This chapter describes how to get started quickly using HP-MPI.
The semantics of building and running a simple MPI program are described, for
single- and multiple-hosts. You learn how to configure your environment
before running your program. You become familiar with the file structure
in your HP-MPI directory. The HP-MPI licensing policy is explained.
The goal of this chapter is to demonstrate the basics to getting
started using HP-MPI. It is separated into two major sections: Getting
started using HP-UX or Linux, and Getting started using Windows.
For complete details about running HP-MPI and analyzing and interpreting
profiling data, refer to Chapter 3 “Understanding
HP-MPI” and Chapter 4 “Profiling”. The topics covered in this chapter are: