Creating a Hostfile
lo= login name for this host
so=pw ask for passwd this host
ep= path to user’s executables
wd= working directory to spawn tasks
sp= relative speed rating
bx= location of desired debugger
so=ms manual pvm startup this host
Simplest form is just a list of hostnames
# Beowulf hostfile (comment lines start with #)
* ep=/stuff/myapp wd=/stuff/myapp