Retrieval & Installation Guide


Parallel GENESIS can be run on a single workstation; the PVM software system is used to provide the illusion of a parallel computer. PVM can be obtained from the usual GENESIS distribution points, and it can be easily installed in any directory (you do not need root or system administrator privileges). PGENESIS is known to run on the following platforms:

PGENESIS runs on DEC, SUN, HP and SGI symmetric multiprocessors, the Intel Paragon, and the CRAY T3D/E scalable shared memory multiprocessor.

It is much easier to run on a network of workstations if they have a shared file system so that any workstation can access any file. If this is not the case, you will need to install parallel GENESIS independently on each workstation and you will need a copy of files needed for your simulation (data files, script files, etc), preferably in an identically named directory path.

PGENESIS can be retrieved from the Caltech ftp server. The following files should be available:

The older PGENESIS 2.1 and GENESIS 2.1 can also be run or installed from the CDROM that comes with the Book of Genesis 2nd Edition. Instructions are here.