Sun MPI 4.0 User's Guide: With CRE

Preface

This manual describes how to use Sun HPC ClusterTools 3.0 software to develop, execute, and debug programs on a Sun HPC cluster that is using the Sun Cluster Runtime Environment (CRE) 1.0 for job managment.

Note -

If your cluster uses the LSF 3.2.3 workload management suite instead of the CRE, read the Sun MPI 4.0 User's Guide: With LSF instead of this manual.

Before You Read This Book

For information about writing MPI programs, refer to the Sun MPI 4.0 Programming and Reference Guide. Sun MPI 4.0 is part of the Sun HPC ClusterTools 3.0 suite of software. Product notes for Sun MPI are included in Sun HPC ClusterTools 3.0 Product Notes.

Using UNIX® Commands

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Typographic Conventions

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions


Typeface	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
`AaBbCc123`	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this. To delete a file, type `rm` `filename`.

Shell Prompts

Table P-2 Shell Prompts


Shell	Prompt
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell superuser	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Application	Title	Part Number
Sun HPC ClusterTools software	Sun HPC ClusterTools 3.0 Product Notes	805-6262-10
Sun HPC ClusterTools software	Sun HPC ClusterTools 3.0 Administrator's Guide: With CRE	806-0295-10
SCI	Sun HPC 3.0 SCI Guide	805-6263-10
Installation	Sun HPC ClusterTools 3.0 Installation Guide	805-6264-10
Sun MPI Programming	Sun MPI 4.0 Programming and Reference Guide	805-6269-10
Prism	Prism 6.0 User's Guide	805-6277-10
Prism	Prism 6.0 Reference Manual	805-6278-10
Sun S3L	Sun S3L 3.0 Programming and Reference Guide	805-6275-10

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