1. Automatic Parallelization for GCC (beta)
(News/Select News)

...ng Library is a set of building blocks that contain elaborate state-of-the-art tools for program analysis, debugging, optimization, compilation and parallelization, available as source code or run-...

2. The True Cost of HPC Cluster Ownership
(Features/Opinions)

...it down and begin compiling and running code right away. Should the user need assistance (i.e. optimization, debugging, etc.) an end-user manual was never far away and training was always available. I...

3. File Systems O'Plenty Part Two: NAS, AoE, iSCSI, and more!
(Columns/FileSystems)

...ing what are called scheduling translators that describe how the data is to be scheduled to the storage Debugging translators "Extra feature" translators Storage translators (currently o...

4. Using Strace to Examine Your IO
(Columns/FileSystems)

...er story, however. This article will give you an introduction in how to use strace, a commonly used debugging tool for system administrators, as a tool to gather information on the IO patter...

5. Key Questions to Ask When Going Parallel
(Features/Cluster Design)

... The ability to put a "front end" on traditional parallel and serial codes can be extremely valuable for debugging and productivity. You should not be prevented from readily plugging in existing c...

6. Cluster Networking: The Dark Side of IP over Ethernet
(Columns/Newbie)

The cruel truth about IP Datagrams and other things you may have forgot (or never learned). In the last column we learned some things that every Cluster Engineer should know about Ethernet and th

7. Cluster Programming: You Can't Always Get What You Want
(Columns/Parallel Programming)

... MPI is too much of an investment for Joe Sixpack programmer. It requires not only code changes, testing and debugging are harder, and possible major re-writes may be necessary. For those cheering on ...

8. Parallel Programming: A Balancing Act
(Columns/Parallel Programming)

Static or Dynamic? It is a matter of balance Now that we know how to identify parallel parts of our program, the question is now what to do with this knowledge. Or, how do you write a parallel p

9. MPI: Why Are There So Many MPI Implementations?
(Columns/MPI)

...nd run-time maintenance of these structures is an intricate task, requiring careful coding and painstaking debugging. The Spirit of the Law Even with the MPI standard, there are man...

10. MPI: Debugging in Parallel (in Parallel)
(Columns/MPI)

... lines long, someday it will have to be maintained." While you ponder this thought have a look at some MPI debugging examples in the second part of our MPI debugging column. The Story So Far In...