This document is the installation and reference guide for Dolphins software for PCI Express networking. It is structured as follows:
Chapter 1, Introduction & Overview is what you are currently reading.
For those with some experience in cluster management, the abbreviated installation instructions in Chapter 2, Quick Installation Guide might be sufficient. Otherwise, the following chapters cover all details.
Chapter 3, Requirements and Planning discusses the platform support and choice of PCI Express interconnect hardware and is best read before you decide on using PCI Express and SuperSockets. .
If you are installing the Dolphin PCI Express software stack for the first time, you should refer to Chapter 4, Initial Installation for a thorough guide. It explains the cluster installation using the Windows Installer.
Once the cluster is installed, you will find procedures for typical maintenance tasks and for trouble shooting in Chapter 5, Interconnect Maintenance.
Frequently asked questions are answered in Chapter 14, FAQ.
The appendixes provide the GUI tool for interconnect management, the configuration files of the Dolphin PCI Express software stack, and a listing of known issues with few platforms and the default software limitations.