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These three approaches produce one file per processor and we will refer them as ''old libraries''. <br>
 
These three approaches produce one file per processor and we will refer them as ''old libraries''. <br>
  
: '''param(81) = 1''': use nek5000 old_output format *.fld (ASCII). <br>
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: '''param(81) = 1''': use nek5000 old_output format (ASCII, fld format, xxx-.fld). <br>
: '''param(81) = 2''': use Fortran I/O library (ASCII, VTK format). <br>
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: '''param(81) = 2''': use Fortran I/O library (ASCII, VTK format, ascii-xxx-.vtk). <br>
 
: '''param(81) = 3''': use C-POSIX I/O libraries (binary, VTK format). <br>
 
: '''param(81) = 3''': use C-POSIX I/O libraries (binary, VTK format). <br>
  
 
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Several advanced parallel I/O approaches were developed. The details are described[http://www.mcs.anl.gov/~mmin/ICS2011.pdf]. #4, 5, 6, (-6), 8 indicate which I/O to use, as follows: <br>
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Several advanced parallel I/O approaches were developed. The details are described[http://www.mcs.anl.gov/~mmin/ICS2011.pdf].  
  
  
'''param(81) = 4''': collective for N processors IO to 1 file (mpi-binary-N1.vtk) <br>
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: '''param(81) = 4''': collective for N processors IO to 1 file (mpi-binary-N1-xxx.vtk) <br>
 
   
 
   
'''param(81) = 5''' is NM binary case: collective IO for N processors to multiple M-files.
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: '''param(81) = 5''': collective IO for N processors to multiple M-files (mpi-binary-NM-xxx.vtk. <br>
  
'''param(103) = 6''' is NM1 binary case: reduced-blocking IO for N processors to 1 file with M writers.
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: '''param(103) = 6''': reduced-blocking IO for N processors to 1 file with M writers (mpi-binary-NM1-xxx.vtk). ,br>
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: '''param(103) = 6''': reduced-blocking IO for N processors to 1 file with M writers (mpi-ascii-NM1-xxx.vtk). ,br>
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: '''param(103) = 8''': reduced-blocking IO for N processors to multiple M-files with M writers (mpi-NMM-xxx.vtk). <br>
  
'''param(103) = 8''' is NMM binary case (rbIO to M files with M writers).
 
  
'''param(103) = -6''' is NM1 ASCII case (in tests it's refered to "7" instead of "-6").
 
  
 
Note that param(82) and param(83) need to be set correctly in *.rea file.
 
Note that param(82) and param(83) need to be set correctly in *.rea file.
  
 
param(82) = number of groups, param(83) = max number of fields we are going to write.
 
param(82) = number of groups, param(83) = max number of fields we are going to write.

Revision as of 10:39, 12 June 2011

This is the document page for parallel I/O library developed for NekCEM.

Background

File Format
Binary (used for production, compact size), or ASCII (used for debugging, human-readable)

Usage Introduction:

For traditional approaches based on one file per processor, users can use #1,2,3 in .rea file for a specific example, by parameter 81.
These three approaches produce one file per processor and we will refer them as old libraries.

param(81) = 1: use nek5000 old_output format (ASCII, fld format, xxx-.fld).
param(81) = 2: use Fortran I/O library (ASCII, VTK format, ascii-xxx-.vtk).
param(81) = 3: use C-POSIX I/O libraries (binary, VTK format).

Several advanced parallel I/O approaches were developed. The details are described[1].


param(81) = 4: collective for N processors IO to 1 file (mpi-binary-N1-xxx.vtk)
param(81) = 5: collective IO for N processors to multiple M-files (mpi-binary-NM-xxx.vtk.
param(103) = 6: reduced-blocking IO for N processors to 1 file with M writers (mpi-binary-NM1-xxx.vtk). ,br>
param(103) = 6: reduced-blocking IO for N processors to 1 file with M writers (mpi-ascii-NM1-xxx.vtk). ,br>
param(103) = 8: reduced-blocking IO for N processors to multiple M-files with M writers (mpi-NMM-xxx.vtk).


Note that param(82) and param(83) need to be set correctly in *.rea file.

param(82) = number of groups, param(83) = max number of fields we are going to write.