IS to select slice from 3D DMDA vector : IS Object: 3 MPI processes type: general [0] Number of indices in set 0 [1] Number of indices in set 16 [1] 0 32 [1] 1 33 [1] 2 34 [1] 3 35 [1] 4 36 [1] 5 37 [1] 6 38 [1] 7 39 [1] 8 40 [1] 9 41 [1] 10 42 [1] 11 43 [1] 12 44 [1] 13 45 [1] 14 46 [1] 15 47 [2] Number of indices in set 0 Extracted slice vector, in DMDA ordering : Vec Object: 3 MPI processes type: mpi Process [0] Process [1] 196. 198. 200. 202. 194. 197. 200. 203. 192. 196. 200. 204. 190. 195. 200. 205. Process [2] Extracted slice vector, in natural ordering : Vec Object: 3 MPI processes type: mpi Process [0] Process [1] 196. 198. 200. 202. 194. 197. 200. 203. 192. 196. 200. 204. 190. 195. 200. 205. Process [2]