Thanks for the reply. Do I really need to use ROCKS if I'm just gonna use a single dual core machine ? Is that considered a cluster ? Also, what MPI software does ROCKS install ? I saw some mention of openMPI 1.1
Julian. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-petsc-users at mcs.anl.gov > [mailto:owner-petsc-users at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Randall Mackie > Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 10:42 AM > To: petsc-users at mcs.anl.gov > Subject: Re: Intel Dual core machines > > Hi Julian, > > No problem running on dual cpu machines. You just need to > have MPI set up correctly. > > On our cluster, we use ROCKS, which does everything more or > less automagically. > > http://www.rocksclusters.org/wordpress/ > > Randy > > > Julian wrote: > > Hello, > > > > So far, I have been using PETSc on a single processor > windows machine. > > Now, I am planning on using it on a Intel Dual core > machine. Before I > > start running the installation scripts, I wanted to confirm > if I can > > use both the processors on this new machine just like how you would > > use multiple processors on a supercomputer. > > If yes, is there anything special that I need to do when > installing PETSc? > > I'm guessing I would have to install some MPI software... > Which one do > > you recommend for windows machines (I saw more than one windows MPI > > software on the PETSc website) ? > > > > Thanks, > > Julian. > > > > -- > Randall Mackie > GSY-USA, Inc. > PMB# 643 > 2261 Market St., > San Francisco, CA 94114-1600 > Tel (415) 469-8649 > Fax (415) 469-5044 > > California Registered Geophysicist > License No. GP 1034 > >
