[torqueusers] PBS_NODEFILE order question

[Joshua Bernstein]

Jackie Scoggins wrote:
> torque - version 2.1.8
> maui version 3.2.6p19
> 
> Is there a way to make the PBS_NODEFILE order the nodes as follows:
> 
> n0000
> n0001
> n0000
> n0001
> n0000
> n0001

As Garrick already mentioned, TORQUE can't do this. I don't think OMPI can 
handle this either. Generally though the application has some control over how 
processes are started up. So you may want to look into the application to see if 
there is a way to control which processes startup where.

Otherwise, you might consider piping the PBS_O_NODEFILE through uniq and calling 
mpiexec with that file. I know its not quite what you're looking for though.

-Joshua Bernstein
Software Engineer
Penguin Computing