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Can parallel jobs be sent to any queue?
No... The Parallel_public queue and the test version is where most jobs should go. This queue has a limit of 64 cores/cpus. If you need access to more cores, we can add you to the Express_public queue which has a limit of 256 cores.
What mpi software is available?
Openmpi and Mvapich is offered and under module setup control OpenMPI, Mvapich and Mvapich2 are available on the cluster as a loadable module. Once the corresponding module is loaded, your environment will provide access to the various MPI compilers.
> module load openmpi
For example, OpenMPI provides the following:
mpic++ mpicxx mpicc mpiCC mpif77 mpif90
Likewise for mvapich and mvapich2.
How can I use Portland Compilers and MPI?
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