IS to select slice from 3D DMDA vector : IS Object: 2 MPI processes type: general [0] Number of indices in set 8 [0] 0 4 [0] 1 5 [0] 2 6 [0] 3 7 [0] 4 20 [0] 5 21 [0] 6 22 [0] 7 23 [1] Number of indices in set 8 [1] 0 36 [1] 1 37 [1] 2 38 [1] 3 39 [1] 4 52 [1] 5 53 [1] 6 54 [1] 7 55 Extracted slice vector, in DMDA ordering : Vec Object: 2 MPI processes type: mpi Process [0] -6. -3. 0. 3. 94. 97. 100. 103. Process [1] 194. 197. 200. 203. 294. 297. 300. 303. Extracted slice vector, in natural ordering : Vec Object: 2 MPI processes type: mpi Process [0] -6. -3. 0. 3. 94. 97. 100. 103. Process [1] 194. 197. 200. 203. 294. 297. 300. 303.