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Compaq Parallel Software Environment Installation Guide: PVM and MPI

Compaq Parallel Software Environment
Installation Guide: PVM and MPI

July 1999

This document describes the installation procedures for the Compaq Parallel Software Environment (PSE) software. It also describes the installation procedures for Compaq PVM (Parallel Virtual Machine) and Compaq MPI (Message Passing Interface) software.

Revision /Update Information: This version supersedes the manual issued in January 1999 for DIGITAL PSE Version 1.8.

Operating System Versions: PVM: Compaq Tru64 UNIX (formerly DIGITAL UNIX) V4.0a and higher MPI: Compaq Tru64 UNIX (formerly DIGITAL UNIX) V4.0a and higher

Software Versions: Compaq Parallel Software Environment Version 1.9 Compaq PVM Version 1.9 Compaq MPI Version 1.9

Compaq Computer Corporation
Houston, Texas

©Digital Equipment Corporation 1999…. All Rights Reserved.

Contents

About This Manual

1 Introduction

2 PVM Installation

2.1 Preinstallation Tasks

2.1.1 Checking Installation Requirements

2.1.1.1 Checking the Software Distribution Kit

2.1.1.2 Reading the Online Cover Letter

2.1.1.3 Reading the Online Release Notes

2.1.1.4 Checking Installation Procedure Requirements

2.1.1.4.1 Login Privileges

2.1.1.4.2 Checking Software Requirements

2.1.1.4.3 Determining Which Subsets to Load

2.1.1.4.4 Determining Disk Space Requirements

2.1.1.4.5 Listing the Files Installed by PVM

2.1.1.4.6 Checking Current Disk Space

2.1.2 PVM Cluster Member Requirements

2.2 Loading the PVM Software

2.2.1 Deleting Existing PVM Software Subsets

2.2.1.1 PVM Installation Summary

2.2.2 Running the Installation Verification Procedure

3 MPI Installation

3.1 Preinstallation Tasks

3.1.1 Checking Installation Requirements

3.1.1.1 Checking the Software Distribution Kit

3.1.1.2 Reading the Online Cover Letter

3.1.1.3 Reading the Online Release Notes

3.1.1.4 Checking Installation Procedure Requirements

3.1.1.4.1 Login Privileges

3.1.1.4.2 Checking Software Requirements

3.1.1.4.3 Determining Which Subsets to Load

3.1.1.4.4 Determining Disk Space Requirements

3.1.1.4.5 Listing the Files Installed by MPI

3.1.1.4.6 Checking Current Disk Space

3.1.2 MPI Cluster Member Requirements

3.2 Loading the MPI Software

3.2.1 Deleting Existing MPI Software Subsets

3.2.1.1 MPI Installation Summary

3.2.2 Running the Installation Verification Procedure

4 Installation Using setld

4.1 Using CD-ROM Consolidated Distribution Media

4.2 Using a RIS Distribution Area

4.3 Responding to Installation Procedure Prompts

4.3.1 Selecting Subsets

4.3.2 Monitoring Displays During the Subset Loading Process

4.4 Failures During Product Installation

Index

Examples

2-1 Sample PVM IVP Log

3-1 Sample MPI IVP Log

4-1 PSE Subsets Loaded from CD-ROM Media

Tables

2-1 PVM Subset Requirements

2-2 PVM Subset Sizes (Kilobytes Required)

3-1 MPI Subset Requirements

3-2 MPI Subset Sizes (Kilobytes Required)


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