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installation and user's guide hp visualization center sv6 Manufacturing Part Number: A6062-90005 Edition: E0302 Printed in U.S.A - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 2
The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be held liable for - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 3
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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 4
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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 5
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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 6
, 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. viewing documentation on the recovery CD All hp visualization center sv6 documentation is also - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 7
2. installation and user information document purpose 20 section descriptions 20 product 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 8
55 additional X server 55 configuring offset overlap 57 backdrops 60 usage 62 changing resolution 63 how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools 65 sv6 diagnostics 71 stereoscopic viewing 74 active stereo overview 74 passive stereo overview 74 stereo hardware installation 75 changing to - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 9
Contents introduction 105 interface 105 procedure 105 testing output or input cards 106 testing controller cards 106 LED indicators 106 B. hp mini-sv6 configuration mini-sv6 configuration 108 C. regulatory information FCC radio frequency interference statement (USA only 113 glossary 9 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 10
Contents 10 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 11
Chapter 1 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 11 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 12
regulatory bodies require information to appear in User Manuals. how to obtain support for your sv6 system 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 13
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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 14
the conditions in the WARNING statement under the RACK STABILITY subsection below when moving and servicing an HP product rack and its rack-mounted hardware components. WARNING WARNING Your hp visualization center sv6 product may not have been evaluated for connection to an IT power system (an AC - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 15
racks. This example is the HP E7674A 16 Amp 100-240VAC PDU (part number A5137AZ). 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. A Sample Power Distribution Unit - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 16
safety and support information safety warnings Figure 1-2 Cable and Plugs Between the PDU and the Wall Receptacle IEC309 L6-20P L6-30P CEE7/7 Unterminated IEC-320-C19 WARNING - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 17
safety and support information safety equipment. This type of contamination may enter the data center environment from a variety of sources, including, but not potential for creating short circuits in electronic equipment. This problem is exaggerated by the increasingly dense circuitry of electronic - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 18
safety and support information 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, - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 19
2 installation and user information Chapter 2 19 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 20
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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 21
- 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. • How To Use hp visualization center sv6 Tools - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 22
of standard SPU and graphics components. The hp visualization center sv6 provides the following benefits: • 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 23
only by supported configurations. • 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. • An OpenGL HP-UX 11.0 based solution only. hp visualization center sv6 employs a parallel - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 24
installation and user information product overview 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 25
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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 26
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 the rest of the workstations do 3D rendering. Each hp visualization center sv6 cluster outputs to a single display. Each graphics device - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 27
2-4 Multiple Display Channels installation and user information product overview Chapter 2 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 28
installation and user information product overview Figure 2-5 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: 16-pipe System Architecture The 16- - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 29
and user information product overview Figure 2-6 The 17th hp workstation fulfills three roles: 1. Application Server: input signals in a number of ways. hp visualization center sv6 operating modes The key to understanding the hp visualization center sv6 configurations is to understand its three - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 30
installation and user information product overview NOTE Figure 2-7 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 31
Figure 2-8 Mixed Mode installation and user information product overview 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 32
installation and user information product overview 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). - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 33
3 channel NA 15 workstations NA 27 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 34
file configuration (See Chapter 3 for details.) software NOT supported • 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 35
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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 36
system and display requirements with the vendor of your display(s) Order appropriate equipment and services Prepare site as recommended in the hp visualization center sv6 Site Prep Guide Locate and setup: • rack(s) of workstations • console monitors, keyboard, peripherals • cabling including power - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 37
, 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 38
the entire rack to tip over. The anti-tip plate should remain deployed. See the hp visualization center sv6 Site Prep Guide for further precautions. 1. Position rack(s) Some hp visualization center sv6 solutions require racks of machines to be located next to each other. Several cabling options - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 39
be provided between all machines. Refer to the hp visualization center sv6 Site Prep Guide for the specifications for your configuration. 2. Position console monitors Set up console monitor(s) according to their respective installation instructions. Pay close attention to both ergonomic positioning - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 40
, 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 41
on the hub to connect the hp visualization center sv6 to your site's network. Figure 2-14 Power I/O Devices Chapter 2 • 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. 41 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 42
: 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. If possible, leave the Compositor connected to the default port on the master workstation (serial - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 43
a time and use set_parms addl_netwrk • Set the root password - log in as root - Type passwd - Type in and verify new password • 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 44
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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 45
: ds2100 User's Guide: http://www.hp.com/cposupport/manual_set/lpg28796.pdf Product Web Site: http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/ 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 46
• The default monitor resolution mode for fx10c graphics cards in hp visualization center sv6 systems is 1280x1024 at 75 Hz. Different video timing settings on your workstations. If you have problems with any of the workstations, use the Recovery CDs instructions to get the system back to a clean - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 47
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 Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 48
Contact HP Support. 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/sv6fi See other details in the scalable visualization guides at: http://www.hp.com/workstations/support/document ation/hpux_manuals.html#scalablevis 1. Download - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 49
4 Run install script 5 Re-start X server 6 Check log files installation and user information updating software 1. init 2 to stop the X server 2. rlogin to the master system as root 3. Execute the install_sv6_enhancements script 1. When complete, look for errors or warnings. 2. init 3 or /tmp/startx0 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 50
systems, download and install the latest X server and OpenGL patches from http://itrc.hp.com. installing to all sv6 systems using HP Software Distributor There are many ways to utilize HP's Software Distributor (SD) tools to install software. The previous section uses scripts with command line SD - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 51
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:/ , observe any special instructions or patch dependencies. Individual HP-UX patches are available at http://itrc.hp.com 5. Unpack compressed - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 52
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 ) hard drive of the master system. Tape depot format is not supported. The swcopy command converts tape depots into an acceptable format. Key to - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 53
move the /etc/X11/X0screens file to X0screens.save then restart the X server.) Failure to do this could result in an incomplete installation. On sv6, when the first slave node reboots, it kills the X server on the master node, which kills the remaining swinstall GUI windows. 10. Start install - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 54
installation and user information updating software (Actions) (Add Target Group) name: /var/opt/ignite/sps/sv6files/sv6_targets [OK] (Actions) (Show Software For Selection) Source Host Name: svm Source Depot Path: /var/opt/sps/depots [OK] 12. In the software selection - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 55
servers control the slave X servers running on each 3D slave node. Notice in the following 8-pipe, 2 channel sample X0screens file, that each hp visualization center sv6 cluster has an ID associated with its 2D master node. A row, column order for the displays is also specified. Position the displays - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 56
in the /usr/lib/X11/misc/slsd/config directory. A template for the configuration you ordered will be put into place (/etc/X11/X0screens) before HP ships your system. 56 Chapter 2 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 57
display channels 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, starting at the master system - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 58
installation and user information advanced setup for multiple display channels 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- - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 59
Figure 2-18 installation and user information advanced setup for multiple display channels SlsScreenBlendHeightPixels 256 Multi-channel Edge Blending Channel 1 output Channel 2 output Channel 3 output Channel 4 output Figure 2-19 Height Edge Blending Width Column 1 Column 2 Row 1 Height - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 60
installation and user information advanced setup for multiple display channels backdrops 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 61
Figure 2-20 installation and user information advanced setup for multiple display channels 3840 x 1024 3x(1280 x 1024) cst3840.pm grdc3840.pm Figure 2-21 fish3840.pm 3072 x 768 3x(1024 x 768) cst3072.pm grdc3072.pm fish3072.pm Chapter 2 61 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 62
usage NOTE 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 To Use hp visualization center sv6 Tools section. • X Server To start the X server on the master system - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 63
one of the methods below to specify the resolution in the /etc/X11/X0screens file. Each method automatically sets all graphics cards in the hp visualization center sv6 configuration to the specified resolution. If no video timing information is specified, the default settings will be used. Do not use - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 64
installation and user information usage • 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: - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 65
Chapter 2 installation and user information how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools how 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 66
installation and user information how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 67
Chapter 2 installation and user information how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 68
and user information how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools The setpipes program modifies the that rotates between red, green, and blue continuously. 2) When running setpipes on an sv6 VisCenter configuration, the "-" is optional between the master specifier (e.g, "-0") and the Pipe - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 69
and user information how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 70
installation and user information how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools 6) sv6 VisCenter Configuration: Show Pipe Indicators Master 0: can then be loaded and used with setpipes. This tool allows you to manually select custom jitter points, thus customize/increase the quality of their output - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 71
/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 /usr/local/bin/sv6diag. More usage details can be found by viewing the man page - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 72
information how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 73
installation and user information how to use hp visualization center sv6 tools Test Results Machine Name svm_c1 sv1_c1 sv2_c1 sv3_c1 sv4_c1 els0 Forw Giga Rsh Back Tnet Comp Ping Digi ok ok ok ok ok ok - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 74
at appropriate times. See http://www.hp.com/go/workstations for an overview of immersive environment products and hp visualization center sv6 certified output devices. passive output cards per channel. • Output device that supports passive stereo. • Polarized stereo eye wear. 74 Chapter 2 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 75
Ensure eye wear is functioning and clean Follow the manufacturer's suggestions for cleaning the eye wear. 3. Position emitter in viewing area For hp visualization center sv6 systems that use monitors as display devices, one emitter is usually sufficient for small groups. The emitter is usually placed - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 76
signal performance, especially in rooms with high ambient light or that accommodate larger audiences. changing to stereo monitor mode Use the following instructions to change graphics cards and compositor settings to a stereo mode. 1. Add ScreenOption log in to the master system as root init 2 In - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 77
Figure 2-22 installation and user information stereo hardware installation 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/ - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 78
user information optimization CAUTION 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 79
and user information optimization - Accelerate Mode - See the README.* setpipes files for instructions for specifying a screen layout in accelerate mode. /opt/graphics/OpenGL/sv/doc/README.*setpipes - Panes - In this screen layout, the center of the screen is sub-divided into one of the basic layouts - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 80
installation and user information optimization Figure 2-24 X and Y Offset Adjustments - Environment Variables - use the following environment variable to measure and compare performance: HPOGL_LOG_FRAME_RATE - Is an application environment variable, which can be used to get a display of the frame - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 81
.*setpipes files for instructions on specifying an accumulate mode screen layout. This can be done with either a GUI or via command line options. There are two methods of turning scene anti-aliasing on and off for fx10 graphics cards in your hp visualization center sv6 workstations: Method #1: The - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 82
and runs as if it were executing graphics on a standard workstation. This is the optimal mode for executing immediate mode OpenGL code on an sv6 configuration. To enable pass through mode, simply set this variable right before you run the application then unset it before you start any other - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 83
way to do this is to set it in a script, which invokes the application. gamma correction in pass through mode The hp visualization center sv6 supports 3-channel gamma correction (i.e. red, green, and blue can all be controlled individually). However, pass through mode only allows for 1-channel gamma - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 84
ne-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 To override the default environment specified in the SlaveEnvironment section - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 85
3 file configuration Chapter 3 You 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 software installation 85 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 86
automatically configured. Use these instructions to verify that all files ONLY! - There is a sample X0screens file template for each supported hardware configuration. Use these templates to create the /etc/ hp for general X0screens syntax that is not hp visualization center sv6-specific. 86 Chapter 3 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 87
X*screens Configuration Place any additional/different configuration information # below. Shown is an example sv6 configuration SLSd sv1 sv2 sv3 sv4 sv5 sv6 sv7 sv8 svm SlaveLayout Mode Accelerate SlaveScreenOptions #DisableDma SlaveEnvironment #HPOGL_DLM_BOUNDING_VOLUME_GLOBAL=1 # This can be - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 88
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 list view frustrum culling is enabled on # all VIS Center and sv6 configurations. Setting this variable # will cause a secondary - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 89
# 192.1.2.34 hpfcrm loghost # See the hosts(4) manual page for more information. # Note: The entries cannot .168.1.5 sv4 192.168.1.6 sv5 192.168.1.7 sv6 192.168.1.8 sv7 192.168.1.9 sv8 • / fies the IP address that corresponds with the HP ProCurve Gigabit Ethernet module (J4115B) that was - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 90
all reboots, the daemon will start automatically. File: /etc/rc.config.d/slsd #SLSd configuration. See /usr/lib/X11/Xserver/info/screens/hp #SLSD_DAEMON:Set to 1 to start Distributed Single Logical Screen #daemon. Set to 0 to disable Distributed Single Logical Screen #daemon SLSD_DAEMON=1 90 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 91
calibration targets Chapter 4 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 92
general setup and calibration targets exclusively for Hewlett-Packard visualization center systems when used with projector systems. All rights 1280 X 1024 • B) 1024 X 768 The above files are for use with the HP-UX Common Desktop Environment (CDE). They are formatted as pixmap files to be tiled as - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 93
Figure 4-1 projector calibration targets how to use projector calibration targets 6. To perform the calibration session, select More Colors for Desktop option in the Number of Colors To Use menu. 7. Confirm Okay to both of the menus and return to the Style Manager. 8. Move to any part of desktop not - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 94
projector calibration targets how to use projector calibration targets Figure 4-2 hp_line.pm 64X64 grid lines (tiled example shown) Figure 4-3 64 x 64 grids for horizontal and vertical convergence. hp_gray.pm gray scale (tiled example shown) 16 step gray scale on horizontal axis with 0-255 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 95
Figure 4-4 projector calibration targets how to use projector calibration targets hp_color.pm color scale (tiled example shown) Figure 4-5 White, yellow, cyan, green, magenta, red, blue, black color bars. hp_eye1.pm eye chart #1 (tiled example shown) Fine grain "eye-chart" style letters for fine - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 96
projector calibration targets how to use projector calibration targets Figure 4-6 hp_eye2.pm eye chart #2 (tiled example shown) Additional capital "E" letters for display alignments. 96 Chapter 4 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 97
A hp scalable visualization digital compositor Appendix A The hp scalable visualization digital compositor (A6061A) is a hardware component designed specially for scalable visualization. It consists of a 97 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 98
hp scalable visualization digital compositor compositor cards rack mountable box containing a fourteen-slot from active stereo into a parallel left image and a right image needed for passive stereo. To support this, output card #1 has a frame buffer for holding the left image while output card #2 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 99
hp scalable visualization digital compositor compositor cards Figure A-1 shows the various cards contained in a scalable visualization system with the identification of card, and three input cards. This configuration would support a single display with four 3D rendering pipelines. Appendix A 99 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 100
A-2 Output Card Compositor Backplane Input Cards (3) Controller Card 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 101
Figure A-3 hp scalable visualization digital compositor compositor cards Table A-1 compositor parts list Part No. A6061-66510 A6061-66520 A6061-66530 A6061-66540 0950-3978 A6061-63001 A6061-63002 A6061- - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 102
hp scalable visualization digital compositor compositor cards Figure A-4 compositor configurations Table A-2 Individual compositor configurations are listed below from left to right corresponding to slots 1 - 14 respectively: - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 103
device. The compositor is instructed to delay the output of the left-most (when viewed from the rear of the system) output card by one frame. Some digital projectors internally delay the video display by one video frame. If a display is also connected to an hp visualization sv6 system, the display - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 104
hp scalable visualization digital compositor sv6 compositor frame delay 6. Update compositor firmware. This will apply the latest firmware updates included in the sv6_enhancements software. Compositor firmware released earlier than April 2002 does not support frame delay. • cd /opt/graphics/OpenGL/sv/ - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 105
hp scalable visualization digital compositor compositor self-test sequence Appendix A compositor signals to the cards. The video data bus remains to be tested. The controller tests these signals by instructing each FPGA to drive a specific bit pattern onto the video data bus, using the bus test - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 106
hp scalable visualization digital compositor compositor self-test sequence the values should match. or cards, it will set the LEDs to red. This way the operator will be able to visually identify failing cards. testing controller cards This procedure does not do any specific test of the controller - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 107
B hp mini-sv6 configuration Appendix B 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. 107 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 108
cost/performance scaling. Figure B-1 mini-sv6 configuration 4-pipe sv6:. five hp j-class workstations (one graphics card each) 3-pipe mini sv6:. one hp j6700 workstation (two graphics card each) three hp b2600 workstations (one graphics card each) mini sv6 configuration Besides the X0screens file - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 109
hp mini-sv6 configuration mini-sv6 configuration 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 110
hp mini-sv6 configuration mini-sv6 configuration 110 Appendix B - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 111
C regulatory information Appendix C 111 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 112
Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard Company 3404 East Harmony Rd. Fort Collins, CO 80528 USA Declares that the: Product Name: hp visualization center sv6 contact: European Contact: Your local Hewlett-Packard Sales and Service Office or Hewlett-Packard GmbH, Dept. HQ-TRE - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 113
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this C Hewlett-Packard's FCC Compliance Tests were conducted with HP-supported peripheral devices and HP shielded cables, such as those you receive with your - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 114
regulatory information FCC radio frequency interference statement (USA only) 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 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 115
notice for Korea regulatory information FCC radio frequency interference statement (USA only) notice for Taiwan Appendix C 115 - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 116
regulatory information FCC radio frequency interference statement (USA only) 116 Appendix C - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 117
operating mode, each 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 jittered images are - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 118
cable - Regular twisted pair LAN cable. This is the standard rating for the cables used to connect hp visualization center sv6 10/100 Base-T network components. For the purposes of hp visualization center sv6, we use standard RJ45 connectors on the ends of the cable. CAT 6 cables can be used instead - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 119
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 divided among the 3D slaves for accelerate mode, but multiple workstations are assigned to render each subdivision for - HP Visualization Center sv6 | HP Visualization Center sv6 - Installation and Use - Page 120
of multiple workstations to enhance both 2D and 3D rendering. These enhancements include increased screen real estate, performance and image quality. sv6 - A new mode of SLS/d which uses a piece of hardware called the compositor to combine outputs from multiple workstations into a better quality
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