pyiron / pyiron/executorlib

[Feature] Scaling for serial functions - with mpi4py

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enhancement
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Python
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Description

At the moment the flux framework or SLURM workload manager are required to scale beyond a single node. We could in principle offer this for serial functions just based on mpi4py using the mpi4py.futures.MPIPoolExecutor. Still given the simple installation of flux-core via conda I do not think this is required any more.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. First review the existing serial-function execution path and the mpi4py.futures.MPIPoolExecutor option, then clarify whether this feature is still wanted given the stated flux-core installation path; done should include an agreed scope and validation for scaling beyond one node.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
distributed-systems, hpc
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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