如何执行SIngularity容器的MPI代码

MPI(Message Passing Interface) 主流的两个开源软件分别是OpenMPI和MPICH (Singularity同时支持)。

*参考链接：https://sylabs.io/guides/3.3/user-guide/mpi.html

基本想法：要执行SIngularity容器的MPI代码时，使用mpiexec类似命令去调用singularity命令。容器外部的MPI进程会和容器内的MPI进行协作，容器内的MPI代码会实例化任务。

流程如下：

• The MPI launcher (e.g., mpirun, mpiexec) is called by the user directly from a shell etc. .
• The MPI then calls the process management daemon (ORTED); the ORTED process launches the Singularity container requested by the MPI launcher command, as such mpirun.
• Singularity builds the container and namespace environment; singularity then launches the MPI application within the container.
• The MPI application loads the MPI libraries.
• The MPI libraries connect back to the ORTED process via the Process Management Interface (PMI).