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NAME

       mpmetis - manual page for mpmetis 5.1.0

SYNOPSIS

       mpmetis [options] meshfile nparts

DESCRIPTION

              Required parameters

       meshfile
              Stores the mesh to be partitioned.

       nparts The number of partitions to split the mesh.

              Optional parameters

       -gtype=string

              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:

       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:

       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:

       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:

       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.

       -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.

       -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.

       -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).

       -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.

       -niter=int

              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.

       -nooutput

              Specifies that no partitioning file should be generated.

       -seed=int

              Selects the seed of the random number generator.

       -dbglvl=int

              Selects the dbglvl.

       -help

              Prints this message.

SEE ALSO

       The full documentation for mpmetis is maintained as a Texinfo manual.   If  the  info  and
       mpmetis programs are properly installed at your site, the command

              info mpmetis

       should give you access to the complete manual.