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Kernels dying on parallel code

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg111411] Kernels dying on parallel code
• From: "Jon Harrop" <usenet at ffconsultancy.com>
• Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:41:30 -0400 (EDT)

I have an 8-core desktop composed of two quadcore Xeons. Whenever I try to 
run parallel Mathematica 7.0.1 code it tries to spawn 8 kernels and then 
four of them die, resulting in lots of communication errors. Is this normal?

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Dr Jon Harrop, Flying Frog Consultancy Ltd.
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