NAG Parallel Library, Release 3

FDAI603DA

IBM RISC, 64-bit, AIX, xlf

Users' Note



Contents

1. Introduction

This document is essential reading for every user of the NAG Parallel Library implementation specified in the title. It provides implementation-specific detail that augments the information provided in the NAG Parallel Library Manual.

NAG recommends that users read the following minimum reference material before calling any library routine:

(a) Essential Introduction
(b) Chapter Introduction
(c) Routine Document
(d) Implementation-specific Users' Note

2. General Information

2.1. MPI

Parallel programs using the NAG Parallel Library require the AIX Parallel Operating Environment (poe) component to be installed. The smit(1) command can be used to check that this is done. The poe component provides an implementation of the Message Passing Interface (MPI). MPI enables a group of workstations to behave as an independent distributed memory parallel computer. A crucial component of MPI is the mpiexec(1) command, which can be used to run parallel programs on multiple workstations.

2.2. Accessing the Library

Assuming that a link to libnagmpi.a and libnagmpi_sup.a has been placed in a directory in the search path of the linker, and the ESSL component is available, then you may link to the NAG Parallel Library (using the IBM supplied ESSL library) as follows: 

mpxlf_r -q64 driver.f -lnagmpi -lnagmpi_sup -lessl
where driver.f is your application program.

2.3. Running NAG Parallel Library Programs

The mpiexec command, provided by poe, must be used to run a user program (say a.out) linked with the NAG Parallel Library on multiple nodes. For example 
mpiexec -n 4 a.out
instructs the system to execute the executable program a.out in four parallel processes. Consult local documentation for full details of the facilities of mpiexec(1) or alternatives to it.

2.4. Example Programs

The example programs and data and the results obtained during the preparation of this specific implementation are supplied so you can try them yourself, or use one as a template for your own program. Note that the example material has been adapted, if necessary, from that printed in the NAG Parallel Library Manual, so that programs are suitable for execution with this implementation.

The example programs are most easily accessed by using the script nagmpiexample, which will copy an example program and its data, compile it, link it with the libraries and run it.

For example, give the command 

nagmpiexample f04ebfp
to run the F04EBFP example program. This will place the results in the file f04ebfpe.r.

2.5. On-line User Documentation

The following machine-readable information files are provided in the doc directory:

3. Routine-specific Information

(a) X02

The constants referred to in the NAG Parallel Library Manual have the following values in this implementation:

The values of the machine constants are:

The basic parameters of the model 

X02BHF =     2
X02BJF =    53
X02BKF =  -1021
X02BLF =  1024
X02DJF =  .TRUE.
Derived parameters of the floating-point arithmetic 
X02AJF = 1.11022302462516D-16
X02AKF = 2.22507385850721D-308
X02ALF = 1.79769313486231D+308
X02AMF = 2.22507385850721D-308
X02ANF = 2.22507385850721D-308
Parameters of other aspects of the computing environment 
X02AHF = 8.11296384146067D+31
X02BBF = 2147483647
X02BEF = 15
X02DAF = .FALSE.

4. Documentation

On-line documentation is provided, in PDF form, with this implementation. Please refer to local information for access to this documentation.

5. Support from NAG

(a) Contact with NAG

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