MPI using Intel Fortran compiler

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The discussion revolves around the operation of MPI (Message Passing Interface) in the context of a parallel program using the Intel Fortran compiler. The specific scenario involves a master-slave model where slave nodes execute tasks independently and communicate completion to a master node. The participant describes an issue where a slave node fails to notify the master upon task completion.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant describes a situation where a slave node does not send a completion message to the master node, suggesting a potential issue in the communication process between nodes.
  • Another participant, lacking experience with MPI, suggests that the question may be better suited for a High Performance Parallel Computing (HPPC) forum or experts in supercomputing.
  • A third participant clarifies the acronym HPPC and expresses uncertainty about the availability of relevant forums on Physics Forums, while encouraging the original poster to seek information within the current forum.

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Participants do not reach a consensus on the best forum for the original question, and there is no agreement on the cause of the issue described by the original poster. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the specific problem with MPI communication.

Contextual Notes

There is a lack of detailed information about the specific MPI implementation and the conditions under which the slave node fails to communicate. The discussion does not clarify whether the issue is due to a programming error, a misunderstanding of MPI behavior, or other factors.

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Hi everyone,

I have a question about how MPI works. Currently I have a job running on MPI on the mode master_slave, I mean that every slave executes a separate task without communicate with the others slaves, once a slave-node finishes, it sends a warning to the master and then the master delivers another job to the free slave.
Now, the master is in a do-loop with a parameter say k and I wish to deliver jobs from k_init to k_end; but here is the catch. By some strange reason, at the middle of the do-loop on k, one slave finishes running the task, but never it never warns the master that it finishes, I mean:

Call ProgramaCentral(kRank) ! Some slave node executes succesfully the task

Call MPI_Send( masterBuf, 3, MPI_INTEGER, 0, 0, MPI_COMM_WORLD, ierrMPI ) ! Some slave never warns the master

It appears that it get stuck in the limbo between these two lines.
 
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I have no experience working with MPI, yet. I'm going to guess that since you're using the combination of Fortran and MPI, you're working on some parallel programing. If that is the case, this question might be better directed at a HPPC forum (unless someone on here has some HPPC experience!) or someone who works at a supercomputing center.
 
Hi,

what does it mean HPPC? Is there on Physics Forums?
 
HPPC means High Performance Parallel Computing. I'm not sure if Physics Forums has a spot for this. Cray might have a forum on the topic though. I don't mean to push you away from these forums -- that's not my intention.

There might be a wealth of information on what you need to know right on here!
 

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