IS to select slice from 3D DMDA vector : IS Object: 4 MPI processes type: general [0] Number of indices in set 8 [0] 0 8 [0] 1 9 [0] 2 10 [0] 3 11 [0] 4 12 [0] 5 13 [0] 6 14 [0] 7 15 [1] Number of indices in set 8 [1] 0 24 [1] 1 25 [1] 2 26 [1] 3 27 [1] 4 28 [1] 5 29 [1] 6 30 [1] 7 31 [2] Number of indices in set 0 [3] Number of indices in set 0 Extracted slice vector, in DMDA ordering : Vec Object: 4 MPI processes type: mpi Process [0] 96. 98. 100. 102. 94. 97. 100. 103. Process [1] 92. 96. 100. 104. 90. 95. 100. 105. Process [2] Process [3] Extracted slice vector, in natural ordering : Vec Object: 4 MPI processes type: mpi Process [0] 96. 98. 100. 102. 94. 97. 100. 103. Process [1] 92. 96. 100. 104. 90. 95. 100. 105. Process [2] Process [3]