Thomas Green <thomas.green@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> NetCDF users,
>
> Just a quick question. Can NetCDF4 use MPI-IO if also using
> compression? I read on the HDFgroup website that MPI-IO and compression
> are not compatible but I am not sure if this still applies and how it
> affects NetCDF4.
>
> The HDFgroup FAQ related to MPI-IO and compression:
> http://www.hdfgroup.com/hdf5-quest.html#p5comp
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Tom
>
No, sorry, that is not allowed by HDF5.
If you want parallel I/O you must use uncompressed data.
I have asked the HDF5 team whether this might be changed in a future
HDF5 release...
Ed
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