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Introduction to the XC30

Introduction to the XC30. For Users of Cray’s XT5 and XK7 Aaron Vose. XT5/XK7 to XC30 Changes Overview. The hardware is similar, with changes: CPU: Move to from AMD Istanbul/ Interlagos to I ntel SNB/IVB AMD’s CMT vs. Intel’s HyperThreading Interconnect :

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Introduction to the XC30

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  1. Introduction to the XC30 For Users of Cray’s XT5 and XK7 Aaron Vose

  2. XT5/XK7 to XC30 Changes Overview • The hardware is similar, with changes: • CPU: • Move to from AMD Istanbul/Interlagos to Intel SNB/IVB • AMD’s CMT vs. Intel’s HyperThreading • Interconnect: • XT5’s SeaStar or XE/XK7’s Gemini -> XC30’s Ares • The software and environment is very similar as well

  3. XT5/XK7 AMD CPU Overview • Fill me in

  4. XC30 Intel CPU Overview • Fill me in

  5. AMD and Intel CPU Quick Comparison

  6. Intel’s HyperThreading vs. AMD’s Modules • AMD CPU module contains 2 integer cores sharing an FPU: • Allocate cores sharing FPU by default with 16 threads/CPU • Can get a dedicated FPU per thread by running 8 per CPU • Intel CPU can run 2 threads per core with “HyperThreading”: • aprun -j 2 -> Two ranks per core (“DualStream”) • aprun -j 1 -> One rank per core (“SingleStream”)This is the default

  7. XC30’s Ares Interconnect • Switch from 3D Torus to Dragonfly topology • Adaptive routing avoids network hotspots • Node placement not as important • Greatly increased global bandwidth • Fill me in

  8. Software Changes: ACML -> MKL • AMD Core Math Library is gone; replaced with: • Intel’s Math Kernel Library • Update code: • call vrda_exp(VL,RF(1,1),RF(1,1)) (ACML) • call vdexp(VL,RF(1,1),RF(1,1)) (MKL) • To use MKL:module load intel • Link with: -L$(MKLROOT)/lib/intel64/ -lmkl_intel_lp64 -lmkl_sequential -lmkl_core

  9. Software Changes: Intel Compiler • Intel Compiler: module swap PrgEnv-* PrgEnv-intel • ftn/cc/CC commands wrap ifort/icc/icpc • Useful Flags: • -openmp(Enables OpenMP) • -xAVX(Enables AVX) • -mkl(Enables MKL)

  10. XT5/XK7 to XC30 Changes: Summary • Hardware: • Move to Intel SandyBridge / IvyBridge • Intel HyperThreading • Interconnect: Ares -- Dragonfly Topology • Software and environment: • Intel MKL • Intel Compiler

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