The Interaction between Modules, MPI and Parallel FilesystemsΒΆ

Items to discuss:

  1. This is a complicated issue with many parts.

  2. Mention Bash startup: What does a non-prompt non-login interactive shell mean.

  3. MPI startup: non-login interactive shells.

  4. Lustre and MDS and finding a module.

  5. ibrun passing of the environment

  6. Why unguarded module commands are a problem

  7. Why TACC makes the module command a no-op when on a compute node.