IBM p690

Software

Operating System

• Running AIX 5.3

Compilers

• xlc/xlC 8.0 (C/C++)
• xlf/xlf90/xlf95 10.01 (Fortran 77/90/95)
• gcc 4.0 (C/C++)

See the section: Compilers.

Queuing system

LoadLeveler 3.4.1.0 is the queuing software. All parallel tasks require submission to the queue. Submission of jobs is done with the llsubmit command. The queue can be queried with llq.

See the section: Job Submission.

Simulation software

• Gadget2: N-body + SPH

  Gadget2

  The main code

  Gadget2_glass_064

  For producing glass initial conditions

  Gadget2_pot

  A modified version of the main code that also outputs potentials

Libraries

• HDF5: Hierarchical Data Format
  Includes Fortran and C++ support.
• FFTW: Fastest Fourier Transform in the West.
• GSL: GNU Scientific Library
• MPFR: Multiple-Precision Floating-point computations with correct Rounding

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