FAQs
How do I use the PVM command line console?
Solution
Once you have set the environment variable
$PVM_ROOT
you can start the PVM console using the following command:
$PVM_ROOT/lib/pvm
The 'setenv' command in the console will generate a listing of the local environment set in PVM.
The 'conf' command will tell you which hosts are currently present within your virtual machine.
If there are problems with a specific node, try the command
add <node-name>
and see if it generates an error.
Please note that the 2019 CSD Release is the last to include the ability to use GOLD with Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM) for UNIX-based platforms. We recommend using a grid-engine based environment rather than PVM.