[mpich-discuss] smpd on windows 7

[Sherry Frese]

Jayesh,

Thanks for the response, but it still does not work.

Previously I had just been executing the .msi file from my admin 
account.  This time I uninstalled (which said it was successful) and 
then installed the MPICH2, using msiexec from the command line as you 
suggested.  The GUI came up,  and all seemed fine (I kept the default 
smpd password and installed for all users).  And indeed, as before I 
have all  the MPICH2 directories and files in my Program File (x86) 
directory.  However the smpd service is not being installed.

I've checked on the Task manager - it's not there.
I tried    sc \\hostname query smpd      and it  now says

[SC] EnumQueryServicesStatus: OpenService FAILED  1060:
The specified service does not exist as an installed service.

My parallel executable is called m2.  When I try

   mpiexec  -n 1 -localonly  m2

I get a request for the smpd passphrase , which I supply.

mpiexec (I assume) then comes back with

Unknown option : -d
missing numproc flag: -n , -np, -hosts,  or -localonly
Unable to parse mipexec command arguments
ReadFile() Failed, error 109
unable to start the local smpd manager

I get the same response if I try    mpiexec  -n 2 
-localonly  m2    or     mpiexec  -localonly 1 m2 .


I'm pretty sure that the problem is that the smpd service is not 
being installed.

One additional  piece of info.  This is a 64 bit machine, and the m2 
I am running is a 32 bit version.  But it runs fine in serial on this machine.

Thanks for you  help,
Sherry



At 08:09 AM 1/4/2010, you wrote:
>Hi,
>  Open a command prompt with administrator privileges (Right-click 
> on command prompt icon and select "Run as administrator") and use 
> the windows installer from command line to install MPICH2.
>  To uninstall MPICH2 (It is recommended that you uninstall MPICH2 
> before installing a new version) run the following at the command 
> prompt (with admin privileges),
>
>    msiexec /x mpich2-1.2.1-win-ia32.msi
>
>  To install MPICH2 run the following at the command prompt (with 
> admin privileges),
>
>    msiexec /i mpich2-1.2.1-win-ia32.msi
>
>  Let us know if you still have problems.
>
>(PS: Running msiexec at the command prompt should bring up the GUI 
>for installing MPICH2.)
>
>Regards,
>Jayesh
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sherry Frese" <Sherry.Frese at Numerex-LLC.com>
>To: mpich-discuss at mcs.anl.gov
>Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 9:54:42 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
>Subject: [mpich-discuss] smpd on windows 7
>
>I have been using MPICH2 on Windows XP (as well as under linux) for
>over 2 years.
>
>I am now moving to Windows 7 on a new PC.  I have downloaded and
>installed the most recent MPICH2 for Windows and the install appears
>to have been OK.  However, the smpd refuses to install as a
>service.  smpd never shows up in the Task Manager's list of
>services.  I have run 'sc //hostname query smpd', and it says the
>'specified service does not exist as an installed service'.
>
>I have redone the full install several times, under 2 different admin
>accounts (one of them named 'administator').  I have tried the
>explicit smpd -install as well (varying accounts, directory
>locations. etc.), and routinely receive the message:
>
>OpenSCManager Failed:
>Access is denied. (error 5)
>Unable to remove  the previous installation, install failed.
>
>If I try smpd -uninstall, I get the same OpenSCManager Failed... message.
>
>Any advice would be greatly appreciated
>
>
>----------------------------
>Sherry Frese
>
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