Cluster Software Licenses

Absoft offers Fortran Cluster licenses for Intel/Linux and PPC/Linux environments. In addition to the complete Pro Fortran compiler suite cluster licenses include a copy of the Cluster Builder's Kit CD. The Cluster Builder's Kit includes pre-built MPICH plus MPI/Fortran documentation and implementation notes designed to help configure a multi-user Beowulf MPI system.

Commercial and Academic pricing for the Absoft Cluster License packages are available based on the number of nodes and simultaneous users hosted on the system.

Absoft Pro Fortran

  • Multi-user floating licenses for cluster configurations
  • High performance, low cost per node/user, ease of installation and use
  • No Fee Technical Support for Absoft compilers & debugger including access to updates via the Absoft ftp site
  • Absoft compilers are 100% source compatible between x86, x64 and PowerPC Linux, Windows and Macintosh.

High Performance Computing Software Development Kit (HPC SDK)

The Absoft High Performance Computing Software Development Kit (HPC SDK) for Linux on Power has been selected by IBM as the premier Software Develpers’ Kit for building and running High Performance Computing Applications on IBM Linux on Power™. Absoft’s HPC SDK consists of pre-configured tools that help you immediately to Compile, Debug, Run, and Optimize High Performance Computing Applications.

  • The SDK installs instantly and effortlessly Just insert the CD and type one command, then Start using it right away It just works!
  • Start compiling and running applications instantly
  • Absoft's Fortran 95 compiler is source compatible with Fortran on other platforms
  • Result of collaboration between Absoft and IBM to ensure maximum performance and ease of use
  • Absoft's Fortran 95 compiler includes extensive legacy support (old programs just work)
  • Includes innovative software tools making cluster systems development easy while reducing the time it takes to use the solution productively

Cluster Builder's Kit from Absoft:

The Cluster Builder’s Kit (CBK) is used in conjunction with Absoft high performance compilers and debugging solutions and is designed to facilitate building and setting up cluster systems. Customers who purchase Absoft compilers for clusters receive the CBK at no additional charge. The software products included with the Cluster Builder’s Kit CD are the leading open source software packages commonly used in today’s cluster configurations. Absoft supplies source code, pre-built libraries and executables optimized for Absoft compilers as a service to customers.

Versions of the Absoft CBK are available for 32-bit x86, PowerPC and POWER based systems as well as 64-bit x64, PowerPC and POWER based systems.

Cluster Builder's Kit includes the following:

  • MPICH from Argonne National Laboratories
  • LAM/MPI from the Open Systems Laboratory at Indiana University
  • ScaLAPACK from netlib
  • TTorque from supercluster.org
  • Atlas
  • BLACS
  • FFTW
  • Beowulf How To (pdf) by Jacek Radajewski and Douglas Eadline
  • Cluster Quick Start (pdf) by Douglas Eadline
  • MPI 2.0 Standards Document (pdf) from the University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Ohio Supercomputer Center Parallel Training Tutorial
  • MPI User Guide in FORTRAN (pdf) by Dr. Peter S. Pacheco, University of San Francisco and Woo Chat Ming, University of Hong Kong
  • Parallel Computing with MPI by Ohio State University Supercomputing Center
  • Using Parallel Numerical Libraries by Ohio State University Supercomputing Center
  • NOTE: The software products on the Cluster Builder's Kit CD are the leading open source software packages used in Beowulf-style configurations. Absoft supplies source, libraries and executables optimized for the Absoft compilers as a service to our users. Support inquiries or general questions regarding the Cluster Builder's Kit CD software components should be directed to the original software provider or posted to the appropriate related user group.

The link below provide additional information and resources

Pricing for Cluster Software Licenses
Academic Pricing for Cluster Software Licenses

Academic Cluster Software Licenses for Fortran 95 for 32-bit Linux
Academic Cluster Software Licenses for Fortran 95 for 64-bit Linux
Academic Cluster Software Licenses for Fortran Compiler for PowerPC Linux

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Commercial/Government Pricing
for Cluster Software Licenses

Commercial/Government Cluster Software Licenses for Fortran 95 for 32-bit Linux
Commercial/Government Cluster Software Licenses for Fortran 95 for 64-bit Linux
Commercial/Government Cluster Software Licenses for Fortran Compiler for PowerPC Linux

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Maintenance Pricing for Cluster Software Licenses

Absoft currently provides full maintenance (including service packs and quick fixes) along with limited Absoft technical support to all registered users for the current releases at no charge.

Contact Absoft for pricing and terms on maintenance renewal and maintenance reinstatement.

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Upgrade Pricing for Cluster Software Licenses

Contact Absoft for pricing and terms on Cluster Software License upgrades.

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