[General] Running ParaView on multiple cores

flotus1 · December 2, 2013, 06:44

I am unable to run ParaView in parallel on one of our workstations. Running it on a single core works perfectly.

The operating system is OpenSuse 12.3.
The versions of Paraview I tried are 3.98 and 4.1 RC1.
The workstation is a 2-CPU machine with 2 Xeon E5-2687W processors, so it should be able to run applications in parallel.

When I activate the "use multi-core" option and restart PV, I get the following error messages in the command shell:

Code:

AutoMPI: SUCCESS: command is:
 "/usr/Paraview/ParaView-4.1.0-RC1-Linux-64bit/lib/paraview-4.1/mpiexec" "-np" "2" "/usr/Paraview/ParaView-4.1.0-RC1-Linux-64bit/lib/paraview-4.1/pvserver" "--server-port=40062"
AutoMPI: starting process server
-------------- server output --------------
ssh: Could not resolve hostname P-H-287-20LIX.site: Name or service not known
AutoMPI: server never started.
vtkProcessModuleAutoMPIInternals: Server never started.
Generic Warning: In /home/utkarsh/Dashboards/MyTests/NightlyMaster/ParaViewSuperbuild-Release/paraview/src/paraview/ParaViewCore/ServerManager/Core/vtkSMSession.cxx, line 315
Failed to automatically launch 'pvserver' for multi-core support. Defaulting to local session.

From PV, I get the output message:

Quote:

Generic Warning: In /home/utkarsh/Dashboards/MyTests/NightlyMaster/ParaViewSuperbuild-Release/paraview/src/paraview/ParaViewCore/ServerManager/Core/vtkSMSession.cxx, line 315
Failed to automatically launch 'pvserver' for multi-core support. Defaulting to local session.

Strange enough, I have no problems running the same versions of PV in parallel on a different workstation operating OpenSuse 11.4.
What can I do to get it running?

wyldckat · December 8, 2013, 15:23

Hi Alex,

Sorry, I was the one that had requested you to ask this here and I didn't manage to look into this sooner.

OK, lets try to diagnose this. My first guess is that your machine in question has got the host name "P-H-287-20LIX.site", but no IP is assigned to that name. To check this, run:

Code:

ping P-H-287-20LIX.site

Use Ctrl+C to abort. To compare with something similar to what you should be seeing, run:

Code:

ping 127.0.0.1

If it does not show a similar output, then the problem is as I guess, where there is no IP address assigned to that host name.
If this is the case, then (as root) edit the file "/etc/hosts" and add this line to the end:

Code:

127.0.0.1 P-H-287-20LIX.site

Save and close the file. Then back as normal user (not as root), try running ParaView once again.

Best regards,
Bruno

flotus1 · December 9, 2013, 03:47

Hi Bruno, thanks for your reply. I knew you did not forget about this.

Well first of all, your guess was correct. Adding the name of the system to the host list did the trick.
But I have an additional question concerning this issue.
On the other system I mentioned, the entry in /etc/hosts reads

Code:

127.0.0.2 P-H-287-04.LIX.site P-H-287-04.LIX

Obviously, the name of this system is "P-H-287-04.LIX". I was just wondering about the different IP-address here although localhost still has "127.0.0.1"
Sorry if this is more of a linux question, but there are no experts at my university.

wyldckat · December 9, 2013, 18:49

Hi Alex,

Ah, I meant to write about that, but thought that it was too much information

So, the "127.0.0.*" IP addresses are usually all part of the loopback mechanism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loopbac....28TCP.2FIP.29

Therefore, you can use any or all values from 1 to 254 for the last number! At least in theory

For example, all of these are part of the loopback system:

Code:

127.0.0.1
127.0.0.2
127.0.0.3
...
127.0.0.39
127.0.0.40
127.0.0.41
...
127.0.0.102
127.0.0.103
127.0.0.104
....
127.0.0.253
127.0.0.254

The ellipsis are just so that I wouldn't have the bad idea to write all of the 254 possible addresses

Oh, as for the names to the right of the IP address: I don't know if there is a limit, but you can write there any and all names you want to associate to said IP address, for example:

Code:

127.0.0.5 cookies.com milk.net tea.it home.local out.of.ideas

Best regards,
Bruno

flotus1 · December 11, 2013, 12:12

Thank you, I really appreciate your help.

luchen2408 · January 20, 2014, 02:06

hello,Alex and wyldckat
I also want to parallel run paraview. I work with a server (24 cores).
I have tried some methods, but it faild.
Can you share me the detail procedures on how to running paraview on multi cores? Thanks.

flotus1 · January 20, 2014, 04:22

It would be better to start a new thread, even if the problem appears to be similar in the first place.
Try again and provide more information.

December 8, 2013, 15:23		#2
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,981 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Hi Alex, Sorry, I was the one that had requested you to ask this here and I didn't manage to look into this sooner. OK, lets try to diagnose this. My first guess is that your machine in question has got the host name "P-H-287-20LIX.site", but no IP is assigned to that name. To check this, run: Code: ping P-H-287-20LIX.site Use Ctrl+C to abort. To compare with something similar to what you should be seeing, run: Code: ping 127.0.0.1 If it does not show a similar output, then the problem is as I guess, where there is no IP address assigned to that host name. If this is the case, then (as root) edit the file "/etc/hosts" and add this line to the end: Code: 127.0.0.1 P-H-287-20LIX.site Save and close the file. Then back as normal user (not as root), try running ParaView once again. Best regards, Bruno Tobi and flotus1 like this. __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

December 9, 2013, 03:47		#3
flotus1 Super Moderator Alex Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 3,428 Rep Power: 49	Hi Bruno, thanks for your reply. I knew you did not forget about this. Well first of all, your guess was correct. Adding the name of the system to the host list did the trick. But I have an additional question concerning this issue. On the other system I mentioned, the entry in /etc/hosts reads Code: 127.0.0.2 P-H-287-04.LIX.site P-H-287-04.LIX Obviously, the name of this system is "P-H-287-04.LIX". I was just wondering about the different IP-address here although localhost still has "127.0.0.1" Sorry if this is more of a linux question, but there are no experts at my university.

December 9, 2013, 18:49		#4
wyldckat Retired Super Moderator Bruno Santos Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 10,981 Blog Entries: 45 Rep Power: 128	Hi Alex, Ah, I meant to write about that, but thought that it was too much information So, the "127.0.0.*" IP addresses are usually all part of the loopback mechanism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loopbac....28TCP.2FIP.29 Therefore, you can use any or all values from 1 to 254 for the last number! At least in theory For example, all of these are part of the loopback system: Code: 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.2 127.0.0.3 ... 127.0.0.39 127.0.0.40 127.0.0.41 ... 127.0.0.102 127.0.0.103 127.0.0.104 .... 127.0.0.253 127.0.0.254 The ellipsis are just so that I wouldn't have the bad idea to write all of the 254 possible addresses Oh, as for the names to the right of the IP address: I don't know if there is a limit, but you can write there any and all names you want to associate to said IP address, for example: Code: 127.0.0.5 cookies.com milk.net tea.it home.local out.of.ideas Best regards, Bruno __________________ OpenFOAM: FAQ \| Getting started Forum: How to get help, to post code/output and forum guide Read this before sending me PM

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