Everybody,
thanks for the all the help on this matter you really clarified some
things for me.
Best regards,
Kostas Georgakopoulos - University of Macedonia
Charles Loomis wrote:
> Hello,
>
>> Hm, we don't use a shared home directories scheme. Does this mean
>> that if i change the configuration to pbs then the jobs will fail?
>
>
> Yes, if you change the job manager to "pbs" and you do not have shared
> home directories, then (all) jobs will fail.
>
>> If that is true then how can MPI work with torque?
>
>
> Torque works with either shared or non-shared home directories. In
> either case, it will also support MPI jobs.
>
> Unfortunately, the grid software layered on top (specifically the job
> manager) is not so flexible. The only job manager which supports MPI
> jobs for pbs-like batch systems (torque included) is the "pbs" job
> manager. This job manager only works with a shared file system. So
> the "shared file system" requirement comes from the job manager and
> not torque or MPI itself.
>
> Cal
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