Parallel Programming (T4-CHOICE)<../h1> The Parallel Programming course for the POWER Series, Onyx, and CHALLENGE workstations teaches programmers the techniques to write programs that take advantage of the parallel architecture of SGI's multiprocessor workstation. Students also learn how to optimize and tune existing programs to increase parallel performance.

Topics<../h2> This course covers these topics:

• Architecture Overview
  
• Performance Profiling Tools
  
• Parallel Optimization
  
• Memory Management for Parallel Processes
  
• IRIS Power C Accelerator (PCA)
  
• Power Fortran Accelerator (PFA)
  
• Use of the Multiprocessing Library
  
• Data and Function Partitioning
  
• Synchronization (Locks & Semaphores)
  
• Shared Memory
  
• Multi-processes Debugging
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  Objectives<../h2> Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to...

  • Create parallel and concurrent programs using library and lower-level multiprocessing calls
    
  • Use PFA and PCA to automatically parallelize existing code
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    Prerequisites<../h2> This course is intended for...

    • Programmers who are familiar with parallel and concurrent programming applications
      
    • Students who have Fortran or C programming skills
      <../UL> Note: The student is over-qualified if he../she is already developing parallel and concurrent programs using PFA or PCA, the Sequent library calls, the IRIX arena library calls and SGI low-level primitives.<../i>

      Course Details<../h2> Duration<../B>: 4.5 days

      Format<../B>: Instructor-Led (Lecture../Lab)

      Platforms<../B> Covered<../B>: Multiprocessor POWER Series, Onyx, and CHALLENGE

      Tuition<../B> : Contact the Silicon Graphics Sales Office nearest you.

      • North American Sales & Support<../A>
      • International Sales & Support<../A> <../UL>

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