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.