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Tuning the run-time characterisitics of MPI OpenFabrics communications (InfiniBand and iWARP)

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Table of contents:

  1. OpenFabrics Concepts
  2. Open MPI OpenFabrics Protocols (v1.2 series)
  3. Tuning the Openib BTL (v1.2 series)
  4. Openib BTL v1.3 Sneak Peak


1. OpenFabrics Concepts

Video duration 9:24
Resources openfabrics-concepts-1up.pdf (2.16 MiB), openfabrics-concepts-2up.pdf (783.08 KiB)
Description Provides an overview of OpenFabrics concepts that are relevant to Open MPI.


2. Open MPI OpenFabrics Protocols (v1.2 series)

Video duration 22:29
Resources ompi-openfabrics-protocols-v1.2-1up.pdf (4.02 MiB), ompi-openfabrics-protocols-v1.2-2up.pdf (1.39 MiB)
Description Describes the protocols that Open MPI uses on OpenFabrics networks.

It is suggested that you watch the "OpenFabrics Concepts" screencast before this one.



3. Tuning the Openib BTL (v1.2 series)

Video duration 21:33
Resources openib-btl-tuning-v1.2-1up.pdf (2.56 MiB), openib-btl-tuning-v1.2-2up.pdf (932.97 KiB)
Description Describes how to tune the openib BTL (i.e., the Open MPI plugin that provides point-to-point networking support for OpenFabrics networks).

It is suggested that you watch the "OpenFabrics Concepts" and "Open MPI OpenFabrics Protocols (v1.2 series)" screencasts before this one.



4. Openib BTL v1.3 Sneak Peak

Video duration 14:02
Resources openib-sneak-peek-v1.3-1up.pdf (1.81 MiB), openib-sneak-peek-v1.3-2up.pdf (675.52 KiB)
Description A "sneak peek" of features in the upcoming Open MPI v1.3 Openib BTL (OpenFabrics transport). Note that nothing in these slides are definite until v1.3 ships.