Power4 for SP Users Seminar

Presented by Jim Tuccillo, IBM

Target Audience:

Current users of the SP and new users who have taken the Introduction to the SP Class.

Prerequisite: Introduction to the SP Class or equivalent experience using an SP system.

Length: 2 days

Format: Lecture Only

Number in Class: Unlimited

Material Provided: Class notes, Redbook, Fortran Language Reference Manual and Users Guide.

Agenda:

-Documentation

-System Overview

-POWER4 CPU

-Node Characteristics

-Performance Expectations

-64-bit vs. 32-bit addressing

-Important Compiler Options

-Using LoadLeveler, the batch queue system

-LoadLeveler Suggestions

-Controlling MPI Task Placement on the Nodes

-Performance Tuning for POWER4: I/O, Computation, and Communication

-Tools Overview

-Using HPM, the Hardware Performance Monitor

Intro to MPI-I/O