Subroutine Library is tuned for PowerPC 970 processors.
Press Release Summary:
Engineering and Scientific Subroutine Library (ESSL) offers optimum performance for floating-point engineering and scientific applications running on eserver Cluster 1600, eserver POWER(TM) servers, SP(TM) systems, or BladeCenter JS20. ESSL supports AIX® 5L v5.2, AIX 5L v5.3, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux® AS 3.0. Features include 32- and 64-bit application support, easy-to-use call interface, and informative error-handling.
Original Press Release:
Engineering and Scientific Subroutine Library (ESSL) V4.2 Now Runs on New Hardware and Supports New Operating Systems
Overview
This release of Engineering and Scientific Subroutine Library (ESSL) offers optimum performance for floating-point engineering and scientific applications running on an IBM eserver Cluster 1600, IBM eserver POWER(TM) servers, SP(TM) systems, or IBM eserver BladeCenter JS20.
The ESSL Libraries have been tuned for optimum performance on the
POWER5(TM) and the PowerPC® 970 processors.
ESSL supports AIX® 5L V5.2, AIX 5L V5.3, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux® (EL) AS 3.0.
· The Dense Linear Algebraic Equation Subroutines now include
these new LAPACK subroutines:
- CPPTRF and ZPPTRF: Positive Definite Complex Hermitian
Matrix Factorization (packed storage)
- CPPTRS and ZPPTRS: Positive Definite Complex Hermitian
Matrix Multiple Right-Hand Side Solve (packed storage)
- CPPSV and ZPPSV: Positive Definite Complex Hermitian Matrix Factorization and Multiple Right-Hand Side Solve (packed storage)
- SPPTRI and DPPTRI: Positive Definite Real Symmetric Matrix Inverse (packed storage)
Key prerequisites
· IBM BladeCenter JS20, Cluster 1600 or IBM POWER servers
· AIX 5L V5.2 with service, AIX 5L V5.3, SLES 9, or Red Hat EL AS
3.0 (Update 3)
· IBM XL Fortran Run-Time Environment V9.1
Planned availability dates
· October 1, 2004: ESSL for AIX 5L V4.2
· October 29, 2004: ESSL for Linux on POWER V4.2
At a glance
ESSL V4.2 is tuned for optimum performance on POWER5 and
PowerPC 970 processors.
· AIX 5L V5.2, AIX 5L V5.3, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES)
9, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (EL) AS 3.0
· Thread-safe serial and SMP libraries
· Callable from Fortran, C, and C++
· 32-bit and 64-bit application support
· Easy-to-use call interface
· Informative error-handling capabilities
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: RE001
