[R-sig-hpc] Problem with Rmpi and snow - makeCluster(type="MPI") not working

[Rainer M Krug]

Sorry - posting reposted at R-sig-hpc

Rainer

On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 4:45 PM, Rainer M Krug <r.m.krug at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I managed tio install Rmpi and to load it, but I get the following
> errormessage when I try to create an MPI cluster and R hangs (no
> response):
>
> library(Rmpi)
> [head001:15781] mca: base: component_find: unable to open osc pt2pt:
> file not found (ignored)
>> library(snow)
>> cl <- makeCluster(2, type = "MPI")
> Rscript execution error: No such file or directory
> Rscript execution error: No such file or directory
>
> I am using the following version:
>
>> version
>               _
> platform       x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
> arch           x86_64
> os             linux-gnu
> system         x86_64, linux-gnu
> status
> major          2
> minor          7.2
> year           2008
> month          08
> day            25
> svn rev        46428
> language       R
> version.string R version 2.7.2 (2008-08-25)
>>
>
>
> Any help welcome,
>
> Rainer
>
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> Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation
> Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany)
>
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> Faculty of Science
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>



-- 
Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation
Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany)

Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology
Faculty of Science
Natural Sciences Building
Private Bag X1
University of Stellenbosch
Matieland 7602
South Africa