Compaq Software Product Description ___________________________________________________________________ PRODUCT NAME: Compaq Parallel Software Environment for Compaq Tru64 UNIX (formerly DIGITAL UNIX) SPD 51.09.08 Version 1.9 DESCRIPTION The Compaq Parallel Software Environment (PSE) provides components nec- essary for the development and execution on Compaq Alpha systems of parallel programs written to use Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) or Mes- sage Passing Interface (MPI) software. Compaq Parallel Software Environment (PSE) comprises two components in one product: o Compaq MPI o Compaq PVM These components are distinct and are not integrated. Each component can be installed and operated independently. Both the Compaq PVM and the Compaq MPI facilities provide low-latency message passing between user processes, using shared memory or the MEM- ORY CHANNEL[TM] interconnect as a medium. Both Compaq PVM and Compaq MPI are optimized for Compaq Alpha servers, and for Alpha systems con- nected by MEMORY CHANNEL[TM]. Compaq PVM is nearly fully functionally compatible with Version 3.3.9 of the PVM message-passing system from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). There are minor differences which are documented in the prod- uct documentation. Compaq PVM does not interoperate with the ORNL PVM implementation. Standard network interconnects are not supported. July 1999 Compaq MPI is an implementation of the Message Passing Interface (MPI) specification based on MPICH Version 1.1.1 from Argonne National Lab- oratory and Mississippi State University. Differences between Compaq MPI and MPICH are described in the product documentation. Standard net- work interconnects are not supported. A modified version of the MPICH upshot message profiling tool is pro- vided. This modified version has improved time resolution, and an im- proved user interface that can show relationships between non-blocking events. This tool is provided for evaluation only and is not supported. CONFORMANCE TO STANDARDS o MPI: A Message-Passing Interface Standard, June 5, 1995. A de facto standard from the Message Passing Interface Forum. SOURCE CODE INFORMATION o Source code for this product is not available INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS Disk Space Requirements (PVM) Disk space required for use (permanent): Root file system none Other file /usr 9 MB systems: Disk Space Requirements (MPI) Disk space required for use (permanent): Root file system none 2 Other file /usr 6 MB systems: These counts refer to the disk space required on the system disk. The sizes are approximate; actual sizes may vary depending on the user's system environment, configuration, and software options. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS Processors Supported o All Compaq Alpha systems running Compaq Tru64 UNIX are supported. o Compaq MPI and Compaq PVM are designed to run on MEMORY CHANNEL[TM] clusters of Compaq Alpha servers, or on stand-alone Compaq Alpha servers. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Compaq PVM or Compaq MPI: o Tru64 UNIX Operating System V4.0a or greater. o TruCluster Production Server Software, Version 1.4 or greater (SPD 36.92.xx) or TruCluster MEMORY CHANNEL[TM] Software, Version 1.4 or greater (SPD 60.55.xx) are required to use MEMORY CHANNEL[TM] as a message passing medium. o MPI only: The Compaq Fortran for Tru64 UNIX Alpha Runtime Support subset (DFARTL). This subset is distributed with Tru64 UNIX. SOFTWARE LICENSING This software is furnished under the licensing provisions of Digital Equipment Corporation's Standard Terms and Conditions. For more in- formation about Compaq's licensing terms and policies, contact your local Compaq office. LICENSE MANAGEMENT FACILITY SUPPORT 3 This layered product supports the Tru64 UNIX License Management Fa- cility (LMF). License units for this product are allocated on a ca- pacity basis. For more information on the License Management Facil- ity, refer to the Compaq Tru64 UNIX Operating System Software Prod- uct Description (SPD 41.61.xx) or the License Management Facility man- ual of the Tru64 UNIX Operating System documentation set. GROWTH CONSIDERATIONS The minimum hardware/software requirements for any future version of this product may be different from the requirements for the current version. DISTRIBUTION MEDIA This product is available as part of the Tru64 UNIX Alpha Consolidated Distribution on CD-ROM. The software documentation for this product is also available as part of the UNIX Online Documentation Library on CD-ROM. YEAR 2000 READY This product is Year 2000 ready. SOFTWARE WARRANTY This software is provided by Compaq with a 90 day conformance warranty in accordance with the Compaq warranty terms applicable to the license purchase. ORDERING INFORMATION Compaq Parallel Software Environment Version 1.9 for Tru64 UNIX Al- pha Systems Software License: QL-2ATA*-AA Software Media: QA-054AA-H8 (ConDist) Software Product Services: QT-2ATA*-** 4 * Denotes variant fields. For additional information on available li- censes, services, and media, refer to the appropriate price book. The above information is valid at time of release. Please contact your local Compaq office for the most up-to-date information. SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES A variety of service options are available from Compaq. For more in- formation, contact your local Compaq Services Representative. TRADEMARK INFORMATION COMPAQ, the Compaq logo, the DIGITAL logo, AlphaServer, DEC, DIGITAL, and TruCluster are Registered in the United States Patent and Trade- mark Office. Tru64 is a trademark of Compaq Computer Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. © 1999 Compaq Corporation. All rights reserved. 5