Trilinos Overview and Future Plans

Michael A. HerouxSandia National Laboratories

Sandia is a multiprogram laboratory operated by Sandia Corporation, a Lockheed Martin Company,for the United States Department of Energy under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000.

Trilinos Development TeamChris BakerDeveloper of Anasazi

Ross Bartlett Lead Developer of ThyraDeveloper of Rythmos

Paul Boggs Developer of Thyra

Todd CoffeyLead Developer of Rythmos

Jason Cross Developer of Jpetra

David DayDeveloper of Komplex

Clark DohrmannDeveloper of CLAPS

Michael Gee Developer of ML, NOX

Bob Heaphy Lead developer of Trilinos SQA

Mike Heroux Trilinos Project Leader Lead Developer of Epetra, AztecOO, Kokkos, Komplex, IFPACK, Thyra, TpetraDeveloper of Amesos, Belos, EpetraExt, Jpetra

Ulrich HetmaniukDeveloper of Anasazi

Robert Hoekstra Lead Developer of EpetraExtDeveloper of Epetra, Thyra, Tpetra

Russell HooperDeveloper of NOX

Vicki Howle Lead Developer of MerosDeveloper of Belos and Thyra

Jonathan Hu Developer of ML

Sarah KnepperDeveloper of Komplex

Tammy Kolda Lead Developer of NOX

Joe KotulskiLead Developer of Pliris

Rich Lehoucq Developer of Anasazi and Belos

Kevin Long Lead Developer of Thyra, Developer of Belos and Teuchos

Roger Pawlowski Lead Developer of NOX

Michael Phenow Trilinos Webmaster Lead Developer of New_Package

Eric Phipps Developer of LOCA and NOX

Marzio SalaLead Developer of Didasko and IFPACKDeveloper of ML, Amesos

Andrew Salinger Lead Developer of LOCA

Paul Sexton Developer of Epetra and Tpetra

Bill SpotzLead Developer of PyTrilinosDeveloper of Epetra, New_Package

Ken Stanley Lead Developer of Amesos and New_Package

Heidi Thornquist Lead Developer of Anasazi, Belos and Teuchos

Ray Tuminaro Lead Developer of ML and Meros

Jim Willenbring Developer of Epetra and New_Package. Trilinos library manager

Alan Williams Developer of Epetra, EpetraExt, AztecOO, Tpetra

Trilinos Presentation Forums

ACTS “Hands-on” Tutorial: Aug 22-24, 2006. At Lawrence Berkeley Lab.

Next Trilinos User Group Meeting: Nov 7-9, 2006. Probably in new CSRI building. Other location?

Motivation For Trilinos Sandia does LOTS of solver work. When I started at Sandia in May 1998:

Aztec was a mature package. Used in many codes. FETI, PETSc, DSCPack, Spooles, ARPACK, DASPK, and many

other codes were (and are) in use. New projects were underway or planned in multi-level

preconditioners, eigensolvers, non-linear solvers, etc… The challenges:

Little or no coordination was in place to:• Efficiently reuse existing solver technology.• Leverage new development across various projects.• Support solver software processes.• Provide consistent solver APIs for applications.

ASCI was forming software quality assurance/engineering (SQA/SQE) requirements:

• Daunting requirements for any single solver effort to address alone.

Evolving Trilinos Solution Trilinos1 is an evolving framework to address these challenges:

Fundamental atomic unit is a package. Includes core set of vector, graph and matrix classes (Epetra/Tpetra packages). Provides a common abstract solver API (Thyra package). Provides a ready-made package infrastructure (new_package package):

• Source code management (cvs, bonsai).• Build tools (autotools).• Automated regression testing (queue directories within repository).• Communication tools (mailman mail lists).

Specifies requirements and suggested practices for package SQA. In general allows us to categorize efforts:

Efforts best done at the Trilinos level (useful to most or all packages). Efforts best done at a package level (peculiar or important to a package). Allows package developers to focus only on things that are unique to

their package.

1. Trilinos loose translation: “A string of pearls”

Trilinos Strategic Goals Scalable Solvers: As problem size and processor counts increase,

the cost of the solver will remain a nearly fixed percentage of the total solution time.  

Hardened Solvers: Never fail unless problem essentially unsolvable, in which case we diagnose and inform the user why the problem fails and provide a reliable measure of error.

Full Vertical Coverage: Provide leading edge capabilities from basic linear algebra to transient and optimization solvers.

Universal Interoperability: All Trilinos packages will be interoperable, so that any combination of solver packages that makes sense algorithmically will be possible within Trilinos. 

Universal Solver RAS: Trilinos will be: Integrated into every major application at Sandia (Availability). The leading edge hardened, efficient, scalable solutions for each of

these applications (Reliability). Easy to maintain and upgrade within the application environment

(Serviceability).

AlgorithmicGoals

SoftwareGoals

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Trilinos Package Concepts

Package: The Atomic Unit

Trilinos Packages Trilinos is a collection of Packages. Each package is:

Focused on important, state-of-the-art algorithms in its problem regime.

Developed by a small team of domain experts. Self-contained: No explicit dependencies on any other software

packages (with some special exceptions). Configurable/buildable/documented on its own.

Sample packages: NOX, AztecOO, ML, IFPACK, Meros. Special package collections:

Petra (Epetra, Tpetra, Jpetra): Concrete Data Objects Thyra: Abstract Conceptual Interfaces Teuchos: Common Tools. New_package: Jumpstart prototype.

Trilinos Package Summary

Objective Package(s)

Distributed linear algebra objects Epetra, Jpetra, Tpetra

Krylov solvers AztecOO, Belos

ILU-type preconditioners AztecOO, IFPACK

Multilevel preconditioners ML, CLAPS

Eigenvalue problems Anasazi

Block preconditioners Meros

Direct sparse linear solvers Amesos

Direct dense solvers Epetra, Teuchos, Pliris

Abstract interfaces Thyra

Nonlinear system solvers NOX, LOCA

Complex linear systems Komplex

C++ utilities, (some) I/O Teuchos, EpetraExt, Kokkos, Galeri

Trilinos Tutorial Didasko

Python Support PyTrilinos

Time integrators/DAEs Rythmos

Archetype package NewPackage

Why Packages?

Let’s Do Some Matrix Analysis!

Trilinos Development Team (Again)Ross Bartlett Lead Developer of ThyraDeveloper of Rythmos

Paul Boggs Developer of Thyra

Todd CoffeyLead Developer of Rythmos

Jason Cross Developer of Jpetra

David DayDeveloper of Komplex

Clark DohrmannDeveloper of CLAPS

Michael Gee Developer of ML, NOX

Bob Heaphy Lead developer of Trilinos SQA

Mike Heroux Trilinos Project Leader Lead Developer of Epetra, AztecOO, Kokkos, Komplex, IFPACK, Thyra, TpetraDeveloper of Amesos, Belos, EpetraExt, Jpetra

Ulrich HetmaniukDeveloper of Anasazi

Robert Hoekstra Lead Developer of EpetraExtDeveloper of Epetra, Thyra, Tpetra

Russell HooperDeveloper of NOX

Vicki Howle Lead Developer of MerosDeveloper of Belos and Thyra

Jonathan Hu Developer of ML

Sarah KnepperDeveloper of Komplex

Tammy Kolda Lead Developer of NOX

Joe KotulskiLead Developer of Pliris

Rich Lehoucq Developer of Anasazi and Belos

Kevin Long Lead Developer of Thyra, Developer of Belos and Teuchos

Roger Pawlowski Lead Developer of NOX

Michael Phenow Trilinos Webmaster Lead Developer of New_Package

Eric Phipps Developer of LOCA and NOX

Marzio SalaLead Developer of Didasko and IFPACKDeveloper of ML, Amesos

Andrew Salinger Lead Developer of LOCA

Paul Sexton Developer of Epetra and Tpetra

Bill SpotzLead Developer of PyTrilinosDeveloper of Epetra, New_Package

Ken Stanley Lead Developer of Amesos and New_Package

Heidi Thornquist Lead Developer of Anasazi, Belos and Teuchos

Ray Tuminaro Lead Developer of ML and Meros

Jim Willenbring Developer of Epetra and New_Package. Trilinos library manager

Alan Williams Developer of Epetra, EpetraExt, AztecOO, Tpetra

Developer and Package Node IDsDeveloper IDs

RossBartlett = 1;PaulBoggs = 2;ToddCoffey = 3;JasonCross = 4;DavidDay = 5;ClarkDohrmann= 6;MichaelGee = 7;BobHeaphy = 8;MikeHeroux = 9;UlrichHetmaniuk = 10;RobHoekstra = 11;RussellHooper = 12;VickiHowle = 13;JonathanHu = 14;SarahKnepper = 15;TammyKolda = 16;JoeKotulski = 17;RichLehoucq = 18;KevinLong = 19;RogerPawlowski = 20;MichaelPhenow = 21;EricPhipps = 22;MarzioSala = 23;AndrewSalinger = 24;PaulSexton = 25;BillSpotz = 26;KenStanley = 27;HeidiThornquist = 28;RayTuminaro = 29;JimWillenbring = 30;AlanWilliams = 31;

Package IDs

PyTrilinos = 1;amesos = 2;anasazi = 3;aztecoo = 4;belos = 5;claps = 6;didasko = 7;epetra = 8;epetraext = 9;ifpack = 10;jpetra = 11;kokkos = 12;komplex = 13;meros = 14;loca = 15;ml = 16;new_package = 17;nox = 18;pliris = 19;rythmos = 20;teuchos = 21;thyra = 22;tpetra = 23;trilinosframework = 24;

Developer-Package EdgesA(i,j) = 1 if developer i contributes to package j

A = sparse(31,24);

A(RossBartlett,rythmos) = 1;A(RossBartlett,thyra) = 1;A(PaulBoggs,thyra) = 1;A(ToddCoffey,rythmos) = 1;A(JasonCross,jpetra) = 1;A(DavidDay,komplex) = 1;A(ClarkDohrmann,claps) = 1;A(MichaelGee,ml) = 1;A(MichaelGee,nox) = 1;A(BobHeaphy,trilinosframework) = 1;A(MikeHeroux,trilinosframework) = 1;A(MikeHeroux,epetra) = 1;A(MikeHeroux,aztecoo) = 1;A(MikeHeroux,kokkos) = 1;A(MikeHeroux,komplex) = 1;A(MikeHeroux,ifpack) = 1;A(MikeHeroux,thyra) = 1;A(MikeHeroux,tpetra) = 1;A(MikeHeroux,amesos) = 1;A(MikeHeroux,belos) = 1;A(MikeHeroux,epetraext) = 1;A(MikeHeroux,jpetra) = 1;A(UlrichHetmaniuk,anasazi) = 1;

A(MarzioSala,didasko) = 1;A(MarzioSala,ifpack) = 1;A(MarzioSala,ml) = 1;A(MarzioSala,amesos) = 1;A(AndrewSalinger,loca) = 1;A(PaulSexton,epetra) = 1;A(PaulSexton,tpetra) = 1;A(BillSpotz,PyTrilinos) = 1;A(BillSpotz,epetra) = 1;A(BillSpotz,new_package) = 1;A(KenStanley,amesos) = 1;A(KenStanley,new_package) = 1;A(HeidiThornquist,anasazi) = 1;A(HeidiThornquist,belos) = 1;A(HeidiThornquist,teuchos) = 1;A(RayTuminaro,ml) = 1;A(RayTuminaro,meros) = 1;A(JimWillenbring,epetra) = 1;A(JimWillenbring,new_package) = 1;A(JimWillenbring,trilinosframework) = 1;A(AlanWilliams,epetra) = 1;A(AlanWilliams,epetraext) = 1;A(AlanWilliams,aztecoo) = 1;A(AlanWilliams,tpetra) = 1;

A(RobHoekstra,epetra) = 1;A(RobHoekstra,thyra) = 1;A(RobHoekstra,tpetra) = 1;A(RobHoekstra,epetraext) = 1;A(RussellHooper,nox) = 1;A(VickiHowle,meros) = 1;A(VickiHowle,belos) = 1;A(VickiHowle,thyra) = 1;A(JonathanHu,ml) = 1;A(SarahKnepper,komplex) = 1;A(TammyKolda,nox) = 1;A(TammyKolda,trilinosframework) = 1;A(JoeKotulski,pliris) = 1;A(RichLehoucq,anasazi) = 1;A(RichLehoucq,belos) = 1;A(KevinLong,thyra) = 1;A(KevinLong,belos) = 1;A(KevinLong,teuchos) = 1;A(RogerPawlowski,nox) = 1;A(MichaelPhenow,trilinosframework) = 1;A(MichaelPhenow,trilinosframework) = 1;A(EricPhipps,loca) = 1;A(EricPhipps,nox) = 1;

Developer-Package Matrix

Number of developers per package: Maximum: max(sum(A)) = 6 Average: sum(sum(A))/24 =

2.875

Number of package affiliations per developer: Maximum: max(sum(A’)) = 12 (me).

• Minus outlier: = 4.

Average: sum(sum(A’))/31 = 2.26

Observations: Small package teams. Multiple packages per developer.

spy(A);

Developer-Developer Matrix (A*A’)

B = A*A’ Apply Symmetric AMD

reordering. Two developers connected if co-

authors of a package. Only two developers

“disconnected”: Clark Dohrmann: CLAPS. Joe Kotulski: Pliris.

Komplex Subteam

ML Subteam Anasazi Subteam

Epetra Subteam

NOX Subteam

Thyra Subteam

Package-Package Matrix (A’*A)(Not sure what to say about this)

B = A’*A, Apply symamd. Two packages connected if they share

a developer. Only two packages “disconnected”:

• Clark Dohrmann: CLAPS.

• Joe Kotulski: Pliris.

Me

Epetra, Amesos, Didasko, Ifpack

Without Me

Meros, AztecOO, Tpetra, EpetraExt

Why Packages?

Partial Answer: Small Inter-related teams.

Package Interoperability

Interoperability vs. Dependence (“Can Use”) (“Depends On”)

Although most Trilinos packages have no explicit dependence, each package must interact with some other packages: NOX needs operator, vector and solver objects. AztecOO needs preconditioner, matrix, operator and vector objects. Interoperability is enabled at configure time. For example, NOX:

--enable-nox-lapack compile NOX lapack interface libraries

--enable-nox-epetra compile NOX epetra interface libraries

--enable-nox-petsc compile NOX petsc interface libraries

Trilinos configure script is vehicle for: Establishing interoperability of Trilinos components… Without compromising individual package autonomy.

Trilinos offers seven basic interoperability mechanisms.

../configure –enable-python

Trilinos Interoperability Mechanisms(Acquired as Package Matures)

Package builds under Trilinos configure scripts.

Package can be built as part of a suite of packages; cross-package interfaces enable/disable automatically

Package accepts user data as Epetra or Thyra objects

Applications using Epetra/Thyra can use package

Package accepts parameters from Teuchos ParameterLists

Applications using Teuchos ParameterLists can drive package

Package can be used via Thyra abstract solver classes

Applications or other packages using Thyra can use package

Package can use Epetra for private data.

Package can then use other packages that understand Epetra

Package accesses solver services via Thyra interfaces

Package can then use other packages that implement Thyra interfaces

Package available via PyTrilinos Package can be used with other Trilinos packages via Python.

“Can Use” vs. “Depends On”“Can Use” Interoperable without dependence. Dense is Good. Encouraged.

“Depends On” OK, if essential. Epetra: 9 clients. Thyra, Teuchos, NOX: 2 clients. Discouraged.

Interoperability Example: ML

ML: Multi-level Preconditioner Package. Primary Developers: Ray Tuminaro, Jonathan Hu, Marzio Sala. No explicit, essential dependence on other Trilinos packages.

Uses abstract interfaces to matrix/operator objects. Has independent configure/build process (but can be invoked at Trilinos level).

Interoperable with other Trilinos packages and other libraries: Accepts user data as Epetra matrices/vectors. Can use Epetra for internal matrices/vectors. Can be used via Thyra abstract interfaces. Can be built via Trilinos configure/build process. Available as preconditioner to all other Trilinos packages. Can use IFPACK, Amesos, AztecOO objects as smoothers, coarse solvers. Can be driven via Teuchos ParameterLists. Available to PETSc users without dependence on any other Trilinos packages.

Package Maturation Process

Asynchronicity

Day 1 of Package Life CVS: Each package is self-contained in Trilinos/package/ directory. Bugzilla: Each package has its own Bugzilla product. Bonsai: Each package is browsable via Bonsai interface. Mailman: Each Trilinos package, including Trilinos itself, has four mail

lists: package-checkins@software.sandia.gov

• CVS commit emails. “Finger on the pulse” list. package-developers@software.sandia.gov

• Mailing list for developers. package-users@software.sandia.gov

• Issues for package users. package-announce@software.sandia.gov

• Releases and other announcements specific to the package.

New_package (optional): Customizable boilerplate for Autoconf/Automake/Doxygen/Python/Thyra/Epetra/TestHarness/Website

Sample Package Maturation ProcessStep Example

Package added to CVS: Import existing code or start with new_package.

ML CVS repository migrated into Trilinos (July 2002).

Mail lists, Bugzilla Product, Bonsai database created.

ml-announce, ml-users, ml-developers, ml-checkins, ml-regression @software.sandia.gov created, linked to CVS (July 2002).

Package builds with configure/make, Trilinos-compatible

ML adopts Autoconf, Automake starting from new_package (June 2003).

Epetra objects recognized by package. ML accepts user data as Epetra matrices and vectors (October 2002).

Package accessible via Thyra interfaces. ML adaptors written for TSFCore_LinOp (Thyra) interface (May 2003).

Package uses Epetra for internal data. ML able to generate Epetra matrices. Allows use of AztecOO, Amesos, Ifpack, etc. as smoothers and coarse grid solvers (Feb-June 2004).

Package parameters settable via Teuchos ParameterList

ML gets manager class, driven via ParameterLists (June 2004).

Package usable from Python (PyTrilinos) ML Python wrappers written using new_package template (April 2005).

Startup Steps Maturation Steps

Maturation Jumpstart: NewPackage NewPackage provides jump start to develop/integrate a new

package NewPackage is a “Hello World” program and website:

Simple but it does work with autotools. Compiles and builds.

NewPackage directory contains: Commonly used directory structure: src, test, doc, example, config. Working Autoconf/Automake files. Documentation templates (doxygen). Working regression test setup. Working Python and Thyra adaptors.

Substantially cuts down on: Time to integrate new package. Variation in package integration details. Development of website.

NOTE: NewPackage can be use independent from Trilinos

What Trilinos is not Trilinos is not a single monolithic piece of software. Each package:

Can be built independent of Trilinos. Has its own self-contained CVS structure. Has its own Bugzilla product and mail lists. Development team is free to make its own decisions about algorithms, coding

style, release contents, testing process, etc.

Trilinos top layer is not a large amount of source code: Trilinos repository contains 452,187 source lines of code (SLOC). Sum of the packages SLOC counts : 445,937. Trilinos top layer SLOC count: 6, 250 (1.4%).

Trilinos is not “indivisible”: You don’t need all of Trilinos to get things done. Any collection of packages can be combined and distributed. Current public release contains only 18 of the nearly 30 Trilinos packages.

Insight from HistoryA Philosophy for Future Directions

In the early 1800’s U.S. had many new territories. Question: How to incorporate into U.S.?

Colonies? No. Expand boundaries of existing states? No. Create process for self-governing regions. Yes. Theme: Local control drawing on national resources.

Trilinos package architecture has some similarities: Asynchronous maturation. Packages decide degree of interoperations, use of Trilinos

facilities.

Strength of each: Scalable growth with local control.

Solver Collaboration: The Big Picture

ANA Linear Operator Interface

Solver Software Components and Interfaces

2) LAL : Linear Algebra Library (e.g. vectors, sparse matrices, sparse factorizations, preconditioners)

ANA

APP

ANA/APP Interface

ANA Vector Interface

1) ANA : Abstract Numerical Algorithm (e.g. linear solvers, eigen solvers, nonlinear solvers, stability analysis, uncertainty quantification, transient solvers, optimization etc.)

3) APP : Application (the model: physics, discretization method etc.)

Example Trilinos Packages:• Belos (linear solvers)• Anasazi (eigen solvers)• NOX (nonlinear equations)• Rhythmos (ODEs,DAEs)• MOOCHO (Optimization)• …

Example Trilinos Packages:• Epetra/Tpetra (Mat,Vec)• Ifpack, AztecOO, ML (Preconditioners)• Meros (Preconditioners)• Pliris (Interface to direct solvers)• Amesos (Direct solvers)• Komplex (Complex/Real forms)• …Types of Software Components

ThyraANA Interfaces to Linear Algebra

FEI/ThyraAPP to LAL Interfaces Custom/Thyra

LAL to LAL Interfaces

Thyra::Nonlin

Examples:• SIERRA• NEVADA• Xyce• Sundance• …

LAL

Matrix Preconditioner

Vector

LAL Foundation: Petra Petra provides a “common language” for distributed

linear algebra objects (operator, matrix, vector)

Petra provides distributed matrix and vector services. Has 3 implementations under development.

Perform redistribution of distributed objects:• Parallel permutations.• “Ghosting” of values for local computations.• Collection of partial results from remote processors.

Petra Object Model

Abstract Interface to Parallel Machine• Shameless mimic of MPI interface.• Keeps MPI dependence to a single class (through all of Trilinos!).• Allow trivial serial implementation.• Opens door to novel parallel libraries (shmem, UPC, etc…)

Abstract Interface for Sparse All-to-All Communication• Supports construction of pre-recorded “plan” for data-driven communications.• Examples:

• Supports gathering/scatter of off-processor x/y values when computing y = Ax.• Gathering overlap rows for Overlapping Schwarz.• Redistribution of matrices, vectors, etc…

Describes layout of distributed objects:• Vectors: Number of vector entries on each processor and global ID• Matrices/graphs: Rows/Columns managed by a processor.• Called “Maps” in Epetra.

Dense Distributed Vector and Matrices:• Simple local data structure.• BLAS-able, LAPACK-able.• Ghostable, restributable.• RTOp-able.

Base Class for All Distributed Objects:• Performs all communication.• Requires Check, Pack, Unpack methods from derived class.

Graph class for structure-only computations:• Reusable matrix structure.• Pattern-based preconditioners.• Pattern-based load balancing tools. Basic sparse matrix class:

• Flexible construction process.• Arbitrary entry placement on parallel machine.

Petra Implementations

Three version under development: Epetra (Essential Petra):

Current production version. Restricted to real, double precision arithmetic. Uses stable core subset of C++ (circa 2000). Interfaces accessible to C and Fortran users.

Tpetra (Templated Petra): Next generation C++ version. Templated scalar and ordinal fields. Uses namespaces, and STL: Improved usability/efficiency.

Jpetra (Java Petra): Pure Java. Portable to any JVM. Interfaces to Java versions of MPI, LAPACK and BLAS via interfaces.

Data Model Wrap-Up

Our target apps require flexible data model. Petra Object Model (POM) supports:

Arbitrary placement of vector, graph, matrix entries on parallel machine.

Arbitrary redistribution, ghosting and collection of distributed data.

This flexibility is needed by LALs: Algebraic and multi-level preconditioners. Concrete distributed matrix kernels. Direct methods.

POM is complex: Non-LALs (ANAs) do not rely on it.

Scalable Preconditioners

Preconditioner Efforts

ML: Many applications can use if matrix is SPD, or close. Continuing efforts in custom operators. Nonlinear FAS: See Michael Gee’s talk.

CLAPS: See Clark’s talk. Segregated preconditioners (Meros): See Vicki’s talk. Mortar methods: New work. IFPACK: DD type algebraic preconditioners. Numerous other efforts focused on specific applications.

Theme: Block preconditioners.

Bottom line: Scalable, robust preconditioners are essential.

Abstract Numerical Algorithms (ANAs)

Categories of Abstract Problems and Abstract Algorithms

· Linear Problems:

· Linear equations:

· Eigen problems:

· Nonlinear Problems:

· Nonlinear equations:

· Stability analysis:

· Transient Nonlinear Problems:

· DAEs/ODEs:

· Optimization Problems:

· Unconstrained:

· Constrained:

Trilinos Packages

Belos

Anasazi

NOX

LOCA

Rythmos

MOOCHO

Introducing Abstract Numerical Algorithms

An ANA is a numerical algorithm that can be expressed abstractly solely in terms of vectors, vector spaces, and linear operators (i.e. not with direct element access)

Example Linear ANA (LANA) : Linear Conjugate Gradients

scalar product<x,y> defined by vector space

vector-vector operations

linear operator applications

Scalar operations

Types of operations Types of objects

What is an abstract numerical algorithm (ANA)?

Linear Conjugate Gradient Algorithm

Examples of Nonlinear Abstract Numerical Algorithms

Class of Numerical Problem Example ANA

Nonlinear equations Newton’s method (e.g. NOX, MOOCHO)

Initial Value DAE/ODE Backward Euler method (e.g. Rythmos?)

Linear equations GMRES (e.g. Belos)

Requires

Requires

ANA Efforts

Thyra: Abstraction layer. Belos: Generic Linear Iterative solvers. Anasazi: Eigensolvers. Rythmos: Transient. MOOCHO: Optimization. Meros: Segregated preconditioners. NOX/LOCA: Nonlinear solvers. IFPACK: Algebraic Preconditioners (Somewhat). Bottom line: ANAs are a critical enabler for next

generation solver capabilities.

Software Quality

SQA/SQE

Software Quality Assurance/Engineering is important. No longer sufficient to say “We do a good job”. Trilinos facilitates SQA/SQE development/processes for

packages: 32 of 47 ASCI SQE practices are directly handled by Trilinos (no

requirements on packages). Trilinos provides significant support for the remaining 15. Trilinos Dev Guide Part II: Specific to ASCI requirements. Trilinos software engineering policies provide a ready-made

infrastructure for new packages. Trilinos philosophy:

Few requirements. Instead mostly suggested practices. Provides package with option to provide alternate process.

Trilinos Service SQE Practices Impact

Yearly Trilinos User Group Meeting (TUG) and Developer Forum:

Once a year gathering for tutorials, package feature updates, user/developer requirements discussion and developer training.

— All Requirements steps: gathering, derivation, documentation, feasibility,etc.— User and Developer training.

Monthly Trilinos leaders meetings:

Trilinos leaders, including package development leaders, key managers, funding sources and other stakeholders participate in monthly phone meetings to discuss any timely issues related to the Trilinos Project.

—Developer Training.

—Design reviews.

—Policy decisions across all development phases.

Trilinos and package mail lists:

Trilinos lists for leaders, announcements, developers, users, checkins and similar lists at the package level support a variety of communication. All lists are archived, providing critical artifacts for assessments and audits.

—Developer/user/client communication.

—Requirements/design/testing artifacts.

—Announcement/documenting of releases.

Trilinos and Trilinos3PL source repositories:

All source code, development and user documentation is retained and tracked. In addition, reference versions of all external software, including BLAS, LAPACK, Umfpack, etc. are retained in Trilinos3PL.

—Source management.

—Versioning.

—Third-party software management.

Bugzilla Products:

Each package has its own Bugzilla Product with standard components.

—Requirements/faults capturing and tracking.

Trilinos configure script and M4 macros:

The Trilinos configure script and related macros support portable installation of Trilinos and its packages

—Portability.

—Software release.

Trilinos test harness:

Trilinos provides a base testing plan and automated testing across multiple platforms, plus creation of testing artifacts. Test harness results are used to derive a variety of metrics for SQE.

—Pre-checkin and regression testing.

—Software metrics.

Last Year’s Future Plans Trilinos Package Architecture:

Continue refinement of new_package. Status: Good progress. Explicitly define Trilinos compatibility. Status: Still trying to define this. Resolve the abstract interface issue. Status: Very good progress.

Software Quality: Expand use and ease-of-use of test harness. Status: Very good progress. Identify metrics and automate capture and display. Status: Some progress. Establish a life-cycle model (hybrid agile/unified process?). Status: Minimal progress. Customize the ASC SQP to our environment. Status: Suspended.

Packages: Foster new package development. Status: Package count still growing Manage the growth. Issue: complexity of package coupling. Status: Very good progress. Harden our mature packages. Status: Some progress, much more needed.

Transition to post-delivery maintenance: Status: Regress. Organizational issue: Tough to solve.

Major Themes for FY06/07Framework

Take Steps toward dynamic package addition. Needed to enhance external interoperability. Trilinos-compatibility definition or something similar.

Define SW Lifecycle(s) and begin formalized efforts. Need something for external audits that is still useful to us. Agile vs. UP vs. hybrid.

Make Trilinos more accessible to new users. We have lots of introductory material. Need to organize it for new users.

Major Themes for FY06/07Algorithms and Development

Multi-level preconditioners. Curl-curl. Mortar methods.

DD algebraic preconditioners. Xyce-focused.

Parallel KLU. Complex linear solvers. Optimization. Transient solvers. Eigensolvers. Maturation of Thyra and Python adapters. Matrix loading interface in Thyra. Public release of Belos, CLAPS, Galeri, Komplex, Meros,

Rythmos, Tpetra, …

Tools on software.sandia.gov

CVS: Source management. Bugzilla: Bug/feature tracking. Mailman: Mail list management. Bonsai: Interface to CVS/Bugzilla. Webserver: Webpages accessible from anywhere. Autotools: Autoconf/automake facilities. Wiki: Online logging tool.

Trilinos Availability/Information

Trilinos and related packages are available via LGPL. Current release (6.0) is “click release”. Unlimited availability. Trilinos Release 7: September 2006. Trilinos 6.1 ?? If needed. Trilinos Awards:

2004 R&D 100 Award. SC2004 HPC Software Challenge Award. Sandia Team Employee Recognition Award. Lockheed-Martin Nova Award Nominee.

More information: http://software.sandia.gov http://software.sandia.gov/trilinos Additional documentation at my website:

http://www.cs.sandia.gov/~mheroux.

Conclusions Trilinos services to developers and users:

Infrastructure, Interfaces, Implementations. Simplifies installation, support for users of total collection. Epetra, Teuchos & Thyra promote common APIs across all other

Trilinos packages. Each package can be built, used independently (with only explicit

dependencies), and exists as independent project.

Primary goals: Rapid development and installation of robust numerical solvers. High-quality production software for the critical path.

More information: http://software.sandia.gov http://software.sandia.gov/trilinos Additional documentation at my website:

http://www.cs.sandia.gov/~mheroux.