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Old   August 24, 2017, 11:22
Default Problems with using MPIRUN/run cases in parallel in OpenFOAM 4.1
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Hello,

I'm having trouble running cases in parallel using mpirun. I installed OpenFOAM 4.1 on my Virtual Box (Ubuntu 12.04) using the following guide https://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/I...OAM-4.1/Ubuntu.

The installation seems to work fine if I run cases normally, but when I try to run them in parallel, an error is displayed pointing at a missing config file.

Code:
ubuntu@ubuntu-VirtualBox:~/OpenFOAM/ubuntu-4.1/run/tmp$ mpirun -np 4 rhoCentralFoam -parallel > log &
[1] 9273
ubuntu@ubuntu-VirtualBox:~/OpenFOAM/ubuntu-4.1/run/tmp$ Cannot open configuration file /usr/share/openmpi/mpirun-wrapper-data.txt
Error parsing data file mpirun: Not found
There is a specific part in the installation guide for setting symbolic links to make sure the correct MPI installation is used (6.). When I run those, the following happens:

Code:
ubuntu@ubuntu-VirtualBox:/opt$ ln -s /usr/bin/mpicc.openmpi OpenFOAM-4.1/bin/mpicc
ln: failed to create symbolic link `OpenFOAM-4.1/bin/mpicc': File exists
ubuntu@ubuntu-VirtualBox:/opt$ ln -s /usr/bin/mpirun.openmpi OpenFOAM-4.1/bin/mpirun
ln: failed to create symbolic link `OpenFOAM-4.1/bin/mpirun': File exists
Googling the error didn't help me, since all hits are pointing towards a file called "mpicc-wrapper-data.txt".

Does anyone know what the purpose of "mpirun-wrapper-data.txt" or how I could modify "mpicc-wrapper-data.txt" in order to get it to work?

Thank you in advance!
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Quick answer: The straight forward possible solution would be to reboot the virtual machine or at least log out and then log back inside Ubuntu, to ensure that everything that was installed with apt-get is now fully operational.
Then start a new terminal and make sure you run:
Code:
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to activate/load the OpenFOAM environment.
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