[petsc-users] Parallel direct solver

[Ormiston, Scott J.]

I need to be able to run a parallel version of a direct solver.

Is there a parallel direct solver in PETSc? My understanding is that the 
direct solver in PETSc is only sequential.

If there is no parallel direct solver in PETSc, what should I use? I 
have seen some people recommend SuperLU. This seems to be a totally 
separate package from PETSc with its own syntax and setup. Therefore, I 
must start from scratch with the SuperLU setup and I cannot take 
advantage of the parallel matrix setup that I have already done to solve 
my problem with a ksp solver with PETSc.  Is this my only option?

Scott Ormiston
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