How To Install scalasca-openmpi3 on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install scalasca-openmpi3 on CentOS 7.

What is scalasca-openmpi3

Scalasca is a software tool that supports the performance optimization of parallel programs by measuring and analyzing their runtime behavior. The analysis identifies potential performance bottlenecks – in particular those concerning communication and synchronization – and offers guidance in exploring their causes. Scalasca targets mainly scientific and engineering applications based on the programming interfaces MPI and OpenMP, including hybrid applications based on a combination of the two. The tool has been specifically designed for use on large-scale systems, but is also well suited for small- and medium-scale HPC platforms. This is the openmpi3 version.

We can use yum or dnf to install scalasca-openmpi3 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install scalasca-openmpi3.

Install scalasca-openmpi3 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install scalasca-openmpi3 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install scalasca-openmpi3

Install scalasca-openmpi3 on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install scalasca-openmpi3 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install scalasca-openmpi3

How To Uninstall scalasca-openmpi3 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the scalasca-openmpi3 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove scalasca-openmpi3

References

• scalasca-openmpi3 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install scalasca-openmpi3 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.