mpmetis (1) Linux Manual Page
mpmetis – Partitions a mesh into a specified number of parts.
Synopsis
mpmetis [options] meshfile npartsDescription
- Required parameters
- meshfile
- Stores the mesh to be partitioned.
- nparts
- The number of partitions to split the mesh.
- Optional parameters
- Optional parameters
- -gtype=string
- Specifies the graph to be used for computing the partitioning The possible values are:
- Specifies the graph to be used for computing the partitioning The possible values are:
- dual
- – Partition the dual graph of the mesh [default]
- nodal
- – Partition the nodal graph of the mesh
- -ptype=string
- Specifies the scheme to be used for computing the k-way partitioning. The possible values are:
- Specifies the scheme to be used for computing the k-way partitioning. The possible values are:
- rb
- – Recursive bisectioning
- kway
- – Direct k-way partitioning [default]
- -ctype=string
- Specifies the scheme to be used to match the vertices of the graph during the coarsening. The possible values are:
- Specifies the scheme to be used to match the vertices of the graph during the coarsening. The possible values are:
- rm
- – Random matching
- shem
- – Sorted heavy-edge matching [default]
- -iptype=string [applies only when -ptype=rb]
- Specifies the scheme to be used to compute the initial partitioning of the graph. The possible values are:
- Specifies the scheme to be used to compute the initial partitioning of the graph. The possible values are:
- grow
- – Grow a bisection using a greedy strategy [default]
- random
- – Compute a bisection at random
- -objtype=string [applies only when -ptype=kway]
- Specifies the objective that the partitioning routines will optimize. The possible values are:
- Specifies the objective that the partitioning routines will optimize. The possible values are:
- cut
- – Minimize the edgecut [default]
- vol
- – Minimize the total communication volume
- -contig [applies only when -ptype=kway]
- Specifies that the partitioning routines should try to produce partitions that are contiguous. Note that if the input graph is not connected this option is ignored.
- Specifies that the partitioning routines should try to produce partitions that are contiguous. Note that if the input graph is not connected this option is ignored.
- -minconn [applies only when -ptype=kway]
- Specifies that the partitioning routines should try to minimize the maximum degree of the subdomain graph, i.e., the graph in which each partition is a node, and edges connect subdomains with a shared interface.
- Specifies that the partitioning routines should try to minimize the maximum degree of the subdomain graph, i.e., the graph in which each partition is a node, and edges connect subdomains with a shared interface.
- -tpwgts=filename
- Specifies the name of the file that stores the target weights for each partition. By default, all partitions are assumed to be of the same size.
- Specifies the name of the file that stores the target weights for each partition. By default, all partitions are assumed to be of the same size.
- -ufactor=int
- Specifies the maximum allowed load imbalance among the partitions. A value of x indicates that the allowed load imbalance is 1+x/1000. For ptype=rb, the load imbalance is measured as the ratio of the 2*max(left,right)/(left+right), where left and right are the sizes of the respective partitions at each bisection. For ptype=kway, the load imbalance is measured as the ratio of max_i(pwgts[i])/avgpwgt, where pwgts[i] is the weight of the ith partition and avgpwgt is the sum of the total vertex weights divided by the number of partitions requested. For ptype=rb, the default value is 1 (i.e., load imbalance of 1.001). For ptype=kway, the default value is 30 (i.e., load imbalance of 1.03).
- Specifies the maximum allowed load imbalance among the partitions. A value of x indicates that the allowed load imbalance is 1+x/1000. For ptype=rb, the load imbalance is measured as the ratio of the 2*max(left,right)/(left+right), where left and right are the sizes of the respective partitions at each bisection. For ptype=kway, the load imbalance is measured as the ratio of max_i(pwgts[i])/avgpwgt, where pwgts[i] is the weight of the ith partition and avgpwgt is the sum of the total vertex weights divided by the number of partitions requested. For ptype=rb, the default value is 1 (i.e., load imbalance of 1.001). For ptype=kway, the default value is 30 (i.e., load imbalance of 1.03).
- -ncommon=int
- Specifies the common number of nodes that two elements must have in order to put an edge between them in the dual graph. Default is 1.
- Specifies the common number of nodes that two elements must have in order to put an edge between them in the dual graph. Default is 1.
- -niter=int
- Specifies the number of iterations for the refinement algorithms at each stage of the uncoarsening process. Default is 10.
- Specifies the number of iterations for the refinement algorithms at each stage of the uncoarsening process. Default is 10.
- -ncuts=int
- Specifies the number of different partitionings that it will compute. The final partitioning is the one that achieves the best edgecut or communication volume. Default is 1.
- Specifies the number of different partitionings that it will compute. The final partitioning is the one that achieves the best edgecut or communication volume. Default is 1.
- -nooutput
- Specifies that no partitioning file should be generated.
- Specifies that no partitioning file should be generated.
- -seed=int
- Selects the seed of the random number generator.
- Selects the seed of the random number generator.
- -dbglvl=int
- Selects the dbglvl.
- Selects the dbglvl.
- -help
- Prints this message.
- Prints this message.