ARCHIVED: What is VAMPIR, and where is it installed at IU?

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VAMPIR is a tool set for analyzing the performance and message-passing characteristics of parallel applications.

VAMPIR has a graphical analysis framework that provides a large set of chart representations of event-based performance data generated through source code instrumentation. Developers can use these graphical displays, including state diagrams, statistics, and timelines, to obtain a better understanding of the inner workings of their parallel programs and how to optimize them.

VAMPIR has a simple and intuitive way of presenting large numbers of performance events. Powerful zooming and scrolling functionality allows you to quickly extract performance characteristics of your code at any desired level of detail. Most displays provide additional context information and customization options.

Extensive filtering capabilities for processes, functions, messages, and collective operations help to identify interesting hot spots in the overall collection of information. Individual displays can be coupled, with automatic statistic updates.

At Indiana University, VAMPIR is available on Big Red II and Carbonate.

For background information, see the VAMPIR website.