Newsgroups: comp.parallel.mpi
From: Axel vom Endt <Axel.vom.Endt@linmpi.mpg.de>
Subject: Re: mpi on a non-networked machine
Organization: MPI f. Aeronomie
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 16:46:51 +0100
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Stephen O'Sullivan wrote:
> 
> is anyone aware of a way to run mpi on a single machine without using
> network software?

Depends on what you mean by 'without using network software'.

I have MPICH running on a single Linux box for development. Multiple
processes are running on the same machine, but still connect via
sockets. In that sense, I am using network software, but no physical
network.

Hope that helps

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