[mpich-discuss] mpd and login node

[Reuti]

Am 14.02.2009 um 02:06 schrieb Stephen Siegel:

> I am running mpich2 with mpd on a small cluster.   We have a  
> separate logon node which users will log on to, compile, and  
> execute programs using mpiexec.   We want to configure mpd so that  
> it will distribute the processes over the nodes of the cluster,  
> excluding the logon node.   For some reason we could not figure out  
> how to do this----the logon node itself ends up getting some of the  
> processes.   Does anyone know how to do this?  Thanks.

How are you distributing other jobs right now and avoid overloading  
of certain machines - you have a queuing system like SUN Grid Engine?

-- Reuti