Execute the following instructions to install the Open MPI system from within the directory at the top of the tree: ./autogen.sh (if this fails read the HACKING file) ./configure --prefix=/where/to/install make install To run an MPI program: mpicc your-code.c In order to run the program, you need to set some envs (use export for bash etc) setenv MCA_common_ompi_cofs_job_handle pcm-cofs-job-handle setenv MCA_common_ompi_cofs_comm_dir "/tmp/COFS" setenv MCA_OOB_BASE_VPID 0 setenv MCA_REGISTRY_BASE_VPID 0 Then if you need to run say N nodes you need to set setenv MCA_common_ompi_cofs_num_procs N Then in the shell for each you would set setenv MCA_common_ompi_cofs_my_vpid MYRANK where MYRANK is 0 in one, 1 in the next etc This rather cumbersome process will be replaced soon (we promise). This is the world's greatest MPI, version 10.0a1r975.