

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HP P RODUCT:

DURATION OF WARRANTY:

hp workstations j6000, j6700 and b2600

1 Year

1. HP warrants HP hardware, accessories and supplies against defects in

materials and workmanship for the period speciﬁed above. If HP receives

notice of such defects during the warranty period, HP will, at its option,

either repair or replace products which prove to be defective. Replacement

products may be either new or like-new.

2. HP warrants that HP software will not fail to execute its programming

instructions, for the period speciﬁed above, due to defects in material and

workmanship when properly installed and used. If HP receives notice of

such defects during the warranty period, HP will replace the software

medium which does not execute its programming instructions due to such

defects.

3. HP does not warrant that the operation of HP products will be uninterrupted

or error free. If HP is unable, within a reasonable time, to repair or replace

any product to a condition as warranted, the customer will be entitled to a

refund of the purchase price upon prompt return of the product.

4. HP products may contain remanufactured parts equivalent to new in

performance or may have been subject to incidental use.

5. The warranty period begins on the date of delivery or on the date of

installation if installed by HP. If customer schedules installation or causes

installation by HP to be delayed more than 30 days after delivery, warranty

begins on the 31st day from delivery.

6. Warranty does not apply to defects resulting from (a) improper or inadequate

maintenance or calibration, (b) software, interfacing, parts or supplies not

supplied by HP, (c) unauthorized modiﬁcation or misuse, (d) operation

outside of the published environmental speciﬁcations for the product, or (e)

improper site preparation or maintenance.

7. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW, THE ABOVE

WARRANTIES ARE EXCLUSIVE AND NO OTHER WARRANTY OR

CONDITION, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, IS EXPRESSED OR

IMPLIED AND HP SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED

WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY,

SATISFACTORY QUALITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR

PURPOSE.

8. HP will be liable for damage to tangible property per incident up to the

greater of $300,000 or the actual amount paid for the product that is the

subject of the claim, and for damages for bodily injury or death, to the extent

that all such damages are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to

have been directly caused by a defective HP product.

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9. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW, THE REMEDIES IN THIS

WARRANTY STATEMENT ARE CUSTOMERS’ SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE

REMEDIES. EXCEPT AS INDICATED ABOVE, IN NO EVENT WILL HP

OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR LOSS OF DATA OR FOR DIRECT,

SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING LOST

PROFIT OR DATA), OR OTHER DAMAGE, WHETHER BASED IN

CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE.

FOR CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW

ZEALAND: THE WARRANTY TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS

STATEMENT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT LAWFULLY PERMITTED, DO

NOT EXCLUDE, RESTRICT OR MODIFY AND ARE IN ADDITION TO

THE MANDATORY STATUTORY RIGHTS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE

OF THIS PRODUCT TO YOU.

for a d d itiona l inform a tion

There are several sources of hp visualization center sv6 documentation

that were either shipped with your system or are available at various

Web sites:

•

hp visualization center sv6 Site Preparation Guide (HP Part No.

A6062-90006)

hp visualization center sv6 Troubleshooting Guide (available on

http://www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport Web site)

hp visualization center sv6 Recovery Instructions CD Booklet (HP

Part No. A6062-90010 included in the Recovery CD jewel case)

hp ProCurve Switch User’s Guide

— hp 10/100 ProCurve (J 4813A)

— hp ProCurve Switch 4108gl (J 4865A)

•

Digi EtherLite-32 terminal Server documentation (CD instructions

or http://www.digi.com).

For further information, refer to these Web pages:

•

HP immersive environments page:

http://www.hp.com/go/immersive/index.html

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•

User Guides for hp workstations:

http://www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport/documentation/manuals

/user_guides

NOTE

Every effort was made to make sure this information was complete at the

time it was printed. However, additional information and

troubleshooting tips may have become available after this guide was

printed. For the very latest information, please visit the

http://www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport Web site.

vie wing d oc um e nta tion on the re c ove ry CD

All hp visualization center sv6 documentation is also included on the hp

visualization center sv6 Installation/ Recovery CD that is shipped with

your system.To view these documents:

1. Mount the CD by executing:

mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0 /cdrom

2. Make sure the directory for your Adobe Acrobat Reader is in your

PATH:

export PATH=$PATH:/opt/Acrobat4/bin

3. The following hp visualization center sv6 documentation is available:

sv6SitePrepGuide.pdf

sv6InstUsersGuide.pdf

sv6TroubleShootGuide.pdf

4. To view the ﬁles:

acroread /cdrom/<filename.pdf>

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Con ten ts

1. sa fety a n d su p p or t in for m a tion

how to obtain support for your sv6 system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

sa f ety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

ra c k stability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

power distribution units (PDUs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

metallic particulate contamination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

2. in sta lla tion a n d u ser in for m a tion

document purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

section descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

pr o duct overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

hp visualization center sv6 components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

hp visualization center sv6 architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

supported conﬁgurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

software conﬁgurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

installation process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

preparation for wide ﬁeld displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

hp visualization center sv6 installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

software setup speciﬁcations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

updating software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

maintain current graphics patches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Installation Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

uninstallation steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

installing to all sv6 systems using HP Software Distributor . . . . . . .50

step 1: preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

step 2: copy and register locally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

step3: install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

step 4: veriﬁcation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

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advanced setup for multiple display channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

additional X server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

co n ﬁguring offset overlap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

ba c k dr o p s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

c h anging resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

sv6 diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

stereoscopic viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

a c t ive stereo overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

passive stereo overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

stereo hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

changing to stereo monitor mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

pass through mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

gamma value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

HPOGL_PUSH _ENVIRONMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

3. ﬁle con ﬁgu r a tion

4. p r ojector ca libr a tion ta r gets

h o w t o use pr o jec t o r c a libration targets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

A. h p sca la ble visu a liza tion d igita l com p ositor

co m p o sitor cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

compositor parts list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

compositor conﬁgurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

sv6 compositor frame delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

compositor self-test sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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Con ten ts

intr o duction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

pr o cedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

testing output or input cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

testing controller cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

B. h p m in i -s v6 con ﬁgu r a tion

mini-sv6 conﬁguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

C. r egu la tor y in for m a tion

FCC radio frequency interference statement

(USA only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

glossa r y

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sa fe ty a nd sup p ort inform a tion

Proper site preparation and maintenance are vital to the reliability of

any computer hardware component. In order for HP to provide you with

quality service, please ensure that the proper computer room conditions

are maintained. This allows HP to provide support services in

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safety and support information

how to obtain support for your sv6 system

accordance with your Customer Support Services Agreement.

For your protection, HP products are tested for conformance to various

national and international regulations and standards. The scope of this

regulatory testing includes electrical and mechanical safety,

electromagnetic emissions, electromagnetic immunity, ESD (electrostatic

discharge), acoustics, and hazardous materials. Where required,

certiﬁcations are obtained from third-party test agencies. Certiﬁcation

marks appear on the product label. In addition, various regulatory

bodies require information to appear in User Manuals.

how to ob ta in sup p ort for your sv6 syste m

If you know you have a hardware problem:

1. Retrieve the model number and serial number of the failed

hardware.

2. Call the HP Customer Care Center for your region, country or

province. These numbers can be found at: http://www.hp.com under

Technical Support. For example, use 1-800-633-3600 for North

America.

3. When you reach the appropriate Customer Care Center, you will

have several options. Press 1 for Hardware Support.

4. For warranty veriﬁcation and to help track your call, you will be

asked to provide the model number and serial number for the failed

hardware (see Step 1 above).

5. If the HP Call Agent cannot resolve your problem, then tell the Call

Agent that the failed or problematic hardware is part of an hp sv6

scalable visualization system. Your call will be re-directed to an hp

sv6 expert who is trained to provide solution-level assistance.

If you have a software problem or don't know the source of the problem:

1. Retrieve the software “handle” (a unique support identiﬁer) that was

provided with the hp sv6 system at installation.

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how to obtain support for your sv6 system

2. Call the HP Customer Care Center for your region, country or

province. These numbers can be found at: http://www.hp.com under

Technical Support. For example, use 1-800-633-3600 for North

America.

3. When you reach the appropriate Customer Care Center, you will

have several options. Press 2 for Software Support.

4. For call tracking purposes, you will be asked to provide the HP Call

Agent with your software “handle” (see Step 1 above).

5. Tell the Call Agent that you have an hp sv6 scalable visualization

system. The Call Agent will re-direct your call to an hp sv6 expert

who is trained to provide assistance with your system

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safety warnings

sa fe ty wa rning s

WARNING

An h p visu a liza tion sv6 p r od u ct r a ck ca n w eigh 1500 lbs. (681 k g)

w h en fu lly loa d ed w ith h a r d w a r e com p on en ts. Heed a ll of th e

con d ition s in th e WARNING sta tem en t u n d er th e RACK

STABILITY su bsection below w h en m ovin g a n d ser vicin g a n HP

p r od u ct r a ck a n d its r a ck -m ou n ted h a r d w a r e com p on en ts.

WARNING

You r h p visu a liza tion cen ter sv6 p r od u ct m a y n ot h a ve been

eva lu a ted for con n ection to a n IT p ow er system (a n AC

d istr ibu tion system h a vin g a h igh im p ed a n ce con n ection to

ea r th a ccor d in g to IEC 950).

ra c k sta b ility

WARNING

To r ed u ce th e r isk of r a ck in sta bility:

•

In sta ll th e h ea vier h a r d w a r e com p on en ts a t th e bottom of th e

r a ck , below th e cen ter of gr a vity for th e r a ck . Never in sta ll

h ea vier com p on en ts in th e top or u p p er p or tion of th e r a ck .

•

Ma k e su r e th a t th e a n ti-tip p la te is in sta lled on th e r a ck . Do

n ot r em ove th e a n ti-tip foot fr om th e r a ck .

Alwa ys exten d th e a n ti-tip p la te befor e exten d in g a

r a ck -m ou n ted com p on en t for ser vicin g.

•

Exten d on ly on e r a ck -m ou n ted com p on en t a t a tim e.

Do n ot sta n d or sit on a n y exten d ed com p on en t.

Ha ve a ll n on -op er a tor ser vicin g d on e by qu a liﬁed HP ser vice

p er son n el.

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safety warnings

p owe r d istrib ution units (PDUs)

A Power Distribution Unit (PDU) is equipment located in or near a

computer room which breaks down electric power from a high-voltage

source to appropriate levels of distribution to the central processing unit

and peripheral devices of a computer system. Figure 1-1 shows an

example PDU that is used with the HP product racks. This example is

the HP E7674A 16 Amp 100-240VAC PDU (part number A5137AZ).

CAUTION

Some components have been designed to be used with speciﬁc electrical

accessories such as PDUs. The use of any accessory other than those

speciﬁed is neither recommended nor supported.

Figu r e 1-1

A Sa m p le Pow er Distr ibu tion Un it (P DU)

Qty=7

IEC320-C13

IEC320-C19

Modular PDU

C20 Inlet

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safety warnings

Figu r e 1-2

Ca ble a n d P lu gs Betw een th e P DU a n d th e Wa ll Recep ta cle

IEC309

L6-20P

L6-30P

IEC-320-C19

CEE7/7

Unterminated

PDU le a ka g e c urre nt

WARNING

Du e to th e n u m ber of com p on en ts th a t ca n be in sta lled on on e

Pow er Distr ibu tion Un it (P DU), th er e m a y be a r isk of h igh

lea k a ge cu r r en t (>3.5m A). Relia ble gr ou n d cir cu it con tin u ity is

vita l for sa fe op er a tion of su ch com p on en ts. To r ed u ce th e r isk of

electr ic sh ock , con n ect ea ch com p on en t to a gr ou n d ed ou tlet

on ly. Never op er a te a n y com p on en t w ith its gr ou n d p in

d iscon n ected fr om th e sock et of a gr ou n d ed ou tlet.

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PDU p owe r lim ita tions

To reduce the risk of overload, do not exceed the rated load of any single

PDU. In addition, do not load a single NEMA 5-15 (see Fig. 1-3)

receptacle with more than 15 Amperes and any single IEC 320-1/C13

receptacle with more than 10 Amperes. In general, make sure that the

power source circuits are able to safely provide the current that will be

required by all components drawing power from them. This document

assumes that 220V and 240V cables are used.

NEMA 5-15 Recep ta cle

Do not load this

connector with

more than 15 Amps

m e ta llic p a rtic ula te c onta m ina tion

Metallic particulates can be especially harmful around electronic

equipment. This type of contamination may enter the data center

environment from a variety of sources, including, but not limited to,

raised ﬂoor tiles, worn air conditioning parts, heating ducts, rotor

brushes in vacuum cleaners or printer component wear. Because metallic

particulates conduct electricity, they have an increased potential for

creating short circuits in electronic equipment. This problem is

exaggerated by the increasingly dense circuitry of electronic equipment.

Over time, very ﬁne whiskers of pure metal can form on electroplated

zinc, cadmium, or tin surfaces. If these whiskers are disturbed, they may

break off and become airborne, possibly causing failures or operational

interruptions. For over 50 years, the electronics industry has been aware

of the relatively rare, but possible, threat posed by metallic particulate

contamination. During recent years, a growing concern has developed in

computer rooms where these conductive contaminants are formed on the

bottom of some raised ﬂoor tiles.

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safety warnings

Although this problem is relatively rare, it may be an issue within your

computer room. Since metallic contamination can cause permanent or

intermittent failures on your electronic equipment, Hewlett-Packard

strongly recommends that your site be evaluated for metallic particulate

contamination before installation of electronic equipment.

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installation and user information

document purpose

d oc um e nt p urp ose

The purpose of this document is to provide information on installing,

customizing and using hp visualization center sv6 systems. Because the

workstations will arrive racked, pre-cabled and pre-conﬁgured, minimal

information about hardware setup is included in this document. Sections

of this document provide steps for setting up and conﬁguring systems.

There are also sections that provide instructions on how to use hp

visualization center sv6-speciﬁc tools. Refer to the Glossary for

deﬁnitions of terms used in this document.

See the following documents for additional information:

•

hp visualization center sv6 Site Prep Guide for cooling, space and

power requirements, etc.

•

hp visualization center sv6 Troubleshooting Guide - see

http://www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport for tips on how to resolve

problems you may encounter during the initial setup and

customization.

•

hp disk system ds2100 - see

http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/disk_arrays/disksystems/ds

2100/supplies/index.html

• /etc/X11/X0screensfor X server conﬁguration details or

/usr/lib/X11/Xserver/misc/slsd/templates/for hp

visualization center sv6 X0screens templates.

• /usr/lib/X11/Xserver/info/screens/hpfor non- hp

visualization center sv6 X server conﬁguration details.

•

/opt/graphics/OpenGL/sv/doc/README.*for details about hp

visualization center sv6 tools.

se c tion d e sc rip tions

•

P r od u ct Over view - Provides a general hardware and software

architecture overview.

•

In sta lla tion - Steps that the hp visualization center sv6 installer

will help you accomplish.

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document purpose

•

Softw a r e Set-Up Sp eciﬁca tion s - Reference for the software that

was pre-loaded on your system.

Up d a tin g Softw a r e - Explains how and when to do software and

ﬁrmware updates. Keeping your graphics patches updated is

essential for taking full advantage of this new technology.

•

Ad va n ced Set-Up for Mu ltip le Ch a n n els - Gives an overview of

how to use multiple hp visualization center sv6 clusters to output

across multiple display devices. This is a reference for anyone who

wants to upgrade to multiple channels.

Usa ge - General instructions on how to do typical tasks. Although

you can run applications on the hp visualization center sv6 the same

way you would on any HP-UX workstation, there are a few hp

visualization center sv6-speciﬁc tasks that can be performed.

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How To Use h p visu a liza tion cen ter sv6 Tools - Reference for hp

visualization center sv6-speciﬁc tools.

Ster eoscop ic View in g - Describes both active and passive stereo

options and how to enable them.

Op tim iza tion - Suggests methods for optimizing both rendering

performance and image quality for your application or data sets.

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p rod uc t ove rvie w

The hp visualization center sv6 solution is a system developed to meet

your visualization performance and image quality needs. The key

attributes that make this system unique from existing scalable solutions

include:

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scalable rendering performance, image quality and resolution,

resources can be dynamically switched between performance and

image quality,

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use of standard SPU and graphics components.

The hp visualization center sv6 provides the following beneﬁts:

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Applications that currently run on standalone hp visualization

center systems today can also run unmodiﬁed on hp visualization

center sv6 systems and immediately take advantage of the scaling

and image quality improvements.

•

The use of standard components with the ability to add, re-deploy or

upgrade these components provides signiﬁcant investment

protection.

The individual workstations of the scalable system can be used as

computational resources when not being used for visualization.

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Figu r e 2-1

h p visu a liza tion cen ter s sv6 (j6700) a n d m in i-sv6 (b2600)

The hp visualization center sv6 is:

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A scalable solution for OpenGL display list-based applications that

provides geometry acceleration of aliased rendering that is greater

than stand-alone hp workstation performance.

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A solution that offers increased visual quality via anti-aliasing at

stand-alone hp workstation performance rates, or better.

A solution that is scalable in any combination of performance, visual

quality or screen resolution; limited only by supported

conﬁgurations.

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A solution that is transparent to the application.

A solution that involves multiple standard graphics pipelines

rendering a common model with a single view frustum.

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An OpenGL HP-UX 11.0 based solution only.

hp visualization center sv6 employs a parallel rendering architecture. It

uses dedicated accelerators for rendering portions of a given screen. The

resulting renderings (called “screen rectangles”) are synchronized and

displayed as a single image through additional hardware.

hp visualization center sv6 is based on a client/server architecture called

Distributed Single Logical Screen (SLS/d). This technology transparently

manages multiple clients that render portions of a given screen. Each hp

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visualization center hp visualization center sv6 cluster is made up of one

2D master node and a supported number of 3D slave nodes. The 2D node

is responsible for rendering the GUI and X11 rendering primitives. The

3D slave nodes, also called “pipes,” are responsible for rendering all or

some part of the 3D scene. The video output from each node is then

combined, or composited, to a single monitor.

To obtain multiple channels of output, multiple clusters can be used. A

“channel” refers to one output device, typically a monitor. This allows for

more screen “real estate” (two or three displays) by using multiple hp

visualization center sv6 clusters.

hp visua liza tion c e nte r sv6 c om p one nts

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A cluster of racked, graphics-enabled hp workstations j6000

(A5990A), j6700 (A7278B) or b2600 (A6070A).

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Scalable Visualization Digital Compositor (A6061A).

Private, High-Speed Gigabit Network - hp ProCurve switch 4108gl

(J 41865A).

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hp ProCurve 10/100 Base-T 2524 switch (J 4813A) for LAN

connection.

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Digi EtherLite-32 Terminal Server (DGZ1469C).

EasySetup HP-UX 11.0 operating system (B5532A).

Scalable Visualization-enabled software (X Server, OpenGL,

3DCommon, etc.).

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Customized Conﬁguration Files (see Chapter 3).

Figure 2-2 is an example of a 16-pipe system that shows the hardware

components.

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Figu r e 2-2

16-p ip e system con ﬁgu r a tion

NOTE

Arrangement of the hardware in the racks may vary.

The 2D master system controls the rendering that happens on the 3D

pipes. The output of each pipe is then fed into hardware called the

Digital Compositor. The Compositor combines the inputs into a single

output stream to the display. A local high-speed Gigabit Ethernet switch

(hp ProCurve Switch) which connects the systems.

The Digi EtherLite-32 terminal server (D GZ1469C) is a low-cost option

for consolidating consoles. Each Digi switch provides remote access for

up to 32 systems. The Digi EtherLite driver runs on the master system.

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This driver communicates with the EtherLite-32 and makes the Digi

switch’s serial connections appear as though they were direct serial

connections to the master system. Thus, the master node communicates

with the slave node via a serial port communications program, such as cu

on HP-UX or the dinc program supplied with the Digi switch.

Examples for accessing save node #2:

cu -l/dev/ttyn01 -s 9600

/usr/local/bin/dinc /dev/digi/sv2

The Digi EtherLite-32 has its own IP address and is connected to the

10/100 hub. RJ 45 ports are connected to serial port 1 of each slave node

via an RS-232 adapter.

Figu r e 2-3

Sin gle Disp la y Ch a n n el

Each workstation has one graphics card. The master workstation does

2D rendering and the rest of the workstations do 3D rendering. Each hp

visualization center sv6 cluster outputs to a single display. Each graphics

device is connected to the compositor through a digital video connection.

Each workstation is connected to the hp ProCurve 10/100 BaseT switch

(J 4813A) which provides a connection to the site’s LAN.

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Figu r e 2-4

Mu ltip le Disp la y Ch a n n els

For multiple displays (up to three displays) additional hp visualization

center sv6 clusters can be added to increase screen real-estate. “Screen

real estate” describes the expanded workspace created by spreading one

continuous screen across several display devices.

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hp visua liza tion c e nte r sv6 a rc hite c ture

This section discusses a general overview of how the hardware is used by

the hp visualization center sv6 architecture, using a 16-pipe system as

an example:

Figu r e 2-5

16-p ip e System Ar ch itectu r e

The 16-pipe system contains 16 hp workstations j6000 (A5990A) or j6700

(A7278A) which perform the 3D rendering. Each of these machines

contain the hp fx Graphics Accelerator Card (A1299B). Each fx DVI

(Digital Video Interface) output connects to an input of the digital

compositor (A6061A).

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The 17th hp workstation fulﬁlls three roles:

1. Ap p lica tion Ser ver : This is the machine on which the application

runs. Graphics protocol based on OpenGL is sent to the 16 3D

systems via high-speed Gigabit networking.

2. Xser ver : In addition to running the application, this machine also

renders the 2D X window system and responds to the keyboard and

mouse.

3. Com p ositor Con tr oller : This machine controls operation of the

Compositor via an RS-232 serial connection.

The Compositor processes the DVI video from each hp fx10 card and

generates the output video. The Compositor can be programmed to

process the video input signals in a number of ways.

hp visua liza tion c e nte r sv6 op e ra ting m od e s

The key to understanding the hp visualization center sv6 conﬁgurations

is to understand its three operating modes - Accelerate, Accumulate and

Mixed. These modes can be changed using the

/opt/graphics/OpenGL/sv/bin/setpipescommand. In the

descriptions below, a “pipe” refers to a workstation that does 3D

rendering. A “channel” is the output sent to one output device.

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Acceler a te Mod e: Enhances rendering performance

Each pipe renders a fraction of the screen, thus speeding up

performance.

Figu r e 2-6

Acceler a te Mod e - Ver tica l slice, Hor izon a l slice a n d Gr id

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NOTE

Each fraction of the screen is called a “screen rectangle.”

Example: In a conﬁguration with ﬁve workstations (one doing 2D

rendering and four doing 3D rendering), each 3D workstation would

output one of the four screen rectangle areas on the display.

You can specify how the screen is dissected. The basic options are

grid, vertical slice, horizontal slice and pane. See the

/opt/graphics/OpenGL/sv/doc/README.setpipesﬁle for more

details.

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Accu m u la te Mod e: Improves Image Quality

Each pipe generates the complete screen, “jittered” by sub-pixel

values. These jittered images are averaged together to achieve a

better quality image. This mode is sometimes referred to as the

anti-aliasing mode. The more workstations you add, the more

samples can be taken, and the better the resulting image quality.

Figu r e 2-7

Accu m u la te Mod e

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Mixed Mod e: Combination of both Accelerate and Accumulate

Modes

Each screen rectangle is generated (jittered and averaged) by the

number of samples designated. There is improved image quality

(anti-aliasing), and also improved performance (acceleration) since

each area is generated by multiple workstations.

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Figu r e 2-8

Mixed Mod e

For example, with a 16-pipe hp visualization center sv6, each of the

quadrants pictured above could be accumulated by N graphics-enabled

workstations (N is equal to the number of samples to be jittered). If N=4,

then you get four samples for accumulation on each section and since the

screen has been split into four sections, you also get improved

acceleration.

To increase the rendering performance, use the Accelerate Mode. To

increase image quality, use Accumulate Mode. To improve both,

experiment with Mixed Mode to achieve the desired balance of both.

Figure 2-9 shows the hardware arrangement needed to produce the

output in Figure 2-8.

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Figu r e 2-9

Mixed Mod e 16-P ip e Exa m p le

sup p orte d c onﬁg ura tions

Each channel is driven by a set of workstations assigned to do 3D

rendering (3D pipes) plus one to do 2D rendering (2D pipe). This table

shows the hardware combinations that are supported.

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Ta ble 2-1

Ha r d w a r e Con ﬁgu r a tion s

Nu m ber of Disp la y Ch a n n els

3D p ip es

/ch a n n el

1 ch a n n el

2 ch a n n el

3 ch a n n el

3**

4 workstations

5 workstations

10 workstations

15 workstations

7 **

8 workstations

9 workstations

18 workstations

27 workstations

17 workstations

34 workstations

51 workstations

** Mini-sv6 conﬁgurations have slightly lower performance because their second

master node doubles as a 3D render node using its 2D HP fx10 graphics card.

Given enough 3D pipelines, both acceleration and image quality can be

achieved. With 16 systems, the screen can be split into four screen

rectangles. Four workstations can be assigned for each quadrant to

produce four samples per pixel from full scenes jittered by sub-pixel

values. The digital compositor can both average these values into a

single value and recombine the four quadrants into a single image. The

possible conﬁgurations include:

Ta ble 2-2

Th r ee or Fou r 3D P ip es Per Ch a n n el

Scr een Recta n gles P ixel Sa m p les*

Mod e

Accumulate (fastest)

Accelerate (best image)

Ta ble 2-3

Seven or Eigh t 3D P ip es Per Ch a n n el

Scr een r ecta n gles

P ixel Sa m p les*

Mod e

Accumulate (fastest)

Mixed

Accelerate (best image)

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Ta ble 2-4

Sixteen 3D P ip es Per Ch a n n el

Scr een r ecta n gles

P ixel Sa m p les*

Mod e

Accumulate (fastest)

Mixed

Accelerate (best image quality)

* Default shown is one pixel sample per graphics card. Each workstation’s fx10

graphics card can take four samples of each pixel when hardware anti-aliasing is

enabled. See Optimization on page 69.

softwa re c onﬁg ura tions

The following software is installed on your systems and is included on

the CDs in the Installation/Recovery Kit.

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Easy Setup HP-UX 11.0

Gigabit Ethernet Driver

Digi EtherLite Terminal Server Driver

Latest graphics patches (X server, OpenGL, etc.)

hp visualization center sv6 software (additional tools, patches, etc.)

Additional ﬁle conﬁguration (See Chapter 3 for details.)

softwa re NOT sup p orte d

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HP-UX 10.20 and HP-UX 11.11 are not supported at this time.

Graphics Patches

— Pre-hp visualization center sv6 graphics patches -- To get hp

visualization center sv6 functionality, you MUST have June 2001

graphics patches or later.

—

Old graphics patches -- Keeping your graphics patches updated

to the latest versions is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Mismatched versions -- All workstations in your hp visualization

center sv6 conﬁgurations must have the same version of patches

installed.

—

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Drivers or other software not compatible with HP-UX 11.0 (64-bit)

MUST NOT be installed on hp visualization center sv6 workstations.

The hp visualization center sv6 is not equivalent to an HP compute

farm mp6 and should not be expected to support tools (LSF,

monitoring tools, etc.) that are specially customized for HP compute

farms. However, hp visualization center sv6 workstations, like HP

compute farms, when not being used for visualization can be used as

separate compute nodes.

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insta lla tion p roc e ss

NOTE

Before attempting to install your hp visualization center sv6 system,

please read the Safety Information in Chapter 1 of this document.

This installation process assumes the following steps:

Ta ble 2-5

Assessment

Thoroughly review the hp visualization center sv6 Site Prep

Guide.

and Digi switch in the system.

Take future upgrades into consideration.

Conﬁrm all system and display requirements with the vendor

of your display(s)

Preparation for

Wide Field

Displays

Order appropriate equipment and services

Prepare site as recommended in the hp visualization center

sv6 Site Prep Guide

Workstation

Installation

Locate and setup:

•

rack(s) of workstations

console monitors, keyboard, peripherals

cabling including power, network, etc.

Conﬁguration

Veriﬁcation

Conﬁgure workstations including passwords, networking, etc.

Conﬁgure and calibrate any display options

Locate and run veriﬁcation test and demos

a sse ssm e nt

The assessment phase ensures that your computing needs are

appropriately addressed. Options or future opportunities are considered

at this stage so that system upgrade requirements are anticipated.

1. Review the hp visualization center sv6 Site Prep Guide to ensure that

all space, power, cooling equipment handling requirements, etc. are

understood. Take any future upgrades into consideration. For

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example, if you plan to add more hp visualization center sv6 systems

or large display devices later, take those requirements into

consideration.

2. Verify that you will have an ergonomically correct place to set up a

monitor, keyboard and mouse. Optional: projector screens or other

advanced displays.

3. Verify that delivery and moving arrangements have been made:

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size and weight restrictions are understood,

safety precautions are understood,

if anything other than a standard monitor will be used as an

output display device, schedule an installer from your display

vendor to be on-site the same day that your hp visualization

center sv6 installer is there.

4. Have a hostname and IP address registered at your site for each

workstation.You’ll also need an additional IP address for the Digi

EtherLite-32 Terminal Server (DGZ1469C). For example, you would

need 18 hostnames and IP addresses for a 16-pipe system.

5. Have a network connection available.

p re p a ra tion for wid e ﬁe ld d isp la ys

The preparation phase ensures that system speciﬁc requirements are

addressed. hp visualization center sv6 systems minimally require one

HP monitor. If wide ﬁeld display options are ordered for projection

systems, passive stereo or for multiple channel support, appropriate

installation consulting should occur with the display vendor ahead of

time.

This guide does not cover how to integrate hp visualization center sv6

with wide ﬁeld displays, nor does HP’s installation service provide this.

TIP

Have your display installer on-site at the same time as the hp

visualization center sv6 installer is there. The display installer has the

ultimate responsibility to make sure the displays are properly aligned

and functioning.

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hp visua liza tion c e nte r sv6 insta lla tion

Here are the steps for hp visualization center sv6 system installation

that will be completed by your hp installer:

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Position racks

Position console monitors

Connect power & I/O devices

Conﬁguration

Boot Up

Veriﬁcation

Run Your Application

Figu r e 2-10

An ti-Tip P la te

Installed Anti-tip

Plate

WARNING

P u ll ou t or a tta ch th e a n ti-tip p la te loca ted a t th e bottom of ea ch

r a ck (see Figu r e 2-10) w h en system s a r e bein g set u p a n d

con ﬁgu r ed . Fa ilu r e to d o so cou ld ca u se th e en tir e r a ck to tip

over. Th e a n ti-tip p la te sh ou ld r em a in d ep loyed . See th e h p

visu a liza tion cen ter sv6 Site P r ep Gu id e for fu r th er p r eca u tion s.

1. Position r a ck (s)

Some hp visualization center sv6 solutions require racks of machines

to be located next to each other. Several cabling options between the

racks are necessary to realize full functionality and performance.

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Adequate ventilation and cable pathways should be provided

between all machines. Refer to the hp visualization center sv6 Site

Prep Guide for the speciﬁcations for your conﬁguration.

2. Position con sole m on itor s

Set up console monitor(s) according to their respective installation

instructions. Pay close attention to both ergonomic positioning

recommendations and the monitor’s relationship to a wide ﬁeld

display option if it is used.

See the “Working In Comfort” documentation at

http://www.hp.com/ergo for complete information on safely

preparing your work environment and other ergonomic issues.

3. Con n ect Pow er, I/O Devices

If you have multiple racks, connect them as indicated by the labels

on the disconnected cables. Use the diagram below as a general cable

reference:

Figu r e 2-11

Wor k sta tion Ca blin g

•

See power, space, and cooling requirements in the hp

visualization center sv6 Site Prep Guide.

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Verify that the switches on all workstations, Compositors, and

any additional equipment are plugged into the PDU, or directly

into an outlet that meets the requirements of the hp

visualization center sv6 Site Prep Guide.

•

Attach keyboard and mouse to the system labeled master.

Plug in any ‘dangling’ cables that are needed to connect the racks

together. All cables will be labeled for where they need to be

plugged in.

•

Attach your display device to the output card of the compositor.

Use a standard analog monitor cable. Note that two output cards

will be connected to the output device(s) if you are using passive

stereo as pictured in Figure 2-12. The left output card

corresponds to the left eye and the right card corresponds to the

right eye.

Figu r e 2-12 Con n ectin g Com p ositor to Mon itor or Oth er Disp la y Device

•

Connect hp ProCurve 10/100 (J 4813A) to site’s Local Area

Network.

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Figu r e 2-13 Con n ectin g HP P r oCu r ve Hu b to LAN

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Connect one standard CAT5 cable (RJ 45 connector) to an empty

port on the hub to connect the hp visualization center sv6 to your

site’s network.

Figu r e 2-14 Pow er I/O Devices

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Plug in power from the Power Distribution Units (PDUs) on each

rack. Be sure to heed all warnings and suggestions outlined in

the hp visualization center sv6 Site Prep Guide.

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4. Con ﬁgu r a tion

For hp visualization center sv6 conﬁgurations, follow these

procedures:

Ta ble 2-6

Boot up

BOOT AND CONFIGURE THE MASTER

SYSTEM BEFORE BOOTING THE SLAVE

SYSTEMS. Have a list of hostnames and IP

addresses to assign to the systems so they will be

visible on your site’s network. Run

set_parms addl_netwrk

to set the master’s network information.

Optional: Set up networking and root passwords

on slave nodes using:

/var/opt/ignite/sps/sv6files/sv_config

See the “How to Use hp visualization center sv6

Tools” section for more information on sv_conﬁg.

Specify Compositor serial port

Conﬁgure system software

If possible, leave the Compositor connected to the

default port on the master workstation (serial port

2, /dev/tty1p0). If you wish to move the

Compositor to a different port, this change must be

speciﬁed in the /etc/X11/X0screensﬁle.

When each computer comes up, it can be

customized for the local environment (networking

info, user accounts, passwords, etc.) Ensure that all

systems are compatible with your working

environment before moving to the next step.

5. Boot Up

NOTE

BOOT AND CONFIGURE THE MASTER SYSTEM BEFORE

BOOTING THE SLAVE SYSTEMS.

•

The boot console on the master will prompt you for a

hostname, an IP address and other system and network

settings.

After you have answered all of the startup questions, power

on all of the other workstations and network switchboxes.

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Set up network information on the slave nodes.

At boot up, all installed graphics devices will be set to default

mode - 1280x1024, 75Hz. See the “Changing Resolutions” section

for details.

a. Sp ecify Com p ositor Ser ia l Por t (Op tion a l)

By default, the compositor is connected and conﬁgured on serial

port2 of the master 2D workstation(s). If you wish to move it to

port1, specify the serial port address in the

/etc/X11/X0screensﬁle under the 'ScreenOptions' section:

ScreenOptions

SlsdCompositorSerialport /dev/ttyp0

b. Con ﬁgu r e System Softw a r e

•

To alter any network settings not done during the initial

boot, log in to one system at a time and use set_parms

addl_netwrk

Set the root password

— log in as root

— Type passwd

— Type in and verify new password

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Run HP’s System Administration Manager (SAM) to create

new logical volumes

Add user accounts, passwords and other desktop

customizations settings.

If the conﬁguration was successful, running your master

system at init level 3 or 4 (/etc/init 4) will bring up a Common

Desktop Environment (CDE) session across all of your

screens.

TIP

If a wide ﬁeld display option is being installed with your

system, now is the time for conﬁguration and calibration to

occur. Your chosen vendor may have additional software and

ﬁles required to set up these display systems. Consult the

display vendor for details.

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6. Ver iﬁca tion

Run the veriﬁcation test to verify that the cabling and network

information are correct:

•

• init 3

•

Open a terminal window and run:

/opt/graphics/OpenGL/bin/setpipes -test

WARNING

Do n ot u se a n y oth er op tion s w ith -test

•

If you see:

— Solid red, green or blue triangles rotating in each rectangle

(at varying speeds).

— Black background.

— Numbers are in order, left to right, top to bottom.

— PASS: System is Ready

If you see:

•

— Speckles.

— Strange color changes.

— Missing triangles.

— Unexpected patterns (e.g. checkerboard pattern, completely

black or red rectangle).

— FAIL: See the hp visualization center sv6 Troubleshooting

Guide at http://www.hp.comgo/workstationsupport to

correct the cabling or networking problem. Check the

verify.log ﬁle created in the current directory.

•

Touch any key on the keyboard or press a mouse button to exit

the animation

Use CTRL+SHIFT+BREAKto get back to the log in prompt.

7. Con ﬁgu r e d s2100

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If you ordered and HP SureStore Disk System ds2100 (A5675AZ), it

will be installed and conﬁgured with default settings. See the

following documentation for usage and conﬁguration information:

ds2100 User’s Guide:

http://www.hp.com/cposupport/manual_set/lpg28796.pdf

Product Web Site:

http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/disk_arrays/disksystems/ds

2100/supplies/index.html

8. Ru n You r Ap p lica tion

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• init 3

•

This will bring up the default window manager, CDE

Run your application the same way you would run it on any hp

workstation running HP-UX 11.0

•

Refer to the “How To Use hp visualization center sv6

Conﬁguration Tools” or “Usage” sections for details about how to

customize your hp visualization center sv6 system.

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softwa re se tup sp e c iﬁc a tions

Your systems will arrive fully loaded with all of the appropriate software

and specially conﬁgured ﬁles. This includes, in some cases, new versions

of commands and patches that have not yet been released on media. This

section is meant to be used as a reference for what is on the systems

when they are shipped. Consider customizing your system and then

creating your own ‘golden image’ for use in restoring systems in the

event that the systems need to be rebuilt. A Recovery CD that

automatically loads this software has also been provided for your

convenience.

•

Each workstation was ignited with EasySetup HP-UX 11.0

Additional Software

— Latest graphics patches (June 2001 or later)

— hp visualization center sv6 software (additional tools, patches,

etc.)

— Gigabit Ethernet and Digi EtherLite driver

•

Default Gigabit Ethernet hostnames, IP addresses and other

network settings were applied.

10c

The default monitor resolution mode for fx

graphics cards in hp

visualization center sv6 systems is 1280x1024 at 75 Hz. Different

video timing settings can be speciﬁed in the /etc/X11/X0screens

ﬁle. See the Changing Resolution section for more details.

•

File conﬁgurations based on the descriptions in Chapter 3 were done

on your workstations.

NOTE

If you have problems with any of the workstations, use the Recovery CDs

instructions to get the system back to a clean state.

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up d a ting softwa re

m a inta in c urre nt g ra p hic s p a tc he s

To fully take advantage of your hp visualization center sv6 systems, be

sure to update them with the latest graphics software enhancements

available. New sv6 software can be downloaded from

http://h20000.www2.hp.com. Click on the following links:

download drivers & software

workstations

hp scalable computing - UNIX

hp visualization center sv6

This software package contains graphics software updates speciﬁcally

designed for hp scalable visualization sv6 workstations. It will update

your current X server and OpenGL software.

h ow to d eter m in e you r cu r r en t ver sion

As root, enter these commands:

swlist | grep ‘SV6 Core Update’

what /opt/graphics/OpenGL/lib/libGL.1

The output will look like this:

# swlist |grep 'SV6 Core Update'

Sv6_Enhancements B.11.00.05 HP Visualization Center SV6

Core Update

# what /opt/graphics/OpenGL/lib/libGL.1

/opt/graphics/OpenGL/lib/libGL.1:

OpenGL 1.1 Revision 1.26.1 (ov 0201) on HP-UX 11.00

$Date:09-Jan-02.13:38:48 $ $Revision: 20020109.28119 $

libGL.1

If you have installed sv6 enhancements software on your system before,

skip to step 3 (below).

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Insta lla tion Ste p s

Find out current version

1. Verify that you have previous sv6_enhancements

software on your master system.

2. If you do not have a previous version of this sv6 software

and/or June 2001 or later X server and OpenGL on your

system, do not install the sv6_enhancements bundle.

Contact HP Support.

Verify prerequisites.

1. Must be able to login as root on master node, which is

connected to an HP sv6 compositor.

2. Verify that /var/opt/sps/sv6ﬁles/sv6_targets contains

gigabit hostnames for all systems in the conﬁguration.

(i.e. svm sv1 …sv16)

3. Must be a rack of HPUX 11.0 workstations conﬁgured

according to sv6 standards which includes these critical

ones:

•

A recent version of the Quality Pack is highly

recommended. It contains graphics patches and other

standard HP patches.

•

Must have June 2001 or newer X server and OpenGL

(PHSS_23546, PHSS_23544,5) and/or an SV6 Core

Update patch installed. Check date by running:

what /opt/graphics/OpenGL/lib/libGL.1

•

SD tools must be conﬁgured for swinstall to multiple

targets (touch /var/adm/sw/.sdkey) and allow root

access from the master node to all slave nodes

(swacl).

•

Master has root permissions assigned in /.rhosts on

all slave nodes.

Gigabit network must be functional:

(remsh sv1 echo hello)

See other details in the scalable visualization guides

at:

http://www.hp.com/workstations/support/document

ation/hpux_manuals.html#scalablevis

Download software and

install script

1. Download and save the sv6_enhancements and

install_sv6_enhancements ﬁles on the master system.

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Run install script

1. init 2 to stop the X server

2. rlogin to the master system as root

3. Execute the install_sv6_enhancements script

Re-start X server

Check log ﬁles

1. When complete, look for errors or warnings.

2. init 3 or /tmp/startx0 to restart the X server

1. Check /tmp/sps/enhancements.log and

/var/adm/sw/swinstall.logfor errors.

2. A common error when installing with out the

install_sv6_enhancements script is ‘cannot install from

tape device’.

To ﬁx this, use:

swcopy –s /tmp/tapedepot \

–x enforce_dependencies=false\

\* @ /tmp/diskdepot

This will copy the software into a more accessible format.

WARNING

Uninstalling sv6_enhancements completely removes all X server and

OpenGL software and may not roll back to the previous version.

Reinstalling a new sv6_enhancements package or new X server and

OpenGL patches is required.

uninsta lla tion ste p s

swremove

As root, run: swremove

Add target group:

/var/opt/ignite/sps/sv6files/sv6_targets

Select: Actions, Show Software and Mark sv6_enhancements for

removal

Select: Remove from the Actions menu

Reboot as requested

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Install another

version of

graphics

Re-install sv6_enhancements on all systems . . .or for stand-alone

sv6 systems, download and install the latest X server and OpenGL

patches from http://itrc.hp.com.

software

insta lling to a ll sv6 syste m s using HP Softwa re Distrib utor

There are many ways to utilize HP’s Software Distributor (SD) tools to

install software. The previous section uses scripts with command line SD

calls to make it easy to update the sv6_enhancements package.

This section describes one way to use the SD GUI tools to install depots

or patches onto all systems in your sv6 conﬁguration at the same time.

See the man page for ‘swinstall’ or

http://managementsoftware.hp.com/products/swdist/ for details on HP

Software Distributor usage.

WARNING

Wh en in sta llin g p a tch es th a t r equ ir e a r eboot, sw itch to a

sta n d -a lon e w or k sta tion X ser ver in sta n tia tion . If you w ish to

u se th e SD GUI tools in stea d of th e com m a n d lin e or ter m in a l

ver sion s, eith er login r em otely to p er for m th e in sta ll, or

con ﬁgu r e th e X ser ver to r u n a s it w ou ld on a sta n d -a lon e

w or k sta tion . (Exa m p le: Tem p or a r ily m ove th e /etc/X11/X0scr een s

ﬁle to X0scr een s.sa ve th en r esta r t th e X ser ver.) Fa ilu r e to d o

th is cou ld r esu lt in a n in com p lete in sta lla tion . On sv6, w h en th e

ﬁr st sla ve n od e r eboots, it k ills th e X ser ver on th e m a ster n od e,

w h ich k ills th e r em a in in g sw in sta ll GUI w in d ow s.

NOTE

The examples below assume a single-channel system with a master

gigabit hostname of svm and an example patch number of PHSS_25612,

which is in tape depot format. Make appropriate substitutions as needed.

Here is a summary of the following installation steps:

•

Download and unpack software.

If the software requires a reboot, change to a stand-alone

workstation X server.

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Add /var/opt/ignite/sps/sv6_filesto path.

Verify sv6_targets list.

all touch /var/adm/sw/.sdkey

all /usr/sbin/swacl -l root -M user:root@svm:crwit

swcopy

swinstall

ste p 1: p re p a ra tion

1. Back up your system before installing a patch.

2. Login as root.

3. Add the sv6ﬁles directory to your path to access helpful scripts.

Example:

export PATH=$PATH:/var/opt/ignite/sps/sv6files

4. Download software to a temporary directory on the master node.

Example:

Save As /tmp/PHSS_25612

Before installing, observe any special instructions or patch

dependencies.

Individual HP-UX patches are available at http://itrc.hp.com

5. Unpack compressed packages if necessary.

Example:

cd /tmp

sh PHSS_25612

6. Set root access permissions for SD (Software Distributor) tools.

Verify that you have a recent version (PHCO_23966, PHCO_25875,

or newer) of the software distributor tools, which have the ability to

install to multiple targets.

swlist |grep SD

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Use the default target list which is generated during the initial

installation of sv6 systems, /var/opt/sps/sv6ﬁles/sv6_targets, or

create a new ﬁle containing the gigabit hostnames of all systems in

your sv6 conﬁguration. The ﬁrst name in the list must be the gigabit

hostname of the master system. For single-channel conﬁgurations,

the default master hostname is svm, and for multi-channel the

default is svm_c1. For this example, our sv6_targets ﬁle contains:

svm

sv1

sv2

sv3

sv4

Touch the .sdkey ﬁle on each system to allow for the SD “install to

multiple targets” functionality. Use the /var/opt/ignite/sps/sv6ﬁles/all

script to automatically run this command on all systems in the

targets list.

all touch /var/adm/sw/.sdkey

Enable SD root permissions from the master system to all systems in

the target list.

master=$(head –1 /var/opt/ignite/sps/sv6files/sv6_targets)

all /usr/sbin/swacl -l root -M user:root@$master:crwit

ste p 2: c opy a nd re g iste r loc a lly

This step meets the requirement of the SD “install to multiple targets”

functionality. The patch or depot being applied must be registered on the

local (not network mounted) hard drive of the master system. Tape depot

format is not supported. The swcopy command converts tape depots into

an acceptable format.

Key to step s below

Exa m p le

Menu Selections

Buttons

(xxx)

(Actions)

[OK]

[xxx]

Text or commands to be

entered

Plain, bold

svm

7. Start the SD copy GUI: swcopy

8. In the target selection window:

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(Actions)

(Add Targets)

Hostname: svm

[Add]

Target Depot Path: /var/opt/sps/depots

[OK] [OK]

(Actions)

(Show Software For Selection)

Source Host Name: svm

Source Depot Path: /tmp/PHNE_25612.depot

9. In the software selection window:

Left click to select PHNE_25612

Right click on PHNE_25612

(Mark for copy)

(Actions)

(Copy)

Assign an optional job title for monitoring and reference

purposes.

Example: march gb

[OK]

Watch for warning or error messages that need to be resolved.

(File)

(Exit)

ste p 3: insta ll