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Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Feature Overview
- 3 Step-by-Step Cluster Setup and MPI Usage Checklists
- 4 InfiniPath Cluster Setup and Administration
- Introduction
- Installed Layout
- Memory Footprint
- BIOS Settings
- InfiniPath and OpenFabrics Driver Overview
- OpenFabrics Drivers and Services Configuration and Startup
- Other Configuration: Changing the MTU Size
- Managing the InfiniPath Driver
- More Information on Configuring and Loading Drivers
- Performance Settings and Management Tips
- Host Environment Setup for MPI
- Checking Cluster and Software Status
- 5 Using QLogic MPI
- Introduction
- Getting Started with MPI
- QLogic MPI Details
- Use Wrapper Scripts for Compiling and Linking
- Configuring MPI Programs for QLogic MPI
- To Use Another Compiler
- Process Allocation
- mpihosts File Details
- Using mpirun
- Console I/O in MPI Programs
- Environment for Node Programs
- Environment Variables
- Running Multiple Versions of InfiniPath or MPI
- Job Blocking in Case of Temporary InfiniBand Link Failures
- Performance Tuning
- MPD
- QLogic MPI and Hybrid MPI/OpenMP Applications
- Debugging MPI Programs
- QLogic MPI Limitations
- 6 Using Other MPIs
- A mpirun Options Summary
- B Benchmark Programs
- C Integration with a Batch Queuing System
- D Troubleshooting
- Using LEDs to Check the State of the Adapter
- BIOS Settings
- Kernel and Initialization Issues
- OpenFabrics and InfiniPath Issues
- Stop OpenSM Before Stopping/Restarting InfiniPath
- Manual Shutdown or Restart May Hang if NFS in Use
- Load and Configure IPoIB Before Loading SDP
- Set $IBPATH for OpenFabrics Scripts
- ifconfig Does Not Display Hardware Address Properly on RHEL4
- SDP Module Not Loading
- ibsrpdm Command Hangs when Two Host Channel Adapters are Installed but Only Unit 1 is Connected to the Switch
- Outdated ipath_ether Configuration Setup Generates Error
- System Administration Troubleshooting
- Performance Issues
- QLogic MPI Troubleshooting
- Mixed Releases of MPI RPMs
- Missing mpirun Executable
- Resolving Hostname with Multi-Homed Head Node
- Cross-Compilation Issues
- Compiler/Linker Mismatch
- Compiler Cannot Find Include, Module, or Library Files
- Problem with Shell Special Characters and Wrapper Scripts
- Run Time Errors with Different MPI Implementations
- Process Limitation with ssh
- Number of Processes Exceeds ulimit for Number of Open Files
- Using MPI.mod Files
- Extending MPI Modules
- Lock Enough Memory on Nodes When Using a Batch Queuing System
- Error Creating Shared Memory Object
- gdb Gets SIG32 Signal Under mpirun -debug with the PSM Receive Progress Thread Enabled
- General Error Messages
- Error Messages Generated by mpirun
- MPI Stats
- E Write Combining
- F Useful Programs and Files
- G Recommended Reading
- Glossary
- Index
QLogic Host Channel Adapter and QLogic OFED Software Users Guide
QLogic OFED Version 1.4
Index-8 IB6054601-00 H
S
PCIe Glossary-4
bus width 4-23
bus width, checking 4-29
Max Payload size 4-23
Max Read Request size 4-23
Performance
issues D-9
MVAPICH D-10
settings 4-22
Platform (Scali) MPI 6-9
compiling applications 6-9
installation 6-9
running applications 6-10
setup 6-9
wrapper scripts 6-9
Please install mpirun on
<nodename>... error message D-13
Poor latency D-9
Portland Group (PGI) compiler 5-8
Powersaving, disabling 4-24
-ppn 5-16, A-2
Present F-16
-print-stats A-4, D-31
Processes, number of exceeds ulimit for
number of open files D-20
Program received signal SIG32,
Real-time event 32 error
message D-25
Programs for debugging F-1
Protocols supported 2-5
Protocols, InfiniBand subnet management 1-3
ps F-3
PSC_MPIRUN_DEFAULTS_PATH 5-19
-psc-debug-level A-6
PSM 5-1, Glossary-4
DEVICES 5-19
found 0 available contexts on
InfiniPath device error message
5-13, D-26
SHAREDCONTEXTS 5-19
SHAREDCONTEXTS_MAX 5-20
Q
-q A-3
QLogic MPI 5-1
see also MPI, MPI
and hybrid MPI/OpenMP 5-24
compiler and linker variables 5-10
compiling and linking programs 5-6
compiling using other programs 5-8
configuring MPI programs for 5-7
debugging 5-25, 5-26
driver and link error messages reported by
D-30
error messages D-28
extending modules for D-21
killed jobs 5-20
limitations 5-26
RPMs, mixes releases D-13
running multiple versions 5-20
run-time error with different implementations
D-18
statistics D-31
troubleshooting D-12
using mpirun 5-15
QP Glossary-4
-quiescence-timeout A-3
R
RC Glossary-4
-rcfile A-2
RD 2-6
RDMA Glossary-5
Restart hangs D-7
RHEL4, ifconfig does not display hardware
address properly D-7
-rndv-window-size 5-22, A-5
Rocks documentation G-2
ROMIO with MPI-IO 5-2
ROMIO, MPI-2 features supported in 5-2
rpm F-3, F-13, Glossary-5
mixed releases of QLogic MPI RPMs D-13
rsh 4-25