LAM(7)								   LAM OVERVIEW 							    LAM(7)

NAME

       LAM - introduction to Local Area Multicomputer (LAM)

DESCRIPTION

       LAM  is	an  MPI  programming environment and development system for a message-passing parallel machine constituted with heterogeneous UNIX
       computers on a network.	With LAM, a dedicated cluster or an existing network computing infrastructure can act  as  one	parallel  computer
       solving	one  compute-intensive problem.  LAM emphasizes productivity in the application development cycle with extensive control and moni-
       toring functionality.  The user can easily debug the common errors in parallel programming and is well equipped to diagnose more  difficult
       problems.

       LAM  features  a  full  implementation of the MPI communication standard, with the exception that the MPI_CANCEL function will not properly
       cancel messages that have been sent.

   User Information
       Users are strongly encouraged to read the LAM/MPI User's Guide that is included with the LAM/MPI distribution, and is provided on the  main
       LAM/MPI web site (http://www.lam-mpi.org/).

   Up-to-Date Information
       The  LAM home page can be found on the World Wide Web at: http://www.lam-mpi.org/.  It should be consulted for the most current information
       about LAM, as well as updates, patches, etc.

SEE ALSO

   Overview of Commands and Libraries
       introu(1), introc(2), INTROF(2)

   System Services Interface (SSI)
       lamssi(7), lamssi_boot(7), lamssi_coll(7), lamssi_rpi(7)

   Starting / Stopping LAM
       recon(1), lamboot(1), lamhalt(1), lamnodes(1), lamwipe(1), tping(1), lamgrow(1), lamshrink(1)

   Compiling MPI Applications
       mpicc(1), mpiCC(1), mpif77(1)

   Running MPI Applications
       mpirun(1), lamclean(1)

   Running Non-MPI Applications
       lamexec(1)

   Monitoring MPI Applications
       mpitask(1)

   Unloading MPI Trace Data
       lamtrace(1)

   Reference Documents
       "LAM/MPI Installation Guide"
	      included in the LAM/MPI distribution and available on http://www.lam-mpi.org/

       "LAM/MPI User's Guide"
	      included in the LAM/MPI distribution and available on http://www.lam-mpi.org/

       "LAM Frequently Asked Questions"
	      at http://www.lam-mpi.org/faq/

       "MPI Primer / Developing with LAM", Ohio Supercomputer Center

       "MPI: A Message-Passing Interface Standard", Message-Passing Interface Forum, version 1.1
	      at http://www.mpi-forum.org/

       "MPI-2: Extensions to the Message Passing Interface", Message Passing Interface Forum, version 2.0
	      at http://www.mpi-forum.org/

   MPI Quick Tutorials
       "LAM/MPI ND User Guide / Introduction"
	      at http://www.lam-mpi.org/mpi/tutorials/lam/

       "MPI: It's Easy to Get Started"

       "MPI: Everyday Datatypes"

       "MPI: Everyday Collective Communication"

   Guaranteed Envelope Resources
       "Robust MPI Message Delivery Through Guaranteed Resources", MPI Developer's Conference, 1995

LAM 7.1.4							    July, 2007								    LAM(7)