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Intel Maths Kernel Library (MKL)

Description
Documentation
License Agreement and Citation Format
How to Access the Program
Using The Program
Additonal Notes

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Description

The Intel Math Kernel Library (MKL) contains highly optimized and extensively threaded routines for engineering and scientific applications.

It includes linear algebra routines (BLAS, LAPACK, ScaLAPACK, and sparse solvers), FFTs, a vector math library, vector random number generators, and LINPACK benchmark routines.

Official Homepage

Documentation

Users Manual
Intel MKL User Guide (HTML|PDF)
Intel MKL Reference Manual

Other References
Intel MKL Link Line Advisor
Intel MKL LAPACK Example
LAPACK User Guide
ScaLAPACK User Guide
GNU Integer Function

License Agreement and Citation Format

License Agreement
License Agreement (PDF)

How to Access the Program

Availability

Servers

Versions

Paths

Parallelization Methods

Fuji	10.1.0.015	/opt/intel/mkl/10.1.0.015/lib/em64t
	11.1.028	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.1/038/mkl/lib/em64t
	11.1.072	/usr/local/Compiler/11.1/072/mkl/lib/em64t
	2011	/opt/intel/Compiler/2011/mkl/lib/intel64

Aurora	10.1.0.015	/opt/intel/mkl/10.1.0.015/lib/em64t
	11.1.038	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.1/038/mkl/lib/em64t
	11.1.072	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.1/072/mkl/lib/em64t
	2011	/opt/intel/Compiler/2011/mkl/lib/intel64

Axle	10.1.0.015	/opt/intel/mkl/10.1.0.015/lib/em64t
	10.2.4.032	/opt/intel/mkl/10.2.4.032/lib/em64t
	11.1.059	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.1/059/lib/intel64
	11.1.072	/opt/intel/Compiler/11.1/072/lib/intel64
	12.0.2.137	/opt/intel/compilerpro-12.0.2.137/mkl/lib/intel64
	2011	/opt/intel/composerxe-2011/mkl/lib/intel64
	2011.2.137	/opt/intel/composerxe-2011.2.137/mkl/lib/intel64

Using the Program

(1) Load MKL Environment
bash: source (PATH-TO-MKL)*/tools/environment/mklvarsem64t.sh
cst/tcsh: source (PATH-TO-MKL)*/tools/environment/mklvarsem64t.csh

(2) Compile Source Codes with MKL Libraries Included
Intel C/C++ compilers icc source.c -o executable -L(PATH-TO-MKL-LIBRARY)* -lmkl (and other MKL libraries ...)**
GNU C/C++ compilers gcc source.c -o executable -L(PATH-TO-MKL-LIBRARY)* -lmkl (and other MKL libraries ...)**
Intel Fortran compilers ifort source.f -o executable -L(PATH-TO-MKL-LIBRARY)* -lmkl (and other MKL libraries ...)**
GNU Fortran compilers gfortran source.f -o executable -L(PATH-TO-MKL-LIBRARY)* -lmkl (and other MKL libraries ...)**

*Replace (PATH-TO-MKL) and (PATH-TO-MKL-LIBRARY) to the actual path to MKL and MKL library directories, respectively.
**Please use Intel® Math Kernel Library Link Line Advisor to check what components/libraries are requried for your source code.

Additional Notes

Last Updated - 4th Oct 2011