This publication documents the SGI Altix UV global reference unit (GRU) development kit. It describes the application programming interface (API) that allows an application direct access to GRU functionality.
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This section describes documentation you may find useful, as follows:
Message Passing Toolkit (MPT) User's Guide
Describes industry-standard message passing protocol optimized for SGI computers.
Unified Parallel C (UPC) User's Guide
Documents the SGI implementation of the Unified Parallel C (UPC) parallel extension to the C programming language standard.
SGI Altix UV 1000 System User's Guide
This guide provides an overview of the architecture and descriptions of the major components that compose the SGI Altix UV 1000 system. It also provides the standard procedures for powering on and powering off the system, basic troubleshooting information, and important safety and regulatory specifications.
SGI Altix UV 100 System User's Guide
This guide provides an overview of the architecture and descriptions of the major components that compose the SGI Altix UV 100 system. It also provides the standard procedures for powering on and powering off the system, basic troubleshooting information, and important safety and regulatory specifications.
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| manpage(x) | Man page section identifiers appear in parentheses after man page names. | |
| variable | Italic typeface denotes variable entries and words or concepts being defined. | |
| user input | This bold, fixed-space font denotes literal items that the user enters in interactive sessions. (Output is shown in nonbold, fixed-space font.) | |
| [ ] | Brackets enclose optional portions of a command or directive line. | |
| ... | Ellipses indicate that a preceding element can be repeated. |
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