pSeries
This book uses the following typographic conventions:
| Convention | Usage |
|---|---|
| bold | Bold words or characters represent system elements that you must use literally, such as: command names, file names, flag names, path names, PE component names (pedb, for example), and subroutines. |
| constant width | Examples and information that the system displays appear in constant-width typeface. |
| italic | Italicized words or characters represent variable values that
you must supply.
Italics are also used for book titles, for the first use of a glossary term, and for general emphasis in text. |
| [item] | Used to indicate optional items. |
| <Key> | Used to indicate keys you press. |
In addition to the highlighting conventions, this manual uses the following conventions when describing how to perform tasks.
User actions appear in uppercase boldface type. For example, if the action is to enter the tool command, this manual presents the instruction as:
Some of the abbreviated names used in this book follow.
| Short Name | Full Name |
|---|---|
| AIX | Advanced Interactive Executive |
| CSS | communication subsystem |
| DPCL | dynamic probe class library |
| dsh | distributed shell |
| GUI | graphical user interface |
| HDF | Hierarchical Data Format |
| IP | Internet Protocol |
| MPI | Message Passing Interface |
| MPL | Message Passing Library |
| PE | IBM Parallel Environment for AIX |
| PE MPI | IBM's implementation of the MPI standard for PE |
| PE MPI-IO | IBM's implementation of MPI I/O for PE |
| PM array | program marker array |
| POE | parallel operating environment |
| pSeries | IBM pSeries
|
| PSSP | IBM Parallel System Support Programs for AIX |
| RISC | reduced instruction set computer |
| rsh | remote shell |
| RS/6000 | IBM RS/6000 |
| SDR | System Data Repository |
| SP | IBM RS/6000 SP |
| STDERR | standard error |
| STDIN | standard input |
| STDOUT | standard output |
| US | user space |