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_my_pe function

Basic Operations

_num_pes function

Basic Operations

add command

Creating Host Files
Using Console Commands

alias command

Using Console Commands

Alternative login name

Creating Host Files
Creating Host Files

Ampersand use

Creating Host Files
Starting and Stopping the PVM Daemon

Applications

output

Running PVM Applications

PVM

Applications and Environments

running

Running PVM Applications

terminology

PVM Terminology

Architecture types

Specifying Architecture Types

Asynchronous operation

Glossary

barrier function

Barrier Synchronization

BARRIER subroutine

Barrier Synchronization

Barrier synchronization functions

Barrier Synchronization

Basic operations functions

Basic Operations

Blocking function

Glossary

Broadcasting messages

Glossary

C and C++ functions

Functions and Subroutines

Communication

The PVM Package

Computational speed

Creating Host Files

conf command

Using Console Commands

Console

commands

Using Console Commands

starting

Starting the Console

usage

Using the PVM Console

cplx item

Glossary

csh command

Other Problems

.cshrc file

Other Problems

Customizing environment

Creating Host Files

Daemon starting, stopping

Starting and Stopping the PVM Daemon

Data

receipt functions

Data Receipt

transmittal functions

Data Transmittal

Data types

Data Types

dcplx item

Glossary

Debugger path

Creating Host Files

delete command

Using Console Commands
Using Console Commands

Dollar sign use

Creating Host Files

Dynamic

groups

Glossary

system configuration functions

Dynamic System Configuration

task management functions

Dynamic Task Group Management

echo command

Using Console Commands

Environment variables

Environment Variables

NLB_SERVER

Environment Variables

PVM_DEBUGGER

Environment Variables

PVM_DPATH

Environment Variables

PVM_EXPORT

Environment Variables

PVM_POLICY

Environment Variables

PVM_ROOT

Environment Variables

PVM_RSH

Environment Variables

PVM_SHMEM_DIR

Environment Variables

PVM_SLAVE_STARTUP_TIMEOUT

Environment Variables

PVM_VMID

Environment Variables

PVMBUFSIZE

Environment Variables

Error handling

functions

Error Handling

Errors

messages

Starting and Stopping the PVM Daemon
PVM Error Messages

PVM messages

Error Messages

Executable file building

Building PVM Executable Files

Files

pvm3/lib/pvmd

Environment Variables

$PVM_ROOT/lib/debugger

Environment Variables

$PVM_ROOT/lib/pvmd

Environment Variables

Fortran subroutines

Functions and Subroutines

Functions

_my_pe

Basic Operations

_num_pes

Basic Operations

barrier synchronization

Barrier Synchronization

basic operations

Basic Operations

data receipt

Data Receipt

data transmittal

Data Transmittal

dynamic system configuration

Dynamic System Configuration

error handling

Error Handling

global operations

Global Operations

nonblocking

Glossary

option management

Option Management

PVM task descriptions

Functions and Subroutines

return codes

Error Messages

signaling

Signaling

task control

Task Control

Global groups

Glossary

Global operation functions

Global Operations

halt command

Starting and Stopping the PVM Daemon
Using Console Commands
PVM Already Running

help command

Using Console Commands

Host file

example

Creating Host Files
Creating Host Files

format

Creating Host Files

options

Creating Host Files

sample

Creating Host Files

id command

Using Console Commands

Incorrect login

Login Incorrect

Incorrect version

Version Incorrect

jobs command

Using Console Commands

kill command

Using Console Commands

Library

PVM

The PVM Package

Login incorrect

Login Incorrect

Login name

Creating Host Files
Creating Host Files

Master host

Creating Host Files

Message

error

PVM Error Messages

passing

Glossary

MPT components

Overview

MPT overview

Overview

mstat command

Using Console Commands

Multicasting

Dynamic Task Group Management
Glossary

MY_PE subroutine

Basic Operations

Network name

Creating Host Files

NLB_SERVER environment variable

Environment Variables

Nonblocking function

Glossary

NQE

integrated with PVM

The PVM Package

policy

Creating Host Files

NQS for PVM applications

Using NQS to Run PVM Applications

NUM_PES subroutine

Basic Operations

Option management

Option Management

Passwords

Creating Host Files
Creating Host Files
Starting and Stopping the PVM Daemon

Paths

Creating Host Files

Permission problems

Troubleshooting PVM

Probe concept

Glossary

Process

definition

PVM Terminology

identifiers

Process Identifiers

Program

development

PVM Program Development

output

Running PVM Applications

ps command

Using Console Commands

pstat command

Using Console Commands

PVM

applications

Multiple Computer Systems As a Virtual Machine
Applications and Environments

as a virtual machine

Multiple Computer Systems As a Virtual Machine

building executable files

Building PVM Executable Files

data types

Data Types

detected errors

Error Messages

error messages

PVM Error Messages

functionality

PVM Functionality

host

Multiple Computer Systems As a Virtual Machine

include files

PVM Include Files

library

The PVM Package

man page list

PVM Man Pages

overview

Overview

program development

PVM Program Development

task descriptions

Functions and Subroutines

terminology

PVM Terminology

troubleshooting

Troubleshooting PVM

versions

PVM on SGI Systems

PVM applications

Running PVM Applications

pvm command

Using the PVM Console
Starting the Console

pvm3/lib/pvmd file

Environment Variables

pvm_addhosts function

Creating Host Files
Dynamic System Configuration

pvm_barrier function

Barrier Synchronization

pvm_bcast function

Data Transmittal

pvm_bufinfo function

Data Receipt
Process Identifiers

pvm_catchout function

Running PVM Applications
Task Control

pvm_config function

Dynamic System Configuration

PVM_DEBUGGER environment variable

Environment Variables

pvm_delhosts function

Dynamic System Configuration

PVM_DPATH environment variable

Environment Variables

pvm_exit function

Task Control

PVM_EXPORT environment variable

Environment Variables

pvm_freebuf function

Data Receipt
Data Transmittal

pvm_freezegroup function

Basic Operations

pvm_gather function

Global Operations

pvm_get_PE function

Basic Operations

pvm_getinst function

Dynamic Task Group Management

pvm_getopt function

Option Management

pvm_getrbuf function

Data Receipt

pvm_getsbuf function

Data Transmittal

pvm_gettid function

Process Identifiers
Dynamic Task Group Management

pvm_gsize function

Dynamic Task Group Management

pvm_halt function

Task Control

pvm_hostsync function

Basic Operations

pvm_initsend function

Data Transmittal

pvm_joingroup function

Dynamic Task Group Management

pvm_kill function

Task Control

pvm_lvgroup function

Dynamic Task Group Management

pvm_mcast function

Data Transmittal

pvm_mkbuf function

Data Transmittal

pvm_mstat function

Dynamic System Configuration

pvm_mytid function

Process Identifiers
Basic Operations

pvm_notify function

Signaling

pvm_parent function

Process Identifiers
Basic Operations

pvm_perror function

Error Handling

pvm_pkint function

Data Transmittal

pvm_pklong function

Data Transmittal

pvm_pkshort function

Data Transmittal

pvm_pkuint function

Data Transmittal

pvm_pkushort function

Data Transmittal

PVM_POLICY environment variable

Environment Variables

pvm_precv function

Data Receipt

pvm_psend function

Data Transmittal

pvm_pstat function

Task Control

pvm_recv function

Data Receipt

pvm_recvf function

Data Receipt

pvm_reduce function

Global Operations

pvm_req_hoster function

Task Control

pvm_req_tasker function

Task Control

PVM_ROOT environment variable

Environment Variables

$PVM_ROOT/lib/debugger file

Environment Variables

$PVM_ROOT/lib/pvmd file

Environment Variables

PVM_RSH environment variable

Environment Variables

pvm_scatter function

Global Operations

pvm_send function

Data Transmittal

pvm_sendsig function

Signaling

pvm_setopt function

Running PVM Applications
Option Management

pvm_setrbuf function

Data Receipt

pvm_setsbuf function

Data Transmittal

PVM_SHMEM_DIR environment variable

Environment Variables

PVM_SLAVE_STARTUP_TIMEOUT environment variable

Environment Variables

pvm_spawn failure

Failure of Spawn

pvm_spawn function

Process Identifiers
Task Control

pvm_tasks function

Dynamic System Configuration

pvm_tids

Process Identifiers

pvm_tidtohost function

Basic Operations

pvm_trecv function

Data Receipt

pvm_upkint function

Data Receipt

PVM_VMID environment variable

Environment Variables

PVMBUFSIZE environment variable

Environment Variables

pvmd3 location

Creating Host Files
Creating Host Files
Starting and Stopping the PVM Daemon

PVMFADDHOST subroutine

Dynamic System Configuration

PVMFBARRIER subroutine

Barrier Synchronization

PVMFBCAST subroutine

Data Transmittal

PVMFBUFINFO subroutine

Data Receipt

PVMFCATCHOUT subroutine

Task Control

PVMFCONFIG subroutine

Dynamic System Configuration

PVMFEXIT subroutine

Task Control

PVMFFREEBUF subroutine

Data Receipt

PVMFFREEZEGROUP subroutine

Basic Operations

PVMFGATHER subroutine

Global Operations

PVMFGETINST subroutine

Dynamic Task Group Management

PVMFGETOPT subroutine

Option Management

PVMFGETPE subroutine

Basic Operations

PVMFGETRBUF subroutine

Data Receipt

PVMFGETSBUF subroutine

Data Transmittal

PVMFGETTID subroutine

Dynamic Task Group Management

PVMFGSIZE subroutine

Dynamic Task Group Management

PVMFHALT subroutine

Task Control

PVMFHOSTSYNC subroutine

Basic Operations

PVMFINITSEND subroutine

Data Transmittal

PVMFJOINGROUP subroutine

Dynamic Task Group Management

PVMFKILL subroutine

Task Control

PVMFMCAST subroutine

Data Transmittal

PVMFMKBUF subroutine

Data Transmittal

PVMFMSTAT subroutine

Dynamic System Configuration

PVMFMYTID subroutine

Basic Operations

PVMFNOTIFY subroutine

Signaling

PVMFPACK subroutine

Data Transmittal

PVMFPARENT subroutine

Basic Operations

PVMFPERROR subroutine

Error Handling

PVMFPRECV subroutine

Data Receipt

PVMFPSEND subroutine

Data Transmittal

PVMFPSTAT subroutine

Task Control

PVMFRECV subroutine

Data Receipt

PVMFREDUCE subroutine

Global Operations

PVMFSCATTER subroutine

Global Operations

PVMFSEND subroutine

Data Transmittal

PVMFSENDSIG subroutine

Signaling

PVMFSETOPT subroutine

Option Management

PVMFSETRBUF subroutine

Data Receipt

PVMFSETSBUF subroutine

Data Transmittal

PVMFSPAWN subroutine

Task Control

PVMFTASKS subroutine

Dynamic System Configuration

PVMFTIDTOHOST subroutine

Basic Operations

PVMFTRECV subroutine

Data Receipt

PVMFUNPACK subroutine

Data Receipt

PvmOutputCode option

Running PVM Applications

PvmOutputTid option

Running PVM Applications

quit command

Using Console Commands

Remote systems

passwords

Starting and Stopping the PVM Daemon

permission

Permission Denied

start failure

pvmd3 Fails to Start on Remote System

start-up

Creating Host Files

reset command

Using Console Commands

Return codes

Error Messages

rexec command

Creating Host Files

.rhosts file

Troubleshooting PVM
Permission Denied

rlogin command

Permission Denied

rsh command

Creating Host Files
Troubleshooting PVM

setenv command

Using Console Commands

sig command

Using Console Commands

Signaling functions

Signaling

SIMD mode

Glossary

spawn command

Running PVM Applications
Using Console Commands

SPMD mode

Glossary

Starting the daemon

Starting and Stopping the PVM Daemon

Stopping the daemon

Starting and Stopping the PVM Daemon

Stride

Glossary

stty command

Other Problems

Synchronization

Barrier Synchronization

Task

control functions

Task Control

definition

PVM Terminology

groups

Dynamic Task Group Management

identifier

Glossary

telnet command

Permission Denied

tickle comand

Failure of Spawn

trace command

Using Console Commands

Transfer speeds

The PVM Package

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting PVM

tset command

Other Problems

unalias command

Using Console Commands

User-defined operations

Global Operations

Version

incorrect

Version Incorrect

version command

Using Console Commands

Virtual machine

description

Multiple Computer Systems As a Virtual Machine

who am i command

Permission Denied

Working directory

Creating Host Files