[mpich-discuss] problems with mpdboot

[bjday]

Pavan,

Yes the names returned by "hostname" and the names in mpd.hosts are the 
fully qualified names.

Thank you,
Brian


Pavan Balaji wrote:
>
> Check if your host file contains the same name as what is returned by 
> the "hostname" command (e.g., "foo" is different from 
> "foo.domain.edu"). Otherwise, mpd can't find the local hostname in 
> your host file.
>
>  -- Pavan
>
> bjday wrote:
>> Hello MPICH2 Gurus
>>
>> I am installing MPICH2 on some lab computers at the request of a 
>> professor.  I have ran into a during testing.  When i run mpdboot I 
>> receive this error
>>
>> mpdboot -n 2 -f mpd.hosts -v -d
>> debug: starting
>> running mpdallexit on c4labpc19.csee.usf.edu
>> LAUNCHED mpd on c4labpc19.csee.usf.edu  via
>> debug: launch cmd= /usr/local/mpich2/bin/mpd.py   --ncpus=1 -e -d
>> debug: mpd on c4labpc19.csee.usf.edu  on port 37116
>> RUNNING: mpd on c4labpc19.csee.usf.edu
>> debug: info for running mpd: {'ncpus': 1, 'list_port': 37116, 
>> 'entry_port': '', 'host': 'c4labpc19.csee.usf.edu', 'entry_host': '', 
>> 'ifhn': ''}
>> LAUNCHED mpd on c4labpc12.csee.usf.edu  via  c4labpc19.csee.usf.edu
>> debug: launch cmd= ssh -x -n -q c4labpc12.csee.usf.edu 
>> '/usr/local/mpich2/bin/mpd.py  -h c4labpc19.csee.usf.edu -p 37116  
>> --ncpus=1 -e -d'
>> debug: mpd on c4labpc12.csee.usf.edu  on port no_port
>> mpdboot_c4labpc19.csee.usf.edu (handle_mpd_output 406): from mpd on 
>> c4labpc12.csee.usf.edu, invalid port info:
>> no_port
>>
>> I have seen this in the forums but there was not a resolution 
>> posted.  I have gone through the trouble shooting in the install 
>> guide and i can complete until step 7 where mpdboot is used..  I can 
>> start mpd on the master, get the port, then connect the slave 
>> computers by specifying the master name and port number.  Any ideas 
>> why pc12 is reporting no port?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Brian
>