Parallel Tools Platform (PTP) Release 2.0 - New and Noteworthy
This version has had many enhancements and bug fixes since the 1.1.1
release. Some of the major new features include:
- Monitor/launch/debug on multiple systems
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2.0 allows multiple systems to be configured simultaneously. Machine
and node status is displayed for each system, and jobs can be launched
and debugged onto the different machines from within a single Eclipse
session.
- Support for resource managers
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Adds support for job schedulers as well as interactive runtime
systems. Support for LoadLeveler is included by default. Additional
job schedulers (e.g. PBS, LSF, SLURM, etc.) will become available in
the future.
- Remote monitoring, launch and debugging
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In 1.1.1, Eclipse had to be running on the same machine that the
parallel job was launched on. In 2.0, Eclipse can be running on your
workstation, but you can still monitor, launch and debug applications
on remote machines.
- Port forwarding for remote connections
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For sites that only allow a single ssh connection, 2.0 now adds
support for tunneling all proxy and debug traffic across a single
connection.
- Combined console
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In addition to the per-process windows that display standard out, 2.0
provides a single console window that combines output from all
processes into a single view.
- Debugger improvements
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Includes a completely re-designed debugger framework, improvements to
line markers and marker colors, and tooltip popup display of variables.
- Parallel Language Development Tools
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All the features of PLDT 2.0, including MPI Barrier analysis
and new wizards for conveniently creating MPI and OpenMP project.
- Update site support
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PTP can now be completely downloaded and installed from an Eclipse
update site.
- PTP 2.0 Release Notes
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Detailed PTP 2.0 release notes including installation instructions are available
at
http://wiki.eclipse.org/PTP/release_notes/2.0
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