GetMachines()

Get a list of dictionaries with machine names and core counts for the machines available for parallel processing.

Returns information in the following format:

[{'machine-name' : <machine-name-1 (str)>, 'core-count' :
				<core-count-1 (int)>}, {'machine-name' : <machine-name-2 (str)>, 'core-count'
				: <core-count-2 (int)>}, ... ]

Note: Returns an empty list when machines and core counts are not specified to System Coupling. You may specify these using the following methods:

Windows / Linux

Use the PartitionParticipants() command's MachineList argument.

Linux

Use the System Coupling GUI's Parallel Partitioning dialog.
Use the --cnf command-line option when starting System Coupling from the command line.

Supported Keyword Arguments

None

Return Type

Dictionary List

Examples

Example 32: Get a list of machine names and core counts

 

 >>>GetMachines() 

[{'machine-name' : machine-name-1, 'core-count' : 4}, {'machine-name' : machine-name-2, 
'core-count' : 12 }, ... ]