Aster Q/A

• What is the cluster architecture?

• What compilers are installed?

• How to submit and manage jobs on Aster?

• How to compile and launch a FORTRAN code?

• How to compile and launch MPI parallel code?

• How to compile and launch a FORTRAN code with OpenMP?

• How to use Tecplot?

• How to transfer data from/to math machine?

• How to use Data Explorer?

• How to view graphic files?

• What is the best way to parallelize FORTRAN code on this architecture? How should one try to distribute memory among cores, and how will that affect the design of a FORTRAN code? How can one decide whether to use OMP, MPI or MPI+OMP parallelization?

• Programming Tips and General Advice

• How to speed up a FORTRAN code via better loop structuting and compiling

• A Practical Way to Determine Time Step in Simulations

Bugs Discovered