Frequently Asked Questions
See also the FAQs included in the documentation.
Successful Installations
CPU |
OS |
magpar version |
comment |
various AMD and Intel dual and quad-core processors |
CentOS 5 (64 bit) |
0.8 |
using automated installation with Makefile.libs, GCC 4.2.1, and self compiled ATLAS 3.7.36 on 64-bit Linux |
various AMD and Intel dual and quad-core processors |
Rocks 4.5 (64 bit) |
0.5-0.8 |
Intel compilers version 10.2 and 11.0, Intel Math Kernel Library |
AMD Opteron Processor 250 (2 x 2.4 GHz) |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (64 bit) |
0.5-0.8 |
|
Sun UltraSPARC IV+ |
Sun Solaris 10 (64 bit) |
0.8 |
magpar on Windows
See the documentation for information on compiling magpar with Cygwin and MinGW compilers and running simulations.
In addition, users have reported successful parallel magpar installations/runs with MPICH in the Cygwin environment:
Follow the general instructions for compilation in Cygwin.
Download, compile, and install a suitable MPICH Windows package (*.msi) from the MPICH homepage.
- Update the MPI_DIR variable in your magpar Makefile.in.$HOST or Makefile.in.defaults
Run a magpar example with 2 magpar processes on the local machine (e.g. a dual core processor) with a command like this: mpiexec.exe -n 2 -localonly ./magpar.exe
- Running parallel magpar processes on remote machines should only be a matter of a proper MPICH2 network installation. This requires the installation of MPDs (MPICH daemons) as a service on the remote machines.
PETSc installation problems
Links to PETSc troubleshooting guides and FAQs: