[OMPI users] Open MPI was unable to obtain the username

2014-10-10 Thread Gary Jackson
I'd like to run MPI on a node to which I have access via HTCondor, but I don't actually have an entry in the passwd file or LDAP. When I invoke mpirun, I get the following error: -- Open MPI was unable to obtain the

Re: [OMPI users] Open MPI was unable to obtain the username

2014-10-10 Thread Gary Jackson
To answer my own question: Configure with --disable-getpwuid. On 10/10/14, 12:04 AM, Gary Jackson wrote: I'd like to run MPI on a node to which I have access via HTCondor, but I don't actually have an entry in the passwd file or LDAP. When I invoke mpirun, I get the following error

[OMPI users] Building on a host with a shoddy OpenFabrics installation

2014-10-10 Thread Gary Jackson
I'm trying to build OpenMPI on a cluster that has InfiniBand adapters and at least enough of OpenFabrics to have working IPoIB. But some things are missing, like infiniband/verbs.h. Is it possible to build OpenMPI with a working openib btl on a host like this? For instance, can I do a

[OMPI users] Whether to use the IB BTL or not

2014-12-23 Thread Gary Jackson
How does OpenMPI decide whether to use the IB BTL between a given pair of hosts, assuming there is an IB interface available? -- Gary

Re: [OMPI users] Whether to use the IB BTL or not

2014-12-23 Thread Gary Jackson
using openib between the pair of hosts. Note you don't need "vader" on the command line if you are running only one mpi rank/node. Howard 2014-12-23 11:48 GMT-07:00 Gary Jackson <ga...@cs.umd.edu <mailto:ga...@cs.umd.edu>>: How does OpenMPI decide whether to