A startup command for MPI programms on virtualized clusters.
vmpiexec works like other startup mechanisms of common MPI implementations with the execption that it embedds the processes within isolated domains (e.g., virtual machines). Currently, it relies on the migration-framework for the management of domains and on ParaStation MPI as MPI distribution.
To use vmpiexec you have to:
- Install the migration-framework on all nodes you plan to use running parallel applications.
- Start the migration-framework and the used virtualization solution (e.g., libvirt).
- Compile vmpiexec as every other CMake based project.
- Run the vmpiexec binary with --help and read the options on how to run your applications.
The source code in this repository is essentially self-contained and all unusual dependencies are automatically built when compiling vmpiexec. Nonetheless, you require:
- A compiler supporting C++14.
- CMake (version >= 3.1)