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how setup pvm3.4 on linux?

Jan 22nd, 2008 22:34
dman, Praveen sehrawat, abeer ali, http://sturly.com

PVM is also known as Parallel Virtual Machine which can be described 
as software package that facilitates heterogeneous distributed 
computing and enables it to be used in form of a singleton parallel 
computer. 
It enables the user to generate and use the parallel computing system, 
which is made up of a group of various distributed processors like 
UNIX or windows computers etc. This software treats the group of 
various processors as the single virtual machine. With the help of PVM 
software complex computational problems can be solved at the back of 
the hand. 
PVM software is used to perform different tasks in various fields like 
scientific, medical, industrial etc. Thus one can view various 
interconnected LINUX systems as virtual on a computer having higher 
computing capacity as compared to the individuals. There are various 
types of versions of PVM software, pvm3.4 being the latest. The good 
thing about pvm3.4 is that it is easy to setup on LINUX as well as 
Win32.
Mentioned below are the steps that one should follow for installing 
pvm3.4 on LINUX.
>> Any user can install pvm3.4 in their $HOME.
>> Pvm3.4 can be setup by local /root in/usr for all users.
  ->	Uncompress tar file, CD to install location.
  ->	Tar-xvf pvm3.4.tar [puts everything in pvm3/]
  ->	CD pvm3, type “make”
>> Set PVM_ROOT= full path to pvm3 directory
>> If pvm3.4 is setup by root than the user must copy
PVM_ROOT/ [bin, include, examples]
To
$HOME/pvm3.
The above given steps should be carefully followed for adequate 
installation of pvm3.4 on LINUX. Thus by following the given steps 
anyone can set up pvm3.4 on LINUX without the help of any 
professional.