LAM/MPI Documentation

LAM/MPI publications and directions on how to cite LAM/MPI are available here.

• LAM/MPI User's Guide

  A complete user's guide for LAM/MPI. Recommended reading for all users of LAM/MPI.

• LAM/MPI Installation Guide

  Installation guide for LAM/MPI. Although LAM/MPI can configure and build itself automatically, this document provides detailed information on building the more advanced portions of LAM/MPI.

• The System Services Interface (SSI) to LAM/MPI

  An overview of the System Services Interface, the modular component system in LAM/MPI that allows easy extensibility to new environments.

• Boot System Services Interface (SSI) Modules for LAM/MPI

  Description and API for the SSI type responsible for launching the LAM run-time environment (e.g., the back-end to the lamboot command

• MPI Collective Operations System Services Interface (SSI) Modules for LAM/MPI

  Description and API for the SSI type implementating MPI collective functions (e.g., MPI_BARRIER, MPI_BCAST, etc.)

• Checkpoint/Restart System Services Interface (SSI) Modules for LAM/MPI

  Description and API for the SSI type implementating checkpoint and restart functionality of parallel MPI applications.

• Request Progression Interface (RPI) System Services Interface (SSI) Modules for LAM/MPI

  Description and API for the SSI type implementating MPI point-to-point functions (e.g., MPI_SEND, MPI_RECV, etc.). Note that an external project at the Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia fully documented LAM's TCP RPI module; their descriptions can be quite helpful for those looking to understand and/or write a new RPI. The document is available here.