HP-MPI Version 2.2.7 for Linux Release Note
Table 1-1 Systems Supported (continued)
InterconnectsPlatform
Interconnect information for XC systems is available at http://docs.hp.com/en/linuxhpc.html in the release notes,
installation guides, and hardware preparation guides.
1 Ethernet includes 10baseT, 100baseT, GigE, 10GbE, and 10GbE with RNIC.
1.2.2 Interconnects Supported
HP-MPI supports a wide variety of high performance protocols.
Table 1-2 Interconnect Support for Version 2.2.7
Driver VersionNIC VersionSupported
Architectures
Supported KernelsOptionProtocol
N/AN/AIA64, i386,
x86_64
Linux 2.4, 2.6
Kernels
N/AShared memory
on SMP
OFED 1.0, 1.1,
1.2, 1.3
Any IB cardIA64, i386,
x86_64
Linux 2.6 Kernel
-IBV
OpenFabrics
uDAPL 1.1, 1.2,
2.0
IB vendor specific
10GbE vendor
specific
IA64, i386,
x86_64
Linux 2.4, 2.6
Kernels
-UDAPL
uDAPL Standard
PSM 1.0QHT7140, QLE7140x86_64Linux 2.6 Kernel
-PSM
QLogic PSM
MX 2g, 10g
V1.2.x
Rev D, E, F, 10GIA64, i386,
x86_64
Linux 2.4, 2.6
Kernels
-MX
Myrinet MX
GM 2.0 and laterRev D, E, FIA64, i386,
x86_64
Linux 2.4, 2.6
Kernels
-GM
Myrinet GM
Elan4Rev 01IA64, i386,
x86_64
Linux 2.4, 2.6
Kernels
-ELAN
Quadrics Elan
Ethernet Driver,
IP
All cards that
support IP
IA64, i386,
x86_64
Linux 2.4, 2.6
Kernels
-TCP
TCP/IP
Contact your interconnect provider to verify driver support.
NOTE: Support for Mellanox VAPI has been discontinued as of this release. However, VAPI
functionality has not been removed. VAPI support for previous HP-MPI releases is still available.
1.2.3 Compilers
HP-MPI strives to be compiler neutral. HP-MPI Version 2.2.7 for Linux systems was tested with
the following compilers:
• GNU 3.2, 3.4, 4.1
• glibc 2.3, 2.4, 2.5
• Intel® 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1
• PathScale 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2
• Portland Group 6.2, 7.0
1.2.4 Directory Structure
All HP-MPI (for Linux) files are stored in the /opt/hpmpi directory. The directory structure is
organized as described in Table 1-3.
If you choose to move the HP-MPI installation directory from its default location in /opt/hpmpi,
set the MPI_ROOT environment variable to point to the new location.
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