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Section: 1.2 Support
Scali MPI Connect Release 4.4 Users Guide 6
CPU-intensive parallel applications are programmed using a programming library called MPI
(Message Passing Interface), the state-of-the-art library for high performance computing. Note
that the MPI library is NOT described within this manual; MPI is defined by a standards
committee, and the API, along with guides for its use is available free of charge on the Internet.
A link to the MPI Standard and other MPI resources can be found in chapter 7, "Related
documentation", and on Scali's web site, http://www.scali.com.
Scali MPI Connect (SMC) consists of Scali's implementation of the MPI programming library and
the necessary support programs to launch and run MPI applications. This manual often uses
the term ScaMPI to refer to the specifics of the MPI itself, and not the support applications.
Please note that in earlier releases of Scali Software Platform (SSP), the term ScaMPI was often
used to refer to the parts of SSP which are now called SMC.
SSP is the complete cluster management solution, and includes a GUI, full remote
management, power control, remote console and monitoring functionality, as well as a full
OS+Scali Manage install/reinstall utility. While we strive to make SSP as simple and painless
to use as possible, SMC as a stand-alone product is the bare minimum for MPI usage, and
requires that the user installs another management solution. Please note that SMC continues
to be included in SSP; at no time should they be installed together, and SSP and SMC
distributions should never be mixed within a single cluster.
1.2 Support
1.2.1 Scali mailing lists
Scali provides two mailing lists for support and information distribution. For instructions on how
to subscribe to a mailing list (i.e., scali-announce or scali-user), please see the Mailing Lists
section of http://www.scali.com/.
1.2.2 SMC FAQ
An updated list of Frequently Asked Questions is posted on http://www.scali.com. In
addition, for users who have installed SMC, the version of the FAQ that was current when SMC
was installed is available as a text file in /opt/scali/doc/ScaMPI/FAQ.
1.2.3 SMC release documents
When SMC has been installed, a number of smaller documents such as the FAQ, RELEASE
NOTES, README, SUPPORT, LICENSE_TERMS, INSTALL are available as text files in the /opt/
scali/doc/ScaMPI directory.
1.2.4 Problem reports
Problem reports should, whenever possible, include both a description of the problem, the
software version(s), the computer architecture, a code example, and a record of the sequence
of events causing the problem. In particular, any information that you can include about what
triggered the error will be helpful. The report should be sent by e-mail to support@scali.com.
1.2.5 Platforms supported
SMC is available for a number of platforms. For up-to-date information, please see the SMC
section of http://www.scali.com/. For additional information, please contact Scali at
sales@scali.com.