HP-MPI Version 1.2 for Windows Release Note

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1 HP-MPI V1.2 for Windows Release Note.....................................................................7

1.1 Announcement..................................................................................................................................7

1.2 What’s in This Version.......................................................................................................................7

1.2.1 Platforms Supported.................................................................................................................7

1.2.2 Directory Structure....................................................................................................................7

1.2.3 Benefits and Features................................................................................................................8

1.2.4 Description of Features.............................................................................................................9

1.2.4.1 Appfile, Hostlist, and Hostfile Support for Windows 2008..............................................9

1.2.4.2 Support for DDR/ConnectX IBAL Drivers for Windows 2008.........................................9

1.2.4.3 Support for New mpirun Options...................................................................................9

1.2.4.4 Debugging Applications.................................................................................................11

1.2.4.5 Support for 32-bit IBAL...................................................................................................11

1.2.4.6 mpidiag Tool for Windows 2008 and HP-MPI Remote Launch Service.......................11

1.2.4.7 MPI Compiler Wrapper Script Options..........................................................................12

1.3 Installation Instructions...................................................................................................................12

1.3.1 Standard Interactive Installation.............................................................................................12

1.3.2 Command-Line Installation for Windows HPCS...................................................................12

1.3.2.1 Importing the HP-MPI Job Template to the Head Node................................................13

1.3.3 Installation for Windows 2008 and Remote Launch Service..................................................13

1.3.3.1 Remote Launch Service Information...............................................................................14

1.3.4 Upgrade Instructions...............................................................................................................15

1.4 Configuring Your Environment......................................................................................................15

1.4.1 Setting environment variables.................................................................................................16

1.5 Running HP-MPI from HPCS.........................................................................................................17

1.6 Running HP-MPI on Windows 2008...............................................................................................18

1.7 Submitting Jobs...............................................................................................................................18

1.7.1 Submitting Jobs from the Windows 2008 GUI........................................................................19

1.7.2 Running HP-MPI from the Command Line............................................................................23

1.7.3 Automatic Job Submittal.........................................................................................................24

1.8 Building and Running Applications...............................................................................................25

1.8.1 Compiling and Running Your First Application....................................................................25

1.8.2 Building and Running on a Single Host.................................................................................25

1.8.3 Building and Running Multihost on Windows HPCS Clusters..............................................26

1.8.4 Building an MPI Application with Visual Studio and Using the Property Pages..................27

1.8.5 Building and Running on a Windows Windows 2008 Cluster Using Appfiles......................28

1.8.6 Running with an Appfile Using HPCS...................................................................................29

1.8.7 Building and Running on a Windows 2008 Cluster Using -hostlist................................29

1.8.8 Running with a Hostfile Using HPCS.....................................................................................30

1.8.9 Running with a Hostlist Using HPCS.....................................................................................30

1.9 C Command-Line Basics.................................................................................................................31

1.10 Fortran Command-Line basics......................................................................................................31

1.10.1 autodouble (Automatic Promotion)......................................................................................32

1.11 InfiniBand Setup............................................................................................................................32

1.12 Known Problems and Workarounds.............................................................................................33

1.13 Installation Requirements..............................................................................................................33

1.14 Licensing Policy for Windows.......................................................................................................33

1.14.1 Licensing for Windows..........................................................................................................33

1.14.1.1 Installing License Files..................................................................................................34

1.14.1.2 License Testing ..............................................................................................................34

1.15 Product Documentation................................................................................................................34

1.16 Software Availability in Native Languages...................................................................................35

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