Re: [OMPI users] switch between ethernet and infiniband

2008-11-20 Thread Ralph Castain
"btl" = bit transport layer Yes, you can do so (assuming you configured/built support for both transports into OMPI), but you probably don't want to specify things that tightly. Usually, people do: -mca btl tcp,sm,self or -mca btl openib,sm,self This also selects the shared memory subsys

[OMPI users] switch between ethernet and infiniband

2008-11-20 Thread Hailperin, Isaac
Hi, am I right in assuming that I as a user can choose between ethernet and infiniband by issuing mpirun --mca btl tcp my_job or mpirun --mca btl openib my_job respectivly ? What does "btl" stand for? Isaac _ Vorstand: Ertu U