I'll take a look at having the rsh launcher forward MCA params up to the cmd line limit, and warn if there are too many to fit. Shouldn't be too hard, I would think.
On Dec 6, 2011, at 1:28 PM, Paul Kapinos wrote: > Hello Jeff, Ralph, all! > >>>> Meaning that per my output from above, what Paul was trying should have >>>> worked, no? I.e., setenv'ing OMPI_<whatever>, and those env vars should >>>> magically show up in the launched process. >>> In the -launched process- yes. However, his problem was that they do not >>> show up for the -orteds-, and thus the orteds don't wireup correctly. > > Sorry for latency, too many issues on too many area needing improvement :-/ > Well, just to clarify the long story about what I have seen: > > 1. got a strange start-up problem (based on bogus configuration of eth0 + > known (for you, experts :o) bug in /1.5.x > > 2. got a workaround for (1.) by setting '-mca oob_tcp_if_include ib0 -mca > btl_tcp_if_include ib0' on the command line of mpiexec => WORKS! Many thanks > guys! > > 3. remembered that any MCA Parameters can also be defined over OMP_MCA_... > envvars, tried out to set => works NOT, the hang-ups were again here. > Checking how the MCA parameters are set by ompi_info - all clear, but doesn't > work. My blind guess was, mpiexec does not understood there envvars in this > case. > See also http://www.open-mpi.org/community/lists/users/2011/11/17823.php > > Thus this issue is not about forwarding some or any OMPI_* envvars to the > _processes_, but on someone step _before_ (the processes were not started > correctly at all in my problem case), as Ralph wrote. > > The difference in behaviour if setting parameters on command line or over > OMPI_*envvars matters! > > > Ralph Castain wrote: > >> Did you filed it, or someone else, or should I do it in some way? > > I'll take care of it, and copy you on the ticket so you can see > > what happens. I'll also do the same for the connection bug > > - sorry for the problem :-( > > Ralph, many thanks for this! > > Best wishes and a nice evening/day/whatever time you have! > > Paul Kapinos > > > > > -- > Dipl.-Inform. Paul Kapinos - High Performance Computing, > RWTH Aachen University, Center for Computing and Communication > Seffenter Weg 23, D 52074 Aachen (Germany) > Tel: +49 241/80-24915 > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list > us...@open-mpi.org > http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/users
