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IBM Redbooks
The following IBM Redbooks publications provide more information about the topics in this book. Some publications that are referenced in this list might be available in softcopy only:
•IBM Platform Computing Integration Solutions, SG24-8081
•IBM Technical Computing Clouds, SG24-8144
•Big Data Networked Storage Solution for Hadoop, REDP-5010
•Implementing the IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) in a Cross Platform Environment, SG24-7844
•IBM NeXtScale System Planning and Implementation Guide, SG24-8152
•Implementing an IBM System x iDataPlex Solution, SG24-7629-04
•IBM ILOG Visualization Integration Scenarios, SG24-7917
•Addressing Data Volume, Velocity, and Variety with IBM InfoSphere Streams V3.0, SG24-8108
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Other publications
The following publications also are relevant as further information sources:
•IBM Platform HPC, Version 4.1.1 Fix Pack 1, Administration Guide, SC27-6106
•IBM Platform Cluster Manager Standard Edition, Version 4.1.1 Fix Pack 1, Administration Guide, SC27-6104
•Platform Cluster Manager Advanced Edition Version 4 Release 1: Administering, SC27-4760
•Platform LSF Version 9 Release 1.1, Foundations, SC27-5304
•Platform LSF Version 9 Release 1.1, Administering Platform LSF, SC27-5302
•Platform Application Center Version 9 Release 1, Administering Platform Application Center, SC22-5396
•Platform Symphony Version 6 Release 1.1: Platform Symphony Foundations, SC27-5065
•Platform Symphony Version 6 Release 1.1: User Guide for the MapReduce Framework, GC27-5072
•Platform Symphony Version 6 Release 1.1: MultiCluster User Guide, SC27-5083
•IBM Platform Symphony 6.1.1: Supported System Configurations, SC27-5373
Online resources
The following websites also are relevant as further information sources:
•IBM Platform Computing Products Page:
•IBM Application Ready Solutions:
•IBM Platform Product Libraries:
•General Parallel File System (GPFS) Wiki Page:
•IBM Platform Symphony Wiki - Focus on BigData:
•IBM System x and Cluster Solutions configurator (x-config):
•IBM NeXtScale System:
•IBM System x iDataPlex:
•IBM Intelligent Cluster:
•IBM X6 enterprise servers:
•High volume systems:
•IBM Platform Cluster Manager Standard Edition (PCM-SE) Installation Guide:
•IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS) FAQ:
•Building the GPFS portability layer on Linux nodes:
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