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An Introduction to PVM
Parallel Virtual Machine
Version 3.1
January 1996
Acknowledgements
Initially this course was based on a short course prepared by Nilesh Raj, High Performance Computing Centre, University of Southampton.
The original material was completely rewritten and substantially extended by Ruth Dilly and Alan Rea of the Parallel Computer Centre, The Queen's University of Belfast.
Reference
PVM: Parallel Virtual Machine.
A User's Guide and Tutorial for Networked Parallel Computing
A.Giest, A.Beguelin, J. Dongarra, et. al.
The Mit Press
- To obtain a copy in postscript (also html)
- ftp to netlib2.cs.utk.edu
- cd pvm3/book
- get pvm-book.ps
- Course notes:
- http://www.pcc.qub.ac.uk/tec/courses/
Timetable
Day 1
9.30 - 10.30 Introduction to PVM
10.30 - 10.45 Coffee (Note: spare 15 mins)
11.00 - 11.30 PVM Console
11.30 - 12.00 Practical 1 - Using the Console
12.00 - 12.30 Example PVM Programs
12.30 - 1.00 Practical 2 - Compilation and Execution of PVM Programs
1.00 - 2.00 Lunch
2.00 - 2.30 Architecture Independent Make
2.30 - 3.15 Practical 3 - Aimk
3.15 - 3.30 Coffee
3.30 - 4.15 XPVM
4.15 - 5.00 Practical 4 - XPVM
Timetable
Day 2
9.30 - 10.30 Dynamic Process Groups
10.30 - 10.45 Coffee
11.00 - 12.00 Practical 5 - Dynamic Process Groups
12.00 - 12.30 Dynamic Configuration
12.30 - 1.00 Practical 6 - Dynamic Configuration
1.00 - 2.00 Lunch
2.00 - 3.00 How does PVM work?
3.00 - 3.30 Practical 7 - Complete previous exercises
3.30 - 4.00 Coffee
4.00 - 4.30 How Does PVM work? Part 2
4.30 - Complete practicals, debriefing, solutions, discussion or more practicals
- - Acknowledgements
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- - Reference
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- - Timetable
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- An Overview of PVM
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- - Parallel Virtual Machine
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- - Key features
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- - PVM history
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- - Introduction
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- - PVM
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- - Distributed computing
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- - PVM overview
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- - Underlying principles
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- - Terms
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- - PVM programming paradigm
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- - Parallel models
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- - Workload allocation
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- - Heterogeneity
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- - Portable
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- PVM Components and Terminology
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- - System components
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- - PVM Terminology
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- - PVM Terminology
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- - Message Passing
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- - Message Buffers
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- - Packing Data
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- PVM Console
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- - PVM Console
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- - Starting the console
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- - Configuration of PVM
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- - Executing a program
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- - Leaving PVM
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- - Using a hostfile
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- - Error handling
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- - Debugging a PVM Application
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- - Fault Detection
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- - Practical
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- Example Programs
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- - Example Programs
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- - PVMFINITSEND()
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- - PVMFPACK()
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- - C Packing Functions
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- - PVMFSEND()
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- - PVMFRECV()
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- - PVMFBUFINFO()
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- - PVMFSPAWN()
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- - PVMFMCAST()
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- - Compilation
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- - Execution
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- - Practical
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- Makefiles
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- - Makefiles
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- - Practical
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- Dynamic Process Groups
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- - Dynamic Process Groups
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- - Joining a Group
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- - Leaving a Group
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- - General Group Functions
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- - Group Functions
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- - Example SPMD
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- Dynamic PVM Configuration
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- - PVMFCONFIG()
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- - PVMFADDHOST()
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- - PVMFDELHOST()
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- - PVMFNOTIFY()
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- - PVMFTASKS()
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- - PVMFKILL()
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- - PVMFTIDTOHOST()
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- - PVMFCATCHOUT()
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- Additional Message Passing Features
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- - PVMFTRECV()
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- - PVMFPSEND()
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- - PVMFSETRBUF()
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- - Error Handling
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- - PVMFPERROR()
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- - Setting and Getting Options
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- Obtaining and Installing PVM
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- - How to obtain PVM
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- - Installing PVM
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- - Future Enhancements
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- How Does PVM Work?
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- - How Does PVM work?
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- - Design Considerations
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- - Components
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- - TIDs
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- - Architecture Classes
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- - PVM Daemon
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- - LIBPVM
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- - Messages
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- - PVM Daemon
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- - Libpvm
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- - Protocols
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- - Message Routing
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- - Task Environment
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- - Resource Limitations
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- and finally
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