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=====Practical 3: MPI Part I=====  

====Job Script====

To execute MPI programs you will need to submit a job script to the scheduler.  There is an example PBSPro job script on the school00 home directory called //example.sh// and which can be copied to your current directory in the usual way:

  cp ~/../student00/example.sh .


**example.sh**:
<code bash>
#!/bin/bash
#PBS -N example01
#PBS -l select=1:ncpus=24:mpiprocs=24
#PBS -P Wchpc
#PBS -q R522145
#PBS -W group_list=training
#PBS -l walltime=4:00:00

CWD=/mnt/lustre/users/$USER/example



cd $CWD
echo "Working directory is $CWD"
nproc=`cat $PBS_NODEFILE | wc -l`
echo "nproc is $nproc"
echo "Nodes used by this job:"
cat $PBS_NODEFILE

echo "Starting run..."
# Insert command to run here:

echo "... done."
</code>

Note that the options passed to the **qsub** command appear as shell comment lines that start with ''#PBS''.

**Note: the script uses //example/// as the working directory.** Create this before you run the script:

  mkdir ~/lustre/example

or edit the script file to point to the prac directory.

**NOTE: your script will fail if you don't use the Lustre file system.**

In the example file the command to actually run your code is missing.  Depending on which part of the prac you are attempting, this will differ.  Insert the command in the indicated place.


To then submit the job script to the scheduler you simply use

  qsub example.sh
  
The **qsub** command will read all its option parameters from the file.


====Job Control====


To check the status of your jobs in the Winter School queue:

  qstat | grep R522145

This command lists all the jobs in the **R522145** queue.  Running jobs will have a ''R'' in the status column, a ''Q'' if the job is queued and waiting.  

Use the **qdel** command to remove a queue job from the queue.  The synatx is

  qdel jobid

where //jobid// is replaced by the number of the job (looks like ''557809.sched01'').


=====Task 1=====

Create a sub-directory MPI in your Lustre directory:

  cd ~/lustre
  mkdir MPI
  cd MPI
  pwd

The last command will display something like:

  /home/student00/lustre/MPI

Now use **nano** to create a file called hello_mpi.c
<code C>
/* C Example */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <mpi.h>

int main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
  int rank, size;

  MPI_Init (&argc, &argv);
  MPI_Comm_rank (MPI_COMM_WORLD, &rank);
  MPI_Comm_size (MPI_COMM_WORLD, &size);
  printf( "Hello world from process %d of %d\n", rank, size );
  MPI_Finalize();
  return 0;
}
</code>

Compile this with the **mpicc** MPI C compiler:

  mpicc -o hello_mpi.x  mpi_hello.c

> Those of you who prefer Fortran will need to compile your hello_mpi.f90 with the **mpif90** compiler instead. 

<code Fortran>
!  Fortran example  
program hello
include 'mpif.h'
integer rank, size, ierror

call MPI_INIT(ierror)
call MPI_COMM_SIZE(MPI_COMM_WORLD, size, ierror)
call MPI_COMM_RANK(MPI_COMM_WORLD, rank, ierror)
print*, 'node', rank, ': Hello world'
call MPI_FINALIZE(ierror)
end
</code>

> Compile the Fortran example with:

  mpif90 -o hello_mpi.x   mpi_hello.f90



If you get an error message complaining that **mpicc** (or **mpif90**) is not found, then you forgot to load the necessary modules:

<code bash>
module unload gcc/6.1.0
module load chpc/openmpi/2.0.2/gcc-5.1.0
module list
</code>

The last command should display:
<code>
Currently Loaded Modulefiles:
  1) gcc/5.1.0                      2) chpc/openmpi/2.0.2/gcc-5.1.0
</code>

Now create a job script file to run your first MPI program, and save it as //hello.pbs//:
<code bash>
#!/bin/bash
#PBS -N Hello
#PBS -l select=1:ncpus=24:mpiprocs=24
#PBS -P Wchpc
#PBS -q R522145
#PBS -W group_list=training
#PBS -l walltime=4:00:00

module load chpc/openmpi/2.0.2/gcc-5.1.0

cd /mnt/lustre/users/studentNN/MPI
CWD=`pwd`
echo "Working directory is $CWD"
nproc=`cat $PBS_NODEFILE | wc -l`
echo "nproc = $nproc"
echo "Nodes used by this job:"
cat $PBS_NODEFILE

echo "Starting run..."
echo "======="

mpirun -n $nproc ./hello_mpi.x

echo "======="
echo "... done."
</code>

Launch the job script with **qsub**:

  qsub hello.pbs
  
Check its status with **qstat**:

  qstat | grep student00

> Replace the ''00'' above with your student account number!

Once your job status has changed from ''R'' to ''F'' or ''E'' then look for the output:

  ls

The file you want to look at will be called something like //Hello.o99999// where the number at the end will be the job ID number:

  cat Hello.o12345

> Replace 12345 with the job number!

=====Carry On=====

Attempt the exercises in the {{:workshops:epcc-mpi-course-slides.pdf|slides}}.
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