Hi Xavier,
We clearly need to fix the bug. Could you create a minimal reproducer and then create an issue
https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator/issues?
As a work-around for global normalization of weights, you could try to use MPI4Py to compute the sum of the local weights.
If your network sizes do not go into the millions, maybe systems with large numbers of threads could help, e.g., JUSUF which has computed notes with 128 cores. You can
apply for access through FENIX (https://fenix-ri.eu). The Human Brain Project provides relatively easy-to-apply for resources there.
You could also issue a feature request issue on NEST for support for global normalization.
Best regards,
Hans Ekkehard
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From: Xavier Otazu <xotazu@cvc.uab.cat>
Date: Thursday, 16 March 2023 at 11:57
To: users@nest-simulator.org <users@nest-simulator.org>
Subject: [NEST Users] Re: MPI error when using GetConnections
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Hi Hans!
Commenting out the DumpLayerConnections() lines, it also crashes.
In addition, the problem disappears when I reduce the size of the number of neurons or the connection shape (but it is not practical for me).
Hence, if it is only the normalization of the local MPI process, I understand the only way to normalize the overall sum of weights of a particular neuron is to not using MPI? It is impractical for me because I use big networks (several tenths of thousands).
Cheers,
Xavier
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