MS-MPI with Nonmem: experiences?

Dear group, The MPI library of choice for Nonmem has been MPICH2 for quite some time now. Since the last release of MPICH2 on April 2013, the package has been unsupported on Windows. The developers of MPICH2 actually recommend migrating to MS-MPI. By adding the required libraries to the compiler command in NMFE, NONMEM runs nicely using MS-MPI. Performance benchmarks show no difference between MS-MPI and MPICH2. Only one minor nuisance remains: there is a windows firewall popup for every nonmem.exe executable. Did anybody else try this ? Did your mileage vary? Kind regards, Ruben Faelens Ruben Faelens, MSc Agriculture, Food and Life Life Science Services - Exprimo IT Scientist Phone: +32 16 53 36 70 Mobile: +32 494 06 72 59 Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> SGS Exprimo NV Generaal de Wittelaan 19A bus 5 BE - 2800 - Mechelen Information in this email and any attachments is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed or otherwise directed. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Company. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. All SGS services are rendered in accordance with the applicable SGS conditions of service available on request and accessible at http://www.sgs.com/en/Terms-and-Conditions.aspx