MPI error when run directory is a Windows network drive

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Bob, It worked for me too. Just adding -mapall option to the mpiexec and wdir lines fixes the problem. Thanks for reading the MPICH documentation for us :-) Nick On 17/06/2011 9:17 a.m., alindauer-research > > It works for me! Thank you very much. > > Andreas. > Ferrer > Dr. Andreas Lindauer > Modeling & Simulation and in vivo ADME > Dept. of Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism > R&D Center. Ferrer Internacional S.A. > Juan de Sada 32, 08028 Barcelona > Tel +34 93 509 3265 > Fax +34 93 411 2764 > alindauer-research > www.ferrergrupo.com > > > > > > > Recicla Necesita imprimir este mensaje? Protejamos el medio > ambiente. Li cal imprimir aquest missatge? Protegim el medi > ambient. Do you need to print this message? Let's protect the > environment. > > > Este mensaje, y en su caso, cualquier fichero anexo al mismo, puede > contener informacin confidencial, siendo para uso exclusivo del > destinatario, quedando prohibida su divulgacin, copia o distribucin > a terceros sin la autorizacin expresa del remitente. Si Vd. ha > recibido este mensaje errneamente, se ruega lo notifique al remitente > y proceda a su borrado. Gracias por su colaboracin. > > This message and its annexed files may contain confidential > information which is exclusively for the use of the addressee. It is > strictly forbidden to distribute copies to third parties without the > explicit permission of the sender. If you receive this message by > mistake, please notify it to the sender and make sure to delete it. > Thank you for your kind cooperation. > > > > > > *"Bauer, Robert" <Robert.Bauer > Enviado por: owner-nmusers > > 16/06/2011 19:52 > > > Para > <alindauer-research > cc > > Asunto > RE: [NMusers] Re: MPI error when run directory is a Windows network > drive > > > > > > > > > > Nick and Andreas: > I managed to get MPI work when running from a windows network drive by > placing -mapall on every command line to mpiexec. For example, > > 1:mpiexec -mapall -wdir "%cd%" -hosts 1 localhost 1 nonmem.exe %* > 2-[nodes]:-mapall -wdir "%cd%\worker{#-1}" -hosts 1 localhost 1 > nonmem.exe > > Robert J. Bauer, Ph.D. > > Vice President, Pharmacometrics > > ICON Development Solutions > > Tel: (215) 616-6428 > > Mob: (925) 286-0769 > > Email: Robert.Bauer > > Web: _www.icondevsolutions.com_ <outbind://242/www.icondevsolutions.com> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* owner-nmusers > [mailto:owner-nmusers > *alindauer-research > Sent:* Thursday, June 16, 2011 8:27 AM* > To:* nmusers* > Subject:* Re: [NMusers] Re: MPI error when run directory is a Windows > network drive > > > Nick, > > I am having exactly the same problem that you describe. Have you > already found a solution? > > Regards, Andreas. > Ferrer > Dr. Andreas Lindauer > Modeling & Simulation and in vivo ADME > Dept. of Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism > R&D Center. Ferrer Internacional S.A. > Juan de Sada 32, 08028 Barcelona > Tel +34 93 509 3265 > Fax +34 93 411 2764 > alindauer-research > www.ferrergrupo.com > > > > > > > Recicla Necesita imprimir este mensaje? Protejamos el medio > ambiente. Li cal imprimir aquest missatge? Protegim el medi ambient. > Do you need to print this message? Let's protect the environment. > > > Este mensaje, y en su caso, cualquier fichero anexo al mismo, puede > contener informacin confidencial, siendo para uso exclusivo del > destinatario, quedando prohibida su divulgacin, copia o distribucin > a terceros sin la autorizacin expresa del remitente. Si Vd. ha > recibido este mensaje errneamente, se ruega lo notifique al remitente > y proceda a su borrado. Gracias por su colaboracin. > > This message and its annexed files may contain confidential > information which is exclusively for the use of the addressee. It is > strictly forbidden to distribute copies to third parties without the > explicit permission of the sender. If you receive this message by > mistake, please notify it to the sender and make sure to delete it. > Thank you for your kind cooperation. > > > > > > *Nick Holford <n.holford > Enviado por: owner-nmusers > > 02/06/2011 17:39 > > > Para > nmusers <nmusers > cc > > Asunto > [NMusers] Re: MPI error when run directory is a Windows network drive > > > > > > > > > > > > [This the fourth time I have sent this email but it I don't see it > appearing on nmusers. Sorry if this is the third time for you. Would > someone please contact me if they see this?] >
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> On 2/06/2011 5:03 a.m., Nick Holford wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I can use nmfe72 to perform an MPI run when executed from the host > > local C: drive but when I use exactly the same files (control stream > > file, data file, parafile) copied to a network drive I get an error > > about the parafile being missing. > > > > I'm using NM7.2.0 on WinSrvEnt2003. I get the same error with Intel > > 11.1 or gfortran compiled versions. Hard coding the run directory in > > the parafile instead of using %cd% has the same error. > > nmfe72 without a parafile option works OK with the network drive run > > directory. > > > > Has anyone else had success in getting mpi to execute with a Windows > > network drive as the run directory? > > > > nmfe72 theopd.ctl theopd.lst "-parafile=mpi2.pnm" > > [...] > > > > USING PARALLEL PROFILE mpi2.pnm > > > > MPI TRANSFER TYPE SELECTED > > > > Starting MPI version of nonmem execution ... > > > > PARAFILE NOT FOUND: mpi2.pnm > > > > > > ======= mpi2.pnm ============ > > $DEFAULTS > > [nodes]=2 > > $GENERAL > > NODES=[nodes] PARSE_TYPE=2 PARSE_NUM 0 TIMEOUTI`0 TIMEOUT00 > > PARAPRINT=0 TRANSFER_TYPE=1 > > $COMMANDS > > 1:mpiexec -wdir "%cd%" -hosts 1 localhost 1 <<nmexec>> %* > > 2-[nodes]:-wdir "%cd%\worker{#-1}" -hosts 1 localhost 1 <<nmexec>> > > $DIRECTORIES > > 1:NONE ; FIRST DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON DIRECTORY > > 2-[nodes]:worker{#-1} ; NEXT SET ARE THE WORKER directories > > > > ======= nmmpi.bat created by nmfe72 ============ > > mpiexec -wdir "%cd%" -hosts 1 localhost 1 nonmem.exe %* : ^ > > -wdir "%cd%\worker1" -hosts 1 localhost 1 nonmem.exe > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Nick Holford, Professor Clinical Pharmacology > > Dept Pharmacology& Clinical Pharmacology > > University of Auckland,85 Park Rd,Private Bag 92019,Auckland,New Zealand > > tel:+64(9)923-6730 fax:+64(9)373-7090 mobile:+64(21)46 23 53 > > email:n.holford > > _ http://www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/sms/pharmacology/holford > > -- > Nick Holford, Professor Clinical Pharmacology > Dept Pharmacology& Clinical Pharmacology > University of Auckland,85 Park Rd,Private Bag 92019,Auckland,New Zealand > tel:+64(9)923-6730 fax:+64(9)373-7090 mobile:+64(21)46 23 53 > email:n.holford > __ http://www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/sms/pharmacology/holford > _ > >