[MPICH] setup and testing of smpd and mpiexec for MPICH2 under WinXP - Is Reg enties ok ?

Kim Parnell kim.parnell at mscsoftware.com
Mon Jan 14 14:46:47 CST 2008


Some corrections on the Registry entries I sent earlier:
 


For:
values in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MPICH\SMPD
  1st Entry:   (Default)   REG_SZ  (value not set)
  2nd Entry:   binary     REG_SZ
C:\MSC.Software\Marc\2007r1\marc2007r1\mpich2\bin\smpd.exe
  3rd Entry:    version    REG_SZ   1.0.3  
 
 
I do not have:
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MPICH\SMPD 
or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MPICH\SMPD\CACHE 
 
For
values in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MPICH
  1st Entry:   (Default)                REG_SZ  (value not set)
  2nd Entry:   smpdAccount       REG_SZ   kparnell
  3rd Entry:    smpdAccount1     REG_SZ   NA\kparnell
  4th Entry:   smpdPassword      REG_SZ     (contains an encoded binary
string)
  5th Entry:    smpdPassword1    REG_SZ    (contains an encoded binary
string)
 

________________________________

From: Kim Parnell 
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 11:24 AM
To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
Subject: RE: [MPICH] setup and testing of smpd and mpiexec for MPICH2
under WinXP - Is Reg enties ok ?


For:
values in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MPICH\SMPD
  1st Entry:   (Default)   REG_SZ  (value not set)
  2nd Entry:   binary     REG_SZ
C:\MSC.Software\Marc\2007r1\marc2007r1\mpich2\bin\smpd.exe
  3rd Entry:    version    REG_SZ   1.0.3  
 
For:
values in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MPICH\SMPD\CACHE 
  1st Entry:   (Default)                REG_SZ  (value not set)
  2nd Entry:   smpdAccount       REG_SZ   kparnell
  3rd Entry:    smpdAccount1     REG_SZ   NA\kparnell
  4th Entry:   smpdPassword      REG_SZ     (contains an encoded binary
string)
  5th Entry:    smpdPassword1    REG_SZ    (contains an encoded binary
string)
 


________________________________

From: Jayesh Krishna [mailto:jayesh at mcs.anl.gov] 
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 10:43 AM
To: Kim Parnell
Cc: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
Subject: RE: [MPICH] setup and testing of smpd and mpiexec for MPICH2
under WinXP - Is Reg enties ok ?


Hi,
 Can you see the registry entries for MPICH2 and check if they are
*normal* ?
 
1. Run "regedit.exe"
2. Check the values in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MPICH\SMPD  -- This
should contain binary (executable), phrase (passphrase) & version
(version number)
3. Check the values in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MPICH\SMPD\CACHE ---
This should contain the cached username(smpda)/password(smpdp) for
smpd/mpiexec.
 
Regards,
Jayesh

________________________________

From: owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
[mailto:owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Kim Parnell
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 5:12 PM
To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
Subject: RE: [MPICH] setup and testing of smpd and mpiexec for MPICH2
under WinXP


All of the results that I have reported thus far have been with MPICH2
uninstalled.  Just using smpd.exe and wmpiexec.exe
It seems like the issue on this system is in the communication since
  smpd -status
still does not return any info and has to be killed.  
(I tested on a different but similar system with MPICH2 uninstalled and
returns a status)
 
On this system with the problem, the last lines returned by 
  smpd -status -d
 
....
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_do_console
 
(no message about the smpd process running, it just hangs here;  my
other system returns a status here and a few additional lines)
 
 
 

________________________________

From: Jayesh Krishna [mailto:jayesh at mcs.anl.gov] 
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 1:22 PM
To: Kim Parnell
Cc: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
Subject: RE: [MPICH] setup and testing of smpd and mpiexec for MPICH2
under WinXP


Hi,
 Can you try a fresh installation (uninstall any existing version of
MPICH2 on the machine and install MPICH2 again) of MPICH2
(mpich2-1.0.3-1-win32-ia32.msi) and let us know if it works ?
 
Regards,
Jayesh

________________________________

From: owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
[mailto:owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Kim Parnell
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 2:54 PM
To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
Subject: RE: [MPICH] setup and testing of smpd and mpiexec for MPICH2
under WinXP


I can kill the smpd process.  Then I can start it with:
  smpd -start
and stop it with
  smpd -stop
 
  smpd -status
still does not return any info and has to be killed.
 

________________________________

From: Jayesh Krishna [mailto:jayesh at mcs.anl.gov] 
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 12:45 PM
To: Kim Parnell
Cc: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
Subject: RE: [MPICH] setup and testing of smpd and mpiexec for MPICH2
under WinXP


Hi,
 To restart smpd you should use "smpd -start" (not "smpd -install").
 
Regards,
Jayesh

________________________________

From: owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
[mailto:owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Kim Parnell
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 1:20 PM
To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
Subject: RE: [MPICH] setup and testing of smpd and mpiexec for MPICH2
under WinXP


Let me provide the last items first:
 
  Can you provide us the output of "smpd -status -d" ? Can you try
"mpiexec -n 1 dir" ?
 
mpiexec -n 1 dir
    hangs at the command prompt and does not do a directory listing;
if I include  -timeout 10  then it will timeout
 
smpd -status -d
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt_int
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt_int
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt_int
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt_int
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt_int
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt_int
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_hostname
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_hostname
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5056]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5056]..\smpd_do_console
^C  to kill it    (does not return to command prompt)
 
I just  used  "smpd -install"   to restart the process after I had
killed it from the TaskManager.
 
I am not using the latest versions just to avoid possibly introducing
another variable with the MPICH2 applications that I ultimately want to
run.   The version used is:
          mpich2-1.0.3-1-win32-ia32.msi
 
There are not multiple versions and I running smpd and mpiexec from the
local directory.
 
Thanks!


________________________________

From: Jayesh Krishna [mailto:jayesh at mcs.anl.gov] 
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 11:01 AM
To: Kim Parnell
Cc: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
Subject: RE: [MPICH] setup and testing of smpd and mpiexec for MPICH2
under WinXP


Hi,
  Are you using the latest version of MPICH2 (1.0.6p1)? I would
recommend that you try installing the latest version of MPICH2 on your
machine. (Are there multiple versions of smpd/mpiexec on your machine ?
Check the PATH and make sure that you are running the right
smpd/mpiexec.)
  Is there a reason you chose to run "smpd -install" (Instead of letting
the MPICH2 installer install SMPD as a service, which gets started when
you logon the next time)?
  Can you provide us the output of "smpd -status -d" ? Can you try
"mpiexec -n 1 dir" ?

Regards,

Jayesh


________________________________

From: owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
[mailto:owner-mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf Of Kim Parnell
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 12:25 PM
To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
Subject: [MPICH] setup and testing of smpd and mpiexec for MPICH2 under
WinXP


Windows XP SP2 machine with Dual Core CPU
 
I have an MPICH2 application that was working correctly and now does not
get submitted.
I am trying to go back and test the smpd and mpiexec installations and
hitting some problems that I do not understand.
 
smpd -install
  starts an smpd process under user SYSTEM that seems to be running
 
smpd -status 
   starts another smpd process under my username but never returns a
status;  basically just hangs at the command prompt
 
smpd -stop
   Stopping MPICH2 Process Manager, Argonne National
Lab...................................
   MPICH2 Process Manager, Argonne National Lab failed to stop.
 
I can kill the smpd  process from the Windows Task Manager
I will put the Debug output from "smpd -d"  below
 
mpiexec -validate -user USERNAME
   hangs at the command prompt without any further output
 
mpiexec -register
prompts for username and password which I can register and is confirmed
as "Password encrypted into the Registry."
 
a simple test like:
mpiexec  -timeout 20   -verbose   -n 1 ping
 
will just terminate due to the timeout
I will put the verbose output below  under the smpd debug
 
What am I missing?   Thanks for any assistance.
Regards,
Kim
 
smpd -install -d
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_opt_int
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_opt_int
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_opt_int
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_opt_int
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_opt_int
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_opt_int
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_opt
MPICH2 Process Manager, Argonne National Lab removed.
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_win_opt_string
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_win_opt_string
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_opt_string
[-1:5076]..\smpd_get_opt
[-1:5076]../smpd_get_opt
MPICH2 Process Manager, Argonne National Lab installed.
[-1:5076]..\smpd_set_smpd_data
[-1:5076]../smpd_set_smpd_data

 
C:\MSC.Software\Marc\2007r1\marc2007r1\mpich2\bin>mpiexec  -timeout 20
-verbose   -n 1 ping
..\smpd_get_full_path_name
...fixing up exe name: 'ping' -> '(null)'
../smpd_get_full_path_name
..handling executable:
ping.exe
..\smpd_get_next_host
...\smpd_get_next_hostname
.../smpd_get_next_hostname
...\smpd_get_host_id
.../smpd_get_host_id
../smpd_get_next_host
..\smpd_create_cliques
...\next_launch_node
.../next_launch_node
...\next_launch_node
.../next_launch_node
../smpd_create_cliques
..\smpd_fix_up_host_tree
../smpd_fix_up_host_tree
./mp_parse_command_args
.host tree:
. host: l30544.na.mscsoftware.com, parent: 0, id: 1
.launch nodes:
. iproc: 0, id: 1, exe: ping.exe
.\smpd_create_context
..\smpd_init_context
...\smpd_init_command
.../smpd_init_command
../smpd_init_context
./smpd_create_context
.\smpd_make_socket_loop
..\smpd_get_hostname
../smpd_get_hostname
./smpd_make_socket_loop
.\smpd_create_context
..\smpd_init_context
...\smpd_init_command
.../smpd_init_command
../smpd_init_context
./smpd_create_context
.\smpd_enter_at_state
..sock_waiting for the next event.
..SOCK_OP_CONNECT
..\smpd_handle_op_connect
...connect succeeded, posting read of the challenge string
../smpd_handle_op_connect
..sock_waiting for the next event.
..
mpiexec terminated job due to 20 second timeout.
 
mpiexec  -timeout 100   -verbose   -n 1 ping
..\smpd_get_full_path_name
...fixing up exe name: 'ping' -> '(null)'
../smpd_get_full_path_name
..handling executable:
ping.exe
..\smpd_get_next_host
...\smpd_get_next_hostname
.../smpd_get_next_hostname
...\smpd_get_host_id
.../smpd_get_host_id
../smpd_get_next_host
..\smpd_create_cliques
...\next_launch_node
.../next_launch_node
...\next_launch_node
.../next_launch_node
../smpd_create_cliques
..\smpd_fix_up_host_tree
../smpd_fix_up_host_tree
./mp_parse_command_args
.host tree:
. host: l30544.na.xxx.com, parent: 0, id: 1
.launch nodes:
. iproc: 0, id: 1, exe: ping.exe
.\smpd_create_context
..\smpd_init_context
...\smpd_init_command
.../smpd_init_command
../smpd_init_context
./smpd_create_context
.\smpd_make_socket_loop
..\smpd_get_hostname
../smpd_get_hostname
./smpd_make_socket_loop
.\smpd_create_context
..\smpd_init_context
...\smpd_init_command
.../smpd_init_command
../smpd_init_context
./smpd_create_context
.\smpd_enter_at_state
..sock_waiting for the next event.
..SOCK_OP_CONNECT
..\smpd_handle_op_connect
...connect succeeded, posting read of the challenge string
../smpd_handle_op_connect
..sock_waiting for the next event.
..
mpiexec terminated job due to 100 second timeout.
 
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