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No problem, Craig! Have fun :-) Sean > Hi Sean, > > This is exactly the information I need! > > The nfmpi_ prefix was used in the original pNetCDF Fortran API, prior to the > development of NetCDF-4. > > I appreciate your help! > Craig > > On Aug 19, 2011, at 11:51 AM, Unidata netCDF Support wrote: > > > Greetings Craig, > > > > I do apologize for the delay. > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> I need to develop a parallel (MPI) netCDF-4 I/O capability for a new > >> numerical model. The parallel file system on the supercomputing cluster I > >> am using cannot handle more than 64 processes trying to read from/write to > >> a single file. > >> > >> Are there any Fortran examples available using 'nfmpi_' calls? I couldn't > >> find any here: > > > > I found an example of using parallel I/O in FORTRAN, but it does not use > > nfmpi_. However, I'll pass it along in case you find it helpful: > > > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/workshops/most-recent/pnetcdf/index.html > > > >> > >> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/examples/programs/ > >> > >> Also, are there any benchmarking programs available for parallel netCDF-4 > >> I/O? > > > > There is the --enable-benchmarks flag you can pass configure that will > > enable benchmark tests, but I am not aware of any others. You may have to > > create a test(s) specific to your needs. > > > > Cheers! > > > > Sean > > > >> > >> Thank you, > >> Craig > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> Dr. Craig A. Mattocks > >> Atmospheric Research Scientist > >> Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, MSC 231-B > >> Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science > >> University of Miami > >> 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway > >> Miami, FL 33149-1301 > >> phone: (305) 421-4287 > >> e-mail: address@hidden > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: CYS-719544 > > Department: Support netCDF > > Priority: Critical > > Status: Open > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: CYS-719544 Department: Support netCDF Priority: Critical Status: Open