Intel® MPI Library User's Guide for Linux* OS
The Intel® MPI Library is a multi-fabric message passing library that implements the Message Passing Interface, version 3.0 (MPI-3.0) specification. It provides a standard library across Intel® platforms that:
The product comprises the following main components:
Runtime Environment (RTO) includes the tools you need to run programs, including scalable process management system (Hydra*), Multipurpose Daemon* (MPD), supporting utilities, shared (.so) libraries, and documentation.
Software Development Kit (SDK) includes all of the Runtime Environment components plus compilation tools, including compiler drivers such as mpiicc, include files and modules, static (.a) libraries, debug libraries, and test codes.