Why Does MCNP5 Behave Differently Across Operating Systems?

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MCNP5 is experiencing issues with simulations getting stuck in a loop on a CentOS 6.5 cluster using mpich2-1.4.1p, while the same simulations run successfully on Windows with mpich-1.2.4. The problem is attributed to how MCNP divides tasks for parallel processing, where only one process may become stuck while others complete. Some users have reported that allowing the simulation to run for an extended period can eventually resolve the issue. However, others have noted that even after a long wait, the simulations do not return to normal operation. Understanding the differences in parallel processing between the operating systems may help address these discrepancies.
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I recently installed MCNP5 on rocks cluster running centOS 6.5, with mpich2-1.4.1p.
While running simulations, MNCP5 is stuck in loop in 2 of the simulations.

When I tried to perform one of the stuck simulations on windows with mpich-1.2.4, it didn't stuck. Can anyone guide me why MNCP5 is behaving differently on different operating systems.

Regards,
 
junaidarshad said:
I recently installed MCNP5 on rocks cluster running centOS 6.5, with mpich2-1.4.1p.
While running simulations, MNCP5 is stuck in loop in 2 of the simulations.

When I tried to perform one of the stuck simulations on windows with mpich-1.2.4, it didn't stuck. Can anyone guide me why MNCP5 is behaving differently on different operating systems.

Regards,
I got the error too, mcnp5 stucked at 2 of simulations loop.
Did you solved it ?
 
wangm23456 said:
I got the error too, mcnp5 stucked at 2 of simulations loop.
Did you solved it ?

There was nothing to solve. The problem was because of the way MCNP divides the problem for parallel solution. Only one of the Processes was stuck, while rest of the processes had done their job. I let it run and after some time it solved the problem.
 
junaidarshad said:
There was nothing to solve. The problem was because of the way MCNP divides the problem for parallel solution. Only one of the Processes was stuck, while rest of the processes had done their job. I let it run and after some time it solved the problem.
I let it run but it can't return normal after a very long time.
 
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