Thanks a lot for the pointers Ralph. So I just check out the source for OMPI and build it in Xcode with target iOS? Sounds pretty straight forward. I will probably have to deal with errors but it seems that you did it already and it should not be that hard (I am still learning many things).
My iPad runs 5.1 so should be fine with the multitasking side. My first objective will be to run just one process on the iPad, sent by the main computer; then it will be interesting to explore a way to let the various device to communicate. Much appreciated the help! -lou On Nov 30, 2012, at 7:25 AM, Ralph Castain wrote: > Just an FYI: xgrid is no longer being distributed or supported. > > I'd start by first building OMPI against the iOS simulator in Xcode. You may > run into some issues with the atomics that will need addressing, and there > may be other issues with syntax and header file locations. Best to resolve > those first. > > Once you get that to build, you can test running several procs on a single > iPad. If you have older iPads, I'm not sure that will work as they don't > multi-task. But might be worth a try. > > You'll then need to find a way to launch the processes across iPads. I don't > know if ssh will work, so you may have to devise a new plm module. I can > advise as you go. > > FWIW: I have an iPad 1 and iOS development kit, so I can potentially help > with problems. > > > On Nov 29, 2012, at 10:16 PM, shiny knight <theshinykni...@me.com> wrote: > >> Thanks for all your replies. >> >> As now I have access to 3 iOS devices and 1 Android, so if possible I would >> be oriented to pursue more the iOS route. >> >> So it seems that there is not yet a simple way to do so on these devices >> (Thanks for the paper posted Dominik); I will have to look deeper in that >> project that you mentioned and wait for some official release (at least for >> the Android side) >> >> I may install linux distro on a virtual machine; mostly I work on OSX so it >> should not be that bad (OSX allows me to work with both Android and iOS >> hassle free; that's why I had the thought to use my devices for MPI). >> >> Beatty: My idea is to use the devices only when plugged in; I was reading a >> paper about how to use MPI and dynamically change the number of nodes >> attached, while crunching data for a process. So it would be possible to add >> and remove nodes on the fly, and was trying to apply it to a portable device >> (http://www.cs.rpi.edu/~szymansk/papers/ppam05.pdf) before realizing that >> there is no MPI implementation for them. >> >> I would never envision a system where a user has a device in his pocket that >> is actually doing "something" behind is back...mine was a simple issue with >> having devices sitting on my desk, which I use to test my apps, and I could >> use these devices in a more productive way, while I have them tethered to my >> main machine (which is the main server where MPI development is done). >> >> Would you mind elaborate on the approach that you mentioned? I never used >> Xgrid, so I am not sure about how your solution would work. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Lou >> >> >> On Nov 29, 2012, at 4:14 PM, Beatty, Daniel D CIV NAVAIR, 474300D wrote: >> >>> Greetings Ladies and gentlemen, >>> There is one alternative approach and this a psuedo-cloud based MPI. The >>> idea is that MPI node list is adjusted via the cloud similar to the way >>> Xgrid's Bonjour used to do it for Xgrid. >>> >>> In this case, it is applying an MPI notion to the OpenCL codelets. There >>> are obvious issues with security, battery life, etc. There is considerable >>> room for discussion as far expectations. Do jobs run free if the device is >>> plugged in? If the device in the pocket, can the user switch to power >>> conservation/ cooler pockets? What constitutes fairness? Do owners have a >>> right to be biased in judgement? These are tough questions that I think I >>> will have to provide fair assurances for. After all, everyone likes to >>> think they are control of what they put in their pocket. >>> >>> V/R, >>> Dan >>> >>> >>> On 11/28/12 3:06 PM, "Dominik Goeddeke" >>> <dominik.goedd...@math.tu-dortmund.de> wrote: >>> >>>> shameless plug: >>>> http://www.mathematik.tu-dortmund.de/~goeddeke/pubs/pdf/Goeddeke_2012_EEV.pdf >>>> >>>> In the MontBlanc project (www.montblanc-project.eu), a lot of folks from >>>> all around Europe look into exactly this. Together with a few >>>> colleagues, we have been honoured to get access to an early prototype >>>> system. The runs for the paper above (accepted in JCP as of last week) >>>> have been carried out with MPICH2 back in June, but OpenMPI also worked >>>> flawlessly except for some issues with SLURM integration at the time we >>>> did those tests. >>>> >>>> The bottom line is: The prototype machine (128 Tegra2's) ran standard >>>> ubuntu, and since Android is essentially Linux, it should not be tooooo >>>> hard to get the system you envision up and running, Shiny Knight. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Dominik >>>> >>>> >>>> On 11/29/2012 12:00 AM, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >>>>> You might want to post in beowulf mailing list see cc >>>>> and you want to install linux of course. >>>>> >>>>> OpenFabrics releases openmpi, yet it only works at a limited number of >>>>> distributions - most important is having >>>>> the correct kernel (usually old kernel). >>>>> >>>>> I'm gonna try get it to work at debian soon. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Nov 28, 2012, at 11:50 PM, shiny knight wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I was looking for some info about MPI port on iOS or Android devices. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have some old devices that may result useful, if I could be able to >>>>>> include them in my computation scheme. >>>>>> >>>>>> OpenCL runs on iOS and Android, so I was wondering if there is any >>>>>> way to have an old iPhone/phone or iPad/tablet to run MPI. >>>>>> >>>>>> Tried to look everywhere, but I didn't find anything that says that >>>>>> it is possible, nor I've found any practical example. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> users mailing list >>>>>> us...@open-mpi.org >>>>>> http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/users >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> users mailing list >>>>> us...@open-mpi.org >>>>> http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/users >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> users mailing list >>> us...@open-mpi.org >>> http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/users >> >> _______________________________________________ >> users mailing list >> us...@open-mpi.org >> http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/users > > > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list > us...@open-mpi.org > http://www.open-mpi.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/users
