Yeah, the new MCA param system was setup to be MPI-3 compliant, and so the params don't show up unless you specify a high enough level. You'll see that plm_rsh_agent is the new (and stable) name as it only impacts the rsh launcher
Ralphs-iMac:svn-trunk rhc$ ompi_info -level 9 --param plm rsh MCA plm: parameter "plm_rsh_num_concurrent" (current value: "128", data source: default, level: 9 dev/all, type: int) How many plm_rsh_agent instances to invoke concurrently (must be > 0) MCA plm: parameter "plm_rsh_force_rsh" (current value: "false", data source: default, level: 9 dev/all, type: bool) Force the launcher to always use rsh Valid values: 0: f|false|disabled, 1: t|true|enabled MCA plm: parameter "plm_rsh_disable_qrsh" (current value: "false", data source: default, level: 9 dev/all, type: bool) Disable the launcher to use qrsh when under the Grid Engine parallel environment Valid values: 0: f|false|disabled, 1: t|true|enabled MCA plm: parameter "plm_rsh_daemonize_qrsh" (current value: "false", data source: default, level: 9 dev/all, type: bool) Daemonize the orted under the Grid Engine parallel environment Valid values: 0: f|false|disabled, 1: t|true|enabled MCA plm: parameter "plm_rsh_disable_llspawn" (current value: "false", data source: default, level: 9 dev/all, type: bool) Disable the use of llspawn when under the LoadLeveler environment Valid values: 0: f|false|disabled, 1: t|true|enabled MCA plm: parameter "plm_rsh_daemonize_llspawn" (current value: "false", data source: default, level: 9 dev/all, type: bool) Daemonize the orted when under the LoadLeveler environment Valid values: 0: f|false|disabled, 1: t|true|enabled MCA plm: parameter "plm_rsh_priority" (current value: "10", data source: default, level: 9 dev/all, type: int) Priority of the rsh plm component MCA plm: parameter "plm_rsh_delay" (current value: "", data source: default, level: 9 dev/all, type: string) Delay between invocations of the remote agent (sec[:usec]) MCA plm: parameter "plm_rsh_no_tree_spawn" (current value: "false", data source: default, level: 9 dev/all, type: bool) If set to true, do not launch via a tree-based topology Valid values: 0: f|false|disabled, 1: t|true|enabled MCA plm: parameter "plm_rsh_agent" (current value: "ssh : rsh", data source: default, level: 9 dev/all, type: string, synonyms: pls_rsh_agent, orte_rsh_agent) The command used to launch executables on remote nodes (typically either "ssh" or "rsh") MCA plm: parameter "plm_rsh_assume_same_shell" (current value: "true", data source: default, level: 9 dev/all, type: bool, synonyms: orte_assume_same_shell) If set to true, assume that the shell on the remote node is the same as the shell on the local node. Otherwise, probe for what the remote shell [default: 1] Valid values: 0: f|false|disabled, 1: t|true|enabled MCA plm: parameter "plm_rsh_pass_environ_mca_params" (current value: "true", data source: default, level: 9 dev/all, type: bool) If set to false, do not include mca params from the environment on the orted cmd line Valid values: 0: f|false|disabled, 1: t|true|enabled On Oct 2, 2013, at 11:19 AM, Oralee Nudson <onud...@alaska.edu> wrote: > This posting discusses "plm_rsh_agent" as being a Deprecated parameter: > http://www.open-mpi.org/community/lists/users/2010/11/14703.php > > We just installed openmpi version 1.7.2 and now we see "orte_rsh_agent" as a > Deprecated parameter: > > ompi_info --param plm rsh > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > A deprecated MCA parameter value was specified in an MCA parameter > file. Deprecated MCA parameters should be avoided; they may disappear > in future releases. > > Deprecated parameter: orte_rsh_agent > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > What is the replacement parameter for orte_rsh_agent? > > > Thank you, > Oralee Nudson > onud...@alaska.edu > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list > us...@open-mpi.org > http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/users