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LAM(7)                           LAM OVERVIEW                           LAM(7)


NAME

       LAM - introduction to Local Area Multicomputer (LAM)


DESCRIPTION

       LAM is an MPI programming environment and development system for a
       message-passing parallel machine constituted with heterogeneous UNIX
       computers on a network.  With LAM, a dedicated cluster or an existing
       network computing infrastructure can act as one parallel computer
       solving one compute-intensive problem.  LAM emphasizes productivity in
       the application development cycle with extensive control and monitoring
       functionality.  The user can easily debug the common errors in parallel
       programming and is well equipped to diagnose more difficult problems.

       LAM features a full implementation of the MPI communication standard,
       with the exception that the MPI_CANCEL function will not properly
       cancel messages that have been sent.

   User Information
       Users are strongly encouraged to read the LAM/MPI User's Guide that is
       included with the LAM/MPI distribution, and is provided on the main
       LAM/MPI web site (http://www.lam-mpi.org/).

   Up-to-Date Information
       The LAM home page can be found on the World Wide Web at:
       http://www.lam-mpi.org/.  It should be consulted for the most current
       information about LAM, as well as updates, patches, etc.


SEE ALSO

   Overview of Commands and Libraries
       introu(1), introc(2), INTROF(2)

   System Services Interface (SSI)
       lamssi(7), lamssi_boot(7), lamssi_coll(7), lamssi_rpi(7)

   Starting / Stopping LAM
       recon(1), lamboot(1), lamhalt(1), lamnodes(1), lamwipe(1), tping(1),
       lamgrow(1), lamshrink(1)

   Compiling MPI Applications
       mpicc(1), mpiCC(1), mpif77(1)

   Running MPI Applications
       mpirun(1), lamclean(1)

   Running Non-MPI Applications
       lamexec(1)

   Monitoring MPI Applications
       mpitask(1)

   Unloading MPI Trace Data
       lamtrace(1)

   Reference Documents
       "LAM/MPI Installation Guide"
              included in the LAM/MPI distribution and available on
              http://www.lam-mpi.org/

       "LAM/MPI User's Guide"
              included in the LAM/MPI distribution and available on
              http://www.lam-mpi.org/

       "LAM Frequently Asked Questions"
              at http://www.lam-mpi.org/faq/

       "MPI Primer / Developing with LAM", Ohio Supercomputer Center

       "MPI: A Message-Passing Interface Standard", Message-Passing Interface
       Forum, version 1.1
              at http://www.mpi-forum.org/

       "MPI-2: Extensions to the Message Passing Interface", Message Passing
       Interface Forum, version 2.0
              at http://www.mpi-forum.org/

   MPI Quick Tutorials
       "LAM/MPI ND User Guide / Introduction"
              at http://www.lam-mpi.org/mpi/tutorials/lam/

       "MPI: It's Easy to Get Started"

       "MPI: Everyday Datatypes"

       "MPI: Everyday Collective Communication"

   Guaranteed Envelope Resources
       "Robust MPI Message Delivery Through Guaranteed Resources", MPI
              Developer's Conference, 1995

LAM 7.1.5b2                       June, 2008                            LAM(7)

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