dmtcp_launch -- start a process under DMTCP control

Kapil Arya, Gene Cooperman, Rohan Garg, et al.

September, 2017

Version 2.5.1

dmtcp_launch -- start a process under DMTCP control.

Table of Contents

  • Reporting Bugs
  • See Also
  • Author
  • Version
  • Copyright
  • Synopsis

    dmtcp_launch [OPTIONS] [args...]

    Description

    dmtcp_launch is a tool to launch an application under DMTCP control.

    Options

    Connecting to the DMTCP Coordinator

    A typical usage is:
    rm ckpt_a.out_*.dmtcp # Remove any stale copies of ckpt image
    dmtcp_launch --interval 5 a.out
    dmtcp_command --checkpoint # Execute this in another window
    # Kill the currently running a.out process
    dmtcp_restart ckpt_a.out_*.dmtcp

    -h, --coord-host hostname (environment variable DMTCP_COORD_HOST)
    Hostname where dmtcp_coordinator is run (default: localhost)

    -p, --coord-port port (environment variable DMTCP_COORD_PORT)
    Port where dmtcp_coordinator is run (default: 7779)

    --port-file filename
    File to write listener port number. (Useful with --coord-port 0, which is used to assign a random port)

    -j, --join
    Join an existing coordinator, raise error if one doesn't already exist

    --new-coordinator
    Create a new coordinator at the given port. Fail if one already exists on the given port. The port can be specified with --coord-port, or with environment variable DMTCP_COORD_PORT. If no port is specified, start coordinator at a random port (same as specifying port '0').

    --no-coordinator
    Execute the process in stand-alone coordinator-less mode.
    Use dmtcp_command or --interval to request checkpoints.

    -i, -interval seconds (environment variable DMTCP_CHECKPOINT_INTERVAL)
    Time in seconds between automatic checkpoints. 0 implies never (manual ckpt only); if not set and no env var, use default value set in dmtcp_coordinator or dmtcp_command. Not allowed if --join is specified

    Checkpoint image generation
    --gzip, --no-gzip (environment variable DMTCP_GZIP=[01])
    Enable/disable compression of checkpoint images (default: 1 (enabled))
    WARNING: gzip adds seconds. Without gzip, ckpt is often < 1s

    --ckptdir path (environment variable DMTCP_CHECKPOINT_DIR)
    Directory to store checkpoint images (default: curr dir at launch)

    --ckpt-open-files
    Checkpoint open files and restore old working dir. (default: do neither)

    --checkpoint-open-files
    Deprecated. Use --ckpt-open-files instead.

    --ckpt-signal signum
    Signal number used internally by DMTCP for checkpointing (default: 12)

    --ckpt-signal signum
    Deprecated. Use --ckpt-signal instead.

    Enable/disable plugins
    --with-plugin plugins (environment variable DMTCP_PLUGIN)
    Colon-separated list of DMTCP plugins to be preloaded with DMTCP. (Absolute pathnames are required.)

    --batch-queue, --rm
    Enable support for resource managers (Torque PBS and SLURM). (default: disabled)

    --ptrace
    Enable support for PTRACE system call for gdb/strace etc. (default: disabled)

    --modify-env
    Update environment variables based on the environment on the restart host (e.g., DISPLAY=$DISPLAY). This can be set in a file dmtcp_env.txt. (default: disabled)

    --ib, --infiniband
    Enable InfiniBand plugin. (default: disabled)

    --disable-alloc-plugin (environment variable DMTCP_ALLOC_PLUGIN=[01])
    Disable alloc plugin (default: enabled).

    --disable-dl-plugin (environment variable DMTCP_DL_PLUGIN=[01])
    Disable dl plugin (default: enabled).

    --disable-all-plugins (EXPERTS ONLY, FOR DEBUGGING)
    Disable all plugins.

    Other options
    --prefix path
    Prefix where DMTCP is installed on remote nodes.

    --tmpdir path (environment variable DMTCP_TMPDIR)
    Directory to store temporary files (default: $TMDPIR/dmtcp-$USER@$HOST or /tmp/dmtcp-$USER@$HOST)

    -q, --quiet (or set environment variable DMTCP_QUIET = 0, 1, or 2)
    Skip NOTE messages; if given twice, also skip WARNINGs

    --help
    Print this message and exit.

    --version
    Print version information and exit.

    Reporting Bugs

    Report bugs to: dmtcp-forum@lists.sourceforge.net
    DMTCP home page: <http://dmtcp.sourceforge.net>

    See Also

    dmtcp(1), dmtcp_coordinator(1), dmtcp_launch(1), dmtcp_restart(1), dmtcp_command(1)

    Author

    See /usr/share/doc/dmtcp-2.5.1/AUTHORS.

    Version

    DMTCP version 2.5.1 of September, 2017.

    Copyright

    See /usr/share/doc/dmtcp-2.5.1/COPYING file.

    License LGPLv3+: GNU LGPL version 3 or later .

    This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; see COPYING file for details.