HP (Hewlett-Packard) sv6 manual

installation and user’ s guide hp visualization center sv6 Manufacturing P art Number: A6062-90005 Edition: E0302 Printed in U .S .A[...]

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6 • User Guides for hp workstations: http://www .hp.com/go/workstationsupport/documentation/manuals /user_guides NO TE 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 a vailable after this guide was printed. F or the very latest [...]

Contents 7 1. safety and support information how to obtain support for your sv6 system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 rack stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

8 Contents advanced setup for multiple display channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 additional X server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 configuring offset overlap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 backdrops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents 9 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 testing output[...]

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Chapter 1 11 1 safety and suppor t inf or mation 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[...]

saf ety and suppor t inf or mation how to obtain support for y our sv6 system Chapter 1 12 accordance with your Customer Support Services Agreement. F or 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 saf[...]

saf ety and suppor t inf or mation how to obtain support for y our sv6 system Chapter 1 13 2. Call the HP Customer Care Center for your region, country or province. These numbers can be found at: http://www .hp.com under T echnical Support. F or example, use 1-800-633-3600 for North America. 3. When you reach the appropriate Customer Care Center , [...]

saf ety and suppor t inf or mation safety warnings Chapter 1 14 safety w ar nings W ARNING An hp visualization sv6 product rack can weigh 1500 lbs. (681 kg) when fully loaded with hardware components. Heed all of the conditions in the W ARNING statement under the RACK ST ABILITY subsection below when moving and servicing an HP product rack and its [...]

saf ety and suppor t inf or mation safety warnings Chapter 1 15 pow er distr ibution units (PDUs) A P ower 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 syste[...]

saf ety and suppor t inf or mation safety warnings Chapter 1 16 Figure 1-2 Cable and Plugs Between the PDU and the W all Receptacle PDU leakage current W ARNING Due to the number of components that can be installed on one P ower Distribution Unit (PDU), there may be a risk of high leakage current (>3.5mA). Reliable ground circuit continuity is v[...]

saf ety and suppor t inf or mation safety warnings Chapter 1 17 PDU pow er limitations T o 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[...]

saf ety and suppor t inf or mation safety warnings Chapter 1 18 Although this problem is relatively rare, it ma y be an issue within your computer room. Since metallic contamination can cause permanent or intermittent failures on your electronic equipment, Hewlett-P ackard strongly recommends that your site be evaluated for metallic particulate con[...]

Chapter 2 19 2 installation and user inf or mation[...]

installation and user inf or mation document purpose Chapter 2 20 document pur pose 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 inc luded in thi[...]

installation and user inf or mation document purpose Chapter 2 21 • Software Set-Up Specifications - Reference for the software that was pre-loaded on your system. • Updating Software - Explains how and when to do software and firmware updates . Keeping your graphics patches updated is essential for taking full advantage of this new technolog[...]

installation and user inf or mation product o ver view Chapter 2 22 product o v er view 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: • scalable rendering performance, image qua[...]

installation and user inf or mation product o ver view Chapter 2 23 Figure 2-1 hp visualization centers sv6 (j6700) and mini-sv6 (b2600) The hp visualization center sv6 is: • A scalable solution for OpenGL display list-based applications that provides geometry acceleration of aliased rendering that is greater than stand-alone hp workstation perfo[...]

installation and user inf or mation product o ver view Chapter 2 24 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 ren[...]

installation and user inf or mation product o ver view Chapter 2 25 Figure 2-2 16-pipe system configuration NO TE 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 th[...]

installation and user inf or mation product o ver view Chapter 2 26 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[...]

installation and user inf or mation product o ver view Chapter 2 27 Figure 2-4 Multiple Display Channels F or 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 acros[...]

installation and user inf or mation product o ver view Chapter 2 28 hp visualization center sv6 architecture 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: Figure 2-5 16-pipe System Architecture The 16-pipe system contains 16 hp workstation[...]

installation and user inf or mation product o ver view Chapter 2 29 The 17th hp workstation fulfills three roles: 1. Application Server: 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. Xserver: In addition to running the application, this machin[...]

installation and user inf or mation product o ver view Chapter 2 30 NO TE 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 . Y ou can specif[...]

installation and user inf or mation product o ver view Chapter 2 31 Figure 2-8 Mixed Mode F or 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 e[...]

installation and user inf or mation product o ver view Chapter 2 32 Figure 2-9 Mixed Mode 16-Pipe Example supported configurations 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.[...]

installation and user inf or mation product o ver view Chapter 2 33 ** 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. W ith 16 systems, the screen can be split int[...]

installation and user inf or mation product o ver view Chapter 2 34 * 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 . softw are configurations The following software is installed on your systems an[...]

installation and user inf or mation product o ver view Chapter 2 35 • 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 too[...]

installation and user inf or mation installation process Chapter 2 36 installation process NO TE 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: assessment The assessment phase ensures that your computing ne[...]

installation and user inf or mation installation process Chapter 2 37 example, if you plan to add more hp visualization center sv6 systems or large display devices later , take those requirements into consideration. 2. V erify that you will have an ergonomically correct place to set up a monitor , keyboard and mouse. Optional: projector screens or [...]

installation and user inf or mation installation process Chapter 2 38 hp visualization center sv6 installation Here are the steps for hp visualization center sv6 system installation that will be completed by your hp installer: • P osition racks • P osition console monitors • Connect power & I/O devices • Configuration • Boot Up • V[...]

installation and user inf or mation installation process Chapter 2 39 Adequate ventilation and cable pathwa ys should be provided between all machines . Refer to the hp visualization center sv6 Site Prep Guide for the specifications for your configuration. 2. P osition console monitors Set up console monitor(s) according to their respective insta[...]

installation and user inf or mation installation process Chapter 2 40 • V erify 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[...]

installation and user inf or mation installation process Chapter 2 41 Figure 2-13 Connecting HP ProCurve Hub to LAN • Connect one standard CA T5 cable (RJ45 connector) to an empty port on the hub to connect the hp visualization center sv6 to your site’ s network. Figure 2-14 P ower I/O Devices • Plug in power from the P ower Distribution Unit[...]

installation and user inf or mation installation process Chapter 2 42 4. Configuration F or hp visualization center sv6 configurations, follow these procedures: 5. Boot Up NO TE BOO T AND CONFIGURE THE MASTER SYSTEM BEFORE BOOTING THE SLA VE SYSTEMS . • The boot console on the master will prompt you for a hostname, an IP address and other syste[...]

installation and user inf or mation installation process Chapter 2 43 • 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. Specify Compositor Serial P ort (Optional) By default, the compositor is conne[...]

installation and user inf or mation installation process Chapter 2 44 6. V erification Run the verification test to verify that the cabling and network information are correct: • log in to the master system as root • init 3 • Log in at the CDE screen. • Open a terminal window and run: /opt/graphics/OpenGL/bin/setpipes -test W ARNING Do no[...]

installation and user inf or mation installation process Chapter 2 45 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/cposuppor t/manual_set/lpg28796.pdf Produ[...]

installation and user inf or mation software setup specifications Chapter 2 46 softw are setup specifications Y our systems will arrive fully loaded with all of the appropriate software and specially configured files. This inc ludes , in some cases, new versions of commands and patches that have not yet been released on media. This section is m[...]

installation and user inf or mation updating software Chapter 2 47 updating softw are maintain current graphics patches T o 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 t[...]

installation and user inf or mation updating software Chapter 2 48 Installation Steps 1 Find out current version 1. V erify that you have previous sv6_enhancements software on your master system. 2. If you do not have a previous version of this sv6 softw are and/or June 2001 or later X server and OpenGL on your system, do not install the sv6_enhanc[...]

installation and user inf or mation updating software Chapter 2 49 W ARNING Uninstalling sv6_enhancements completely removes all X server and OpenGL software and ma y not roll back to the previous version. Reinstalling a new sv6_enhancements package or new X server and OpenGL patches is required. uninstallation steps 4 Run install script 1. init 2 [...]

installation and user inf or mation updating software Chapter 2 50 installing to all sv6 systems using HP Softw are Distr ibutor There are many wa ys to utilize HP’s Softw are 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 secti[...]

installation and user inf or mation updating software Chapter 2 51 • Add /var/opt/ignite/sps/sv6_files to path. • V erify sv6_targets list. • all touch /var/adm/sw/.sdkey • all /usr/sbin/swacl -l root -M user:root@svm:crwit • swcopy • swinstall step 1: preparation 1. Back up your system before installing a patch. 2. Login as root. 3. Ad[...]

installation and user inf or mation updating software Chapter 2 52 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 hostn[...]

installation and user inf or mation updating software Chapter 2 53 (Actions) (Add T argets ) Hostname: svm [Add] T arget Depot P ath: /var/opt/sps/depots [OK] [OK] (Actions ) (Show Software For Selection ) Source Host Name: svm Source Depot P ath: /tmp/PHNE_25612.depot 9. In the software selection window: Left click to select PHNE_25612 Right click[...]

installation and user inf or mation updating software Chapter 2 54 ( Actions) (Add T arget Group) name: /var/opt/ignite/sps/sv6files/sv6_tar g ets [OK] (Actions) (Show Software For Selection) Source Host Name: svm Source Depot P ath: / var/opt/sps/depots [OK] 12. In the software selection window: Left click to select PHNE_25612 Right click on PHNE[...]

installation and user inf or mation adv anced setup for multiple displa y channels Chapter 2 55 adv anced setup for m ultiple display channels F or multiple displays (up to 3 displays) multiple hp visualization center sv6 clusters can be combined to increase screen real estate. Figure 2-15 Multiple Channel View additional X ser ver An additional X [...]

installation and user inf or mation adv anced setup for multiple displa y channels Chapter 2 56 Master Hostname svm_c1 #master system’s hostname ID sv_c1_master #a unique label describing the master system sv1_c1 #3D slave nodes for this cluster sv2_c1 sv3_c1 sv4_c1 sv5_c1 sv6_c1 sv7_c1 sv8_c1 svm_c1 Mode Accelerate End Master Hostname svm_c2 ID [...]

installation and user inf or mation adv anced setup for multiple displa y channels Chapter 2 57 See the comments in /etc/X11/X0screens for more information on syntax for multiple channels . additional equipment A separate hp visualization center sv6 cluster must be added for each additional channel of output, as desired. A continuous chain, startin[...]

installation and user inf or mation adv anced setup for multiple displa y channels Chapter 2 58 Figure 2-17 Edge Blending This raises the intensity of the pixels on the edges of the physical screens so that the overall projected image is consistently bright. These blending options are only meaningful in multi-channel configurations . The default i[...]

installation and user inf or mation adv anced setup for multiple displa y channels Chapter 2 59 SlsScreenBlendHeightPixels 256 Figure 2-18 Multi-channel Edge Blending Figure 2-19 Height Edge Blending See also the “usage”, “changing resolution” section for details about set- ting a width, height, and frequency that are compatible with your p[...]

installation and user inf or mation adv anced setup for multiple displa y channels Chapter 2 60 backdr ops In addition to the standard CDE patterns, your hp visualization center sv6 system comes with special high resolution CDE backgrounds for configurations with two or three display channels . The following files are for use with the HP-UX Commo[...]

installation and user inf or mation adv anced setup for multiple displa y channels Chapter 2 61 Figure 2-20 3840 x 1024 3x(1280 x 1024) Figure 2-21 3072 x 768 3x(1024 x 768) cst3840.pm grdc3840.pm fish3840.pm cst3072.pm grdc3072.pm fish3072.pm[...]

installation and user inf or mation usage Chapter 2 62 usage This section covers some general tasks the hp visualization center sv6 user may do . If you are looking for descriptions of hp visualization center sv6 tools , skip to the How T o Use hp visualization center sv6 T ools section. • X Server T o start the X server on the master system, run[...]

installation and user inf or mation usage Chapter 2 63 instance, if you ha ve a three channel system, but you want to temporarily set the configuration to use only two of the channels , you could save the current X0screens file and move a two channel template into place: cp /etc/X11/X0screens /etc/X11/X0screens.orig cd /usr/lib/X11/Xserver/misc/s[...]

installation and user inf or mation usage Chapter 2 64 • Customized Resolutions: If you wish to customize to a non-standard video format or specify precise timing parameters: Select one of the video timing files from /usr/lib/X11/Xserver/misc/slsd/videotiming Reference it in the /etc/X11/X0screens as follows: ScreenOptions SlsdVideoTimingFile /u[...]

installation and user inf or mation how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools Chapter 2 65 ho w to use hp visualization center sv6 tools See the README files at: /opt/graphics/OpenGL/sv/doc/sv/README.* The following tools can be used to make on-the-fly configuration changes . • sv_config -This script allows you to customize the site-visible[...]

installation and user inf or mation how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools Chapter 2 66 sv_config will then use that file to determine how to set each system’s hostname and IP address . It will then ask you to enter the IP address for any Digi-Etherlite T erminal servers you have. Once all the data has been collected the changes are made t[...]

installation and user inf or mation how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools Chapter 2 67 Hewlett-Packard Visualize Center sv6 NAME setpipes - sv6 Pipe Configuration Tool SYNOPSIS (sv6 Configuration) setpipes [options] [options] -h - Arrange Pipes in Horizontal Bands -v - Arrange Pipes in Vertical Stripes -grid - Arrange Pipes in a Regular Grid[...]

installation and user inf or mation how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools Chapter 2 68 The setpipes program modifies the location and size of the rendering area for each 3D Slave. In addition, the number of jitter samples per 3D Slave can also be specified. NOTES:1) When experimenting with different values in xdist and ydist, it is possible [...]

installation and user inf or mation how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools Chapter 2 69 3) sv6 Configuration: 8-Pipe System, 2 jitter samples per pipe setpipes -grid -samples 2 +-------+-------+ | | | | 2x | 2x | | | | +-------+-------+ | | | | 2x | 2x | | | | +-------+-------+ 4) sv6 Configuration: 8-Pipe System, 4 jitter samples per pipe se[...]

installation and user inf or mation how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools Chapter 2 70 6) sv6 VisCenter Configuration: Show Pipe Indicators Master 0: 8-Pipe System, Grid Master 1: 8-Pipe System, Horizontal Master 2: 8-Pipe System, Vertical setpipes -show -0 grid -1 h -2 v +---+---+---+---+ +---------------+ +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ | | | | | |-----[...]

installation and user inf or mation how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools Chapter 2 71 or see /opt/graphics/OpenGL/sv/doc/README.jitter • Other tools See the /opt/graphics/OpenGL/doc/sv/README.* files for details about other hp visualization center sv6 tools sv6 diagnostics Use the diagnostic tool for troubleshooting. The executable is /u[...]

installation and user inf or mation how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools Chapter 2 72 sample output from running sv6diag on a standard sv6 system Fri Jul 20 09:33:20 MDT 2001 sv6diag version 1.0 (c) Copyright 2001, Hewlett-Packard Company, all rights reserved Hewlett-Packard sv6 Configuration Product Information graphics product: sv6 Displa[...]

installation and user inf or mation how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools Chapter 2 73 Test Results ------------ Machine Name Forw Giga Rsh Back Tnet Comp Ping Digi ------------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- --- ---- svm_c1 ok ok ok ok ok ok sv1_c1 ok ok ok ok ok ok sv2_c1 ok ok ok ok ok ok sv3_c1 ok ok ok ok ok ok sv4_c1 ok ok ok ok ok ok [...]

installation and user inf or mation stereoscopic viewing Chapter 2 74 stereoscopic vie wing This section covers basic installation issues for stereoscopic viewing options . Please consult your chosen provider for complete details on their products . active stereo o v er view Most output devices are only compatible with active stereo. F or active st[...]

installation and user inf or mation stereo hard ware installation Chapter 2 75 stereo hardw are installation The following steps are recommended for installing stereo hardware packages for use with a multi-channel hp visualization center sv6 solution. The same principles apply to single channel configurations . 1. Unpack and inventory components E[...]

installation and user inf or mation stereo hard ware installation Chapter 2 76 Connect power supply transformers to their respective emitters at this stage. As with all computer equipment, emitters should be surge-protected from hazardous power spikes wherever possible. CA UTION It is recommended that all emitters be powered OFF when connecting or [...]

installation and user inf or mation stereo hard ware installation Chapter 2 77 See /usr/lib/X11/Xserver/misc/slsd/videotiming/ for videotiming files. verification The synchronized stereoscopic feature can be tested with the simple_stereo example OpenGL application located at: /opt/graphics/OpenGL/demos/stereo/simple_stereo.c T o test stereoscopic[...]

installation and user inf or mation optimization Chapter 2 78 optimization • Application suggestions — Applications that primarily use display lists for rendering , perform best on the hp visualization center sv6 systems. — The use of vertex arrays by the application can also be helpful in cases where it is not possible to use display list. ?[...]

installation and user inf or mation optimization Chapter 2 79 — Accelerate Mode - See the README.* setpipes files for instructions for specifying a screen layout in accelerate mode . /opt/graphics/OpenGL/sv/doc/README.*setpipes — P anes - In this screen layout, the center of the screen is sub-divided into one of the basic layouts: grid, horizo[...]

installation and user inf or mation optimization Chapter 2 80 Figure 2-24 X and Y Offset Adjustments — Environment V ariables - use the following environment variable to measure and compare performance: HPOGL_LOG_FRAME_RATE - Is an application environment variable, whic h can be used to get a display of the frame rate for bench marking and perfor[...]

installation and user inf or mation optimization Chapter 2 81 The default is for fast zoom to be enabled. T o put it back to its original setting: unset HPOGL_DSM_DISABLE_FAST_ZOOM The environment variable HPOGL_OPT_CACHE_MATRICES can be used with any application, but has the most impact on applications that benefit from matrix caching . Matrix ca[...]

installation and user inf or mation optimization Chapter 2 82 glEnable(GL_SUPERSAMPLE_HP); glDisable(GL_SUPERSAMPLE_HP); CA UTION Depending upon application frame rates and window size, enabling scene anti-aliasing can impact performance significantly . With low frame rates and/or small windows, the performance impact is minor (5% or less). Also, [...]

installation and user inf or mation optimization Chapter 2 83 W ARNING Do not add this environment variable to /etc/X1 1/X0screens . That would disable all scaling for everything rendered to the screen. By applying it only to the desired application, you can leave scaling enabled for everything else not inside the immediate mode application’s win[...]

installation and user inf or mation optimization Chapter 2 84 gamma value Another wa y to fine-tune the image quality is to adjust the gamma correction. Specify the default values to be used for 3D gamma correction. using the instructions in the /opt/graphics/OpenGL/sv/doc/README.gamma file. HPOGL_PUSH _ENVIRONMENT T o override the default enviro[...]

Chapter 3 85 3 file configuration Y ou must be logged in as root to edit the following files. These are samples and based on an 8-pipe configuration, but can be modified for any of the supported configurations. During the softw are installation[...]

file configuration Chapter 3 86 process, all of the following files are automatically configured. Use these instructions to verify that all files are customized appropriately for any hardware c hanges, hostnames or IP addresses that were made . • /.rhosts - Editing this file allows root access to other systems. Root permissions are required[...]

file configuration Chapter 3 87 CA UTION F or networking to function properly , hostnames used in X0screens must match the hostnames and IP addresses in all other files described here. ############################################################## # X0screens.p8c1 # /etc/X11/X0screens #############################################################[...]

file configuration Chapter 3 88 # These variables turn on FX10 Scene Antialiasing. For # applications that do UI in OG (e.g. Icem Surfe) the second # should be used to limit SCENEAA to only double buffered #visuals. #HPOGL_DISABLE_FAST_BUFFER_SWAP=1 # If image tearing is noticeable, this will force all FX10's to # wait for vertical retrace b[...]

file configuration Chapter 3 89 # The form for each entry is: # <internet address> <official hostname> <aliases> # For example: # 192.1.2.34 hpfcrm loghost # See the hosts(4) manual page for more information. # Note: The entries cannot be preceded by a space. #DNS Server (optional) 15.6.180.221 dsnx.my.site dsnx 15.1.170.0 myvis[...]

file configuration Chapter 3 90 INTERFACE_NAME[0]="lan0" IP_ADDRESS[0]="16.6.176.65" SUBNET_MASK[0]="255.255.255.0" BROADCAST_ADDRESS[0]="" INTERFACE_STATE[0]="" DHCP_ENABLE[0]=0 INTERFACE_NAME[1]="lan1" IP_ADDRESS[1]="192.168.1.9" SUBNET_MASK[1]="255.255.255.0" BROAD[...]

Chapter 4 91 4 pr ojector calibration targets These calibration targets are for multi-channel hp visualization center sv6 systems using projectors as output devices. They are provided here as a courtesy . Contact your display vendor for instructions on how to install, configure, and calibrate projector equipment.[...]

projector calibration targets how to use pr ojector calibration targets Chapter 4 92 Copyright © 1999 Hewlett-P ackard Company The following grids are general setup and calibration targets exclusively for Hewlett-P ackard visualization center systems when used with projector systems. All rights reserved. All other uses are expressly forbidden. ho [...]

projector calibration targets how to use pr ojector calibration targets Chapter 4 93 6. T o perform the calibration session, select More Colors f or Desktop option in the Number of Color s T o Use menu. 7. Confirm Okay to both of the menus and return to the Style Manager . 8. Move to any part of desktop not in a window and c lick right mouse butto[...]

projector calibration targets how to use pr ojector calibration targets Chapter 4 94 Figure 4-2 hp_line.pm 64X64 grid lines (tiled example shown) 64 x 64 grids for horizontal and vertical convergence. Figure 4-3 hp_gray .pm gray scale (tiled example shown) 16 step gray scale on horizontal axis with 0-255 indicators to compute brightness .[...]

projector calibration targets how to use pr ojector calibration targets Chapter 4 95 Figure 4-4 hp_color .pm color scale (tiled example shown) White, yellow , cyan, green, magenta, red, blue , black color bars. Figure 4-5 hp_eye1.pm eye chart #1 (tiled example shown) Fine grain “eye-chart” style letters for fine tuning and alignments .[...]

projector calibration targets how to use pr ojector calibration targets Chapter 4 96 Figure 4-6 hp_eye2.pm eye chart #2 (tiled example shown) Additional capital “E” letters for display alignments .[...]

Appendix A 97 A hp scalable visualization dig ital compositor The hp scalable visualization digital compositor (A6061A) is a hardware component designed specially for scalable visualization. It consists of a[...]

hp scalable visualization digital compositor compositor cards Appendix A 98 rack mountable box containing a fourteen-slot backplane . Into the backplane, three types of cards can be inserted: a controller card, an input card and output cards. compositor cards The compositor must contain one controller card. It is responsible for initializing the sy[...]

hp scalable visualization digital compositor compositor cards Appendix A 99 Figure A-1 shows the various cards contained in a scalable visualization system with the identification of the connectors on the boards. Figure A-1 Compositor Cards Figure A-2 shows a view of the compositor backplane with one controller card, one output card, and three inp[...]

hp scalable visualization digital compositor compositor cards Appendix A 100 Figure A-2 Compositor Backplane The scalable visualization solution supports both single screen and multi-screen configurations. In a multi-screen configuration multiple hp visualization center sv6 clusters , each with its own compositor , are used (as opposed to multipl[...]

hp scalable visualization digital compositor compositor cards Appendix A 101 Figure A-3 compositor parts list T able A-1 P art No. Description A6061-66510 Compositor controller card A6061-66520 Compositor backplane A6061-66530 Digital input card A6061-66540 Digital output card 0950-3978 320W power supply A6061-63001 Cable-3Pin, DIN to BNC A6061-630[...]

hp scalable visualization digital compositor compositor cards Appendix A 102 compositor configurations Figure A-4 Individual compositor configurations are listed below from left to right corresponding to slots 1 - 14 respectively: O = Output Card, I= Input Card, P= Controller Card, X= Empty Slot T able A-2 3D Pipes/Channel 1 Channel 2 Channels 3 [...]

hp scalable visualization digital compositor sv6 compositor frame delay Appendix A 103 sv6 compositor frame delay This feature allows you to control when video frames are sent to the output device. The compositor is instructed to dela y the output of the left-most (when viewed from the rear of the system) output card by one frame. Some digital proj[...]

hp scalable visualization digital compositor sv6 compositor frame delay Appendix A 104 6. Update compositor firmware. This will apply the latest firmw are updates included in the sv6_enhancements software. Compositor firmware released earlier than April 2002 does not support frame delay . • cd /opt/graphics/OpenGL/sv/firmware/sv6/ • ./loadfw[...]

hp scalable visualization digital compositor compositor self-test sequence Appendix A 105 compositor self-test sequence introduction All compositor cards are assumed to be fully functional before they are installed in a compositor chassis . They are all individually and functionally tested at the manufacturer . Once they are installed in the compos[...]

hp scalable visualization digital compositor compositor self-test sequence Appendix A 106 the values should match. If the value does not match, two failing cards are identified, the one driving the test value and the one receiving the test value, as it is impossible to determine whic h of the two cards has the failing bus connection. testing outpu[...]

Appendix B 107 B hp mini-sv6 configuration The mini-sv6 system is a low-cost, single channel configuration. An additional graphics card is installed in the j6700 master system which takes the place of a 3D render node. The other three render nodes are hp b2600 workstations.[...]

hp mini-sv6 configuration mini-sv6 configuration Appendix B 108 This configuration allows a trade-off between the amount of rendering performance and cost. It falls between a stand-alone workstation and a standard 4-pipe sv6 configuration. F or many uses, suc h as conference room demonstrations, this is the perfect amount of cost/performance sc[...]

hp mini-sv6 configuration mini-sv6 configuration Appendix B 109 #************* File: /etc/X11/X0screens ******************** ServerOptions Slave Hostname svm ID svm_2d Device /dev/crt0 End Slave Hostname svm ID master_3d Device /dev/crt1 End Slave Hostname sv1 ID slave1_3d Device /dev/crt End Slave Hostname sv2 ID slave2_3d Device /dev/crt End Sl[...]

hp mini-sv6 configuration mini-sv6 configuration Appendix B 110[...]

Appendix C 111 C regulator y inf or mation[...]

regulator y inf or mation Appendix C 112 Declaration of Conformity according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer : Hewlett-Pac kard Company 3404 East Harmony Rd. F ort Collins, CO 80528 USA Declares that the: Product Name: hp visualization center sv6 Base Product Number: A6062A Product Options: All conforms to the following specification[...]

regulator y inf or mation FCC radio frequency interference statement (USA onl y) Appendix C 113 FCC radio frequenc y interference statement (USA only) NO TE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules and the Canadian Department of Communications. These limit[...]

regulator y inf or mation FCC radio frequency interference statement (USA onl y) Appendix C 114 Si le cordon secteur n’est pas livré avec votre ordinateur , utiliser un cordon secteur en accord avec votre code electrique national. USA: utiliser un cordon secteur “UL listed, ” de type SVT . Canada: utiliser un cordon secteur certifié CSA. P[...]

regulator y inf or mation FCC radio frequency interference statement (USA onl y) Appendix C 115 notice for K orea notice for T aiwan[...]

regulator y inf or mation FCC radio frequency interference statement (USA onl y) Appendix C 116[...]

117 glossar y accelerate mode - In this hp visualization center sv6 operating mode, eac h pipe renders only a fraction of the screen, thus speeding up rendering performance. accumulate mode - In this hp visualization center sv6 operating mode, image quality is improved. Each pipe generates the complete scene, jittered by sub-pixel values . These ji[...]

glossar y active stereo - Glossary 118 referred to as the anti-aliasing mode . The more graphics-enabled workstations you add, the more samples can be taken, and the better the image quality gets. active stereo - Standard stereo capability where glasses/emitter switch back and forth between the left and right eye to make an image appear to have dep[...]

glossar y screen - Glossary 119 master mode - This is the workstation where the master X server is run to control all other rendering via the workstations assigned to do 3D rendering (slave nodes). This system also does all of the 2D rendering for the entire screen. mixed mode - In this hp visualization center sv6 operating mode, the screen is divi[...]

glossar y screen real estate - Glossary 120 screen real estate - Describes the entire continuous screen space which can span multiple display devices . screen rectangle - A sub-division of the entire display . Each of the areas receives output from the group of 3D pipes assigned to render to it. Select a layout using /opt/graphics/OpenGL/sv/bin/set[...]