Dr Cool Santa wrote: > Because of the software that I am using, I am forced to use MPICH1 > implementation. > And because the softeware is programmed in such a way, most of the time, > I don't need more than 3-5 nodes while I have 8. I just want to know > whether it is possible for it to use the first 3 nodes for the first job > and the next 3 for the next and so on. > I think it is not doing so right now and whether it would be possible > with this specific implementation is unsure. > If I must migrate to something else I am ready, I just need to know what > I should know from you people.
Just specify a machinefile when you do mpirun. Have the first set in the first machinefile, run with that, and run a second job with a second machinefile. -- Geoffrey D. Jacobs _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
