Myrinet GM-1 Software
for Tru64 UNIX

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Tru64 UNIX is a Compaq operating system for Alphas. Tru64 is a 64-bit operating system, a descendant of DIGITAL UNIX, which is a descendant of DEC OSF/1.

The current GM source software release for Tru64 is gm-1.5.2.2_Tru64.

The Tru64 GM software is distributed both in source and in binary form, and is available only for the PCI64 series of Myrinet NICs.

Recommended-version GM Binary Downloads for Tru64
NIC
Operating System/
Processor		 PCI64B and PCI64C
(LANai 9)		 PCI64 and PCI64A
(LANai7)
Tru64 UNIX V4.0e for Alpha GM-1.5.2.2 for Tru64 4.0e GM-1.5.2.2 for Tru64 4.0e
Tru64 UNIX V5.0 for Alpha GM-1.5.2.2 for Tru64 5.0 GM-1.5.2.2 for Tru64 5.0
Tru64 UNIX V5.1 for Alpha GM-1.5.2.2 for Tru64 5.1 GM-1.5.2.2 for Tru64 5.1
Tru64 UNIX V5.1A for Alpha GM-1.5.2.2 for Tru64 5.1A GM-1.5.2.2 for Tru64 5.1A

These binary downloads are pre-configured with "new features," which is the default for GM 1.5. For a "disable new features" version, please download the source and follow the configuration directions.

Abbreviated Binary Installation Instructions

Please be sure to read the README files for detailed installation instructions and architecture-specific troubleshooting. Unresolved questions could also be answered in the FAQ.

Current cautions and common problems:

  • GM-1 does not support the new M3-CLOS and M3-SPINE Myrinet-2000 switches.
  • If the host is rebooted, you must rerun the GM Mapper.
  • The GM Mapper must be run before any communication over Myrinet can occur.
  • In most cases, the GM Mapper should not be run continuously. It is intrusive and can interfere with network traffic intensive jobs (e.g, MPI applications).
  • We advise you to avoid unloading the GM module. This means one should never run GM_INSTALL twice on any machine.

    • GM installation is performed in three easy steps:

    1. Unpacking and loading the GM driver.

    When reading the instructions below, please replace VERSION with your operating system version (V4.0E, V5.0, V5.1) as returned by
    sizer -v, and please replace REVISION with your operating system revision as returned by uname -r (V4.0, V5.0, V5.1). 

            gunzip -c gm-1.5.2.2_for_Tru64-alpha-OSF1-VERSION-new-features-8ports.tar.gz | tar xvf -
        cd gm-1.5.2.2_for_Tru64-alpha-OSF1-REVISION 
        su root

    If you have never installed GM on this host:

            ./GM_INSTALL

    If you have previously installed GM on this host:

            ./GM_copy_driver
	    shutdown -r now

    2. Running the GM Mapper.

            cd gm-1.5.2.2_for_Tru64-alpha-OSF1-REVISION/sbin/
        su root
        ./mapper map_once.args

    There are 3 ways in which the GM Mapper can be run. Refer to section 2 'Running the Mapper' of the README-linux for details.

    3. Testing the GM Installation.

    A variety of test scripts are available in binary/bin/ to test your GM installation. We recommend the five tests described in tests/README.

    Congratulations! You have successfully installed GM.

    Recommended-version GM Source Downloads for Tru64
    NIC
    Operating System/
    Processor    		 PCI64B and PCI64C
    (LANai 9)    		 PCI64 and PCI64A
    (LANai7)
    Tru64 UNIX
    V4.0e, V5.0, V5.1
    for Alpha    		 gm-1.5.2.2_Tru64 gm-1.5.2.2_Tru64

    Abbreviated Source Installation Instructions

    To compile GM on Tru64 Alpha platforms, you will need GNU make, the Compaq C compiler, and either the GNU or Compaq C++ compilers. Please be sure to read the README files for detailed installation instructions and architecture-specific troubleshooting. Unresolved questions could also be answered in the FAQ.

    Current cautions and common problems:

  • GM-1 does not support the new M3-CLOS and M3-SPINE Myrinet-2000 switches.
  • If the host is rebooted, you must rerun the GM Mapper.
  • The GM Mapper must be run before any communication over Myrinet can occur.
  • In most cases, the GM Mapper should not be run continuously. It is intrusive and can interfere with network traffic intensive jobs (e.g, MPI applications).
  • We advise you to avoid unloading the GM module. This means one should never run GM_INSTALL twice on any machine.

    • GM installation is performed in three easy steps:

    1. Configuring, compiling, and loading the GM driver

            gunzip -c gm-1.5.2.2_Tru64.tar.gz | tar xvf -
        cd gm-1.5.2.2_Tru64
	setenv CC /usr/ccs/bin/cc
	setenv CFLAGS "-std  -msg_disable extrasemi,emptyfile "
        ./configure
        make
        cd binary
        su root

    If you have never installed GM on this host:

            ./GM_INSTALL

    If you have previously installed GM on this host:

            ./GM_copy_driver
	    shutdown -r now

    2. Running the GM Mapper.

            cd binary/sbin/
        su root
        ./mapper map_once.args

    There are 3 ways in which the GM Mapper can be run. Refer to section 2 'Running the Mapper' of the README-linux for details.

    3. Testing the GM Installation.

    A variety of test scripts are available in binary/bin/ to test your GM installation. We recommend the five tests described in tests/README.

    Congratulations! You have successfully installed GM.

    Refer to the Software and Documentation Page for details of GM-based software (MPICH-GM, PVM on GM). If you encountered difficulties during any phase of this installation process, we recommend that you first consult the README-Tru64 and FAQ, and if you still have unresolved questions, please feel free to contact technical support at help@myri.com.


    Last updated: 16 May 2006