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SGI TechPubs Search (AI-Powered)

SGI TechPubs Search

Access

The service is accessible from any internet network. At some point, once we reach a certain level of usage, the service will be moved behind Torus hubbut will remain accessible via the meshBasic network.(Free-to-use) Youraccount. WireGuard tunnel must be active.

Features

Search across the entire SGI documentation library. Results are ranked by relevance and show the source document with matching text highlighted.

AI Chat

Click Chat in the sidebar to ask questions in natural language. The AI will search the documentation and provide answers with source citations. Examples:

  • How do I configure NFS exports on IRIX 6.5?
  • What is the maximum memory supported by an Octane2?
  • How do I use hinv to check hardware inventory?
  • What are the differences between XFS and EFS filesystems?

Document Collection

The archive includes:

  • IRIX Administration Guides (6.2 through 6.5.30)
  • Hardware Owner's Guides (Indy, Indigo2, O2, Octane, Origin, Onyx)
  • Developer Programming Guides
  • Performance Tuning Guides
  • Networking and Security Guides
  • MIPSpro Compiler Documentation

Technical Details

  • Backend: ChromaDB vector database with sentence-transformer embeddings
  • Frontend: Python web app with streaming AI responses
  • Index: ~50,000+ document chunks from PDF and HTML sources
  • Hosted on: Proxmox LXC, w/ 2 x NVIDIA 3090s, proxied via Torus
    • monitor
node (CT 101)
  • Network path: Torus client → WireGuard mesh → 10.254.100.254:8888 → socat → 192.168.32.172:8888

    • Tips

    • Use specific technical terms for better results (e.g., "mediad" not "media daemon")
    • The Chat mode works best for how-to questions
    • Search mode is better for finding specific command references
    • Source links show the original SGI document filename
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