P&K MPI

Multi-Core / Multi-Processor extension
for P&K TAL2K

Multi-Core and Cluster-Version

P&K TAL2K integrates the MPI-Version in two different ways:

• The Multi-Core-Version uses the Cores in one PC. This version can be installed as Upgrade and activated via a setting in P&K TAL2K or AUSTAL VIEW. Calculation will run with almost 2-fold (Dual Core) or 4-fold (Quad-Core) the speed.
• The Cluster version uses Cores in several PCs. This requires installation of additional software on all PCs and P&K TAL2K or AUSTAL VIEW on an additional PC, which then acts as controller. The controller coordinates the distribution of data to the client PCs, the control of the job execution and the collection of results. A cluster version makes only sense, if all PCs are connected via a very fast network (at least 1Gbit/s). Calculation will run up to 16-fold the speed. (Requires multiple networked sufficient PCs; Special Installation knowledge required.)

The local version (Multi-Core or Multi-Processor in one Box) of our Software Extension for P&K TAL2K is included in the package P&K TAL2K Multi Core .

What you need:

1. A PC with Intel processors or Intel Multi-Core processor with MS Windows XP or Vista.
2. A licensed Program P&K TAL2K Multi Core.
3. A license number for our extension.

Ones you have everything above you can proceed here:

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Installation:

1. Installation is straight forward. Run the installer and follow through.
2. For the operation of our software the MS .net framework has to be installed.
3. Also is required is the Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) from Microsoft
4. Make sure smpd.exe, mpiexec.exe, pk_mpi.exe, austalMPI.exe and taldiaMPI.exe can access the network and are not blocked by any firewall or other software.
5. Make sure that above programs can access enough resources. If you run austal2000 four times (on 4 cores), you need to have four times the RAM one process would use.

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Note: Hyper Thread is not Multi-Core or Multi-Processor!