Multi-node DFT convergence problem


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I'm working on cluster with 10 nodes and 400 processors. NWchem was compiled from sistem administrator of cluster. Which information I'll ask about?

The full input file is:

start pchg_trimpolys4
title "Point Charge trimpolys4"

permanent_dir /home/scurcio/qm/prova/tmp
scratch_dir /home/scurcio/qm/scratch

memory stack 2000 heap 1000 global 5000 mb


echo
geometry units angstroms noautoz nocenter
symmetry c1
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C -9.40638 2.73080 -13.03864
C -8.75534 1.64703 -13.61319
C -9.40475 0.88898 -14.59432
C -10.70986 1.20474 -15.01405
C -11.34122 2.31049 -14.40633
C -10.69347 3.06814 -13.42804
H -7.74832 1.37350 -13.31433
H -8.86263 0.04758 -15.01672
C -11.46901 0.38540 -16.08672
H -12.34960 2.59746 -14.69979
H -11.19445 3.91858 -12.97475
C -11.97162 1.28259 -17.24586
C -10.60327 -0.71520 -16.75295
C -12.60975 -0.35295 -15.33721
C -13.26134 1.15718 -17.79311
C -13.66692 1.94560 -18.87474
C -12.78407 2.86121 -19.43857
C -11.51357 3.03389 -18.89643
C -11.10623 2.23695 -17.82316
H -13.97698 0.44112 -17.39899
H -14.66783 1.83465 -19.28262
O -13.23305 3.62004 -20.49094
H -10.83446 3.77544 -19.30776
H -10.09902 2.37342 -17.43231
H -11.17178 -1.25726 -17.51937
H -9.71659 -0.29902 -17.24634
H -10.26173 -1.45931 -16.02358
H -12.21894 -0.92069 -14.48323
H -13.36502 0.34046 -14.94850
H -13.12547 -1.07177 -15.98479
C -12.57099 3.52201 -21.69724
C -11.77568 2.43876 -22.08628
C -11.16281 2.43388 -23.34134
C -11.37739 3.50056 -24.21992
C -12.17949 4.58079 -23.84674
C -12.77858 4.58417 -22.58459
H -11.61796 1.59032 -21.42529
H -10.52169 1.60068 -23.61868
S -10.59075 3.47665 -25.81613
H -12.34193 5.42012 -24.51963
H -13.40685 5.42082 -22.28702
C -11.46595 2.26093 -26.77914
O -10.82027 4.76661 -26.44169
O -9.23920 2.98602 -25.61711
C -12.52361 2.65946 -27.60396
C -13.21319 1.69865 -28.34435
C -12.84954 0.35474 -28.24192
C -11.76210 -0.03621 -27.45699
C -11.06411 0.92110 -26.72176
H -12.81388 3.70535 -27.67724
H -14.03860 1.99105 -28.98809
O -13.55325 -0.57075 -28.97361
H -11.46411 -1.08072 -27.41718
H -10.21568 0.61607 -26.11333
H -7.91937 3.14122 -11.91449
C -14.33302 -1.46491 -28.26983
C -14.90319 -1.20179 -27.02562
C -15.71103 -2.16148 -26.41101
C -15.99243 -3.39670 -27.03109
C -15.41047 -3.64001 -28.28560
C -14.59476 -2.68089 -28.89951
H -14.74607 -0.25425 -26.51937
H -16.14169 -1.92434 -25.43939
C -16.91845 -4.41134 -26.31520
H -15.57896 -4.57223 -28.81759
H -14.16304 -2.88754 -29.87573
C -18.23121 -3.71492 -25.87453
C -17.32040 -5.62206 -27.19802
C -16.09822 -4.99948 -25.13776
C -19.05451 -3.11116 -26.84903
C -20.21399 -2.41812 -26.49446
C -20.56188 -2.29483 -25.15140
C -19.79091 -2.91771 -24.17370
C -18.63298 -3.61773 -24.53092
H -18.78411 -3.16018 -27.90247
H -20.82829 -1.97187 -27.27099
O -21.68572 -1.61939 -24.73341
H -20.07963 -2.84610 -23.12837
H -18.05248 -4.06877 -23.73085
H -17.80986 -5.31685 -28.13010
H -16.44961 -6.23000 -27.47153
H -18.01841 -6.28159 -26.66709
H -16.66495 -5.76610 -24.59579
H -15.17576 -5.47277 -25.49754
H -15.79991 -4.23313 -24.41259
C -21.90118 -0.36640 -25.26447
C -23.20845 -0.06184 -25.65202
C -23.50510 1.19419 -26.18416
C -22.48587 2.14203 -26.31442
C -21.18471 1.85986 -25.88316
C -20.89431 0.60072 -25.35523
H -23.99359 -0.80537 -25.54022
H -24.52541 1.42573 -26.48278
S -22.86351 3.74434 -26.99605
H -20.39707 2.60746 -25.95025
H -19.88573 0.38343 -25.01184
C -22.89073 3.57898 -28.76659
O -24.21167 4.06755 -26.56431
O -21.75455 4.62778 -26.68845
C -23.93254 4.15252 -29.50449
C -23.92602 4.04880 -30.89873
C -22.88429 3.38377 -31.54774
C -21.86917 2.77424 -30.79583
C -21.86335 2.88277 -29.40518
H -24.73596 4.69224 -29.00846
H -24.72421 4.50546 -31.48006
O -22.93467 3.35069 -32.92971
H -21.06591 2.22625 -31.28063
H -21.04420 2.43848 -28.84545
C -21.71949 3.32078 -33.57358
C -20.84261 4.40156 -33.49786
C -19.55680 4.29057 -34.03352
C -19.13450 3.10719 -34.66550
C -20.07706 2.06371 -34.80133
C -21.36427 2.17271 -34.27070
H -21.13718 5.30952 -32.97889
H -18.88653 5.13569 -33.90281
C -17.66652 2.87903 -35.10013
H -19.80087 1.13238 -35.29222
H -22.06111 1.34345 -34.35204
C -17.58311 2.24733 -36.51015
C -16.81494 4.17869 -35.12222
C -17.03362 1.99240 -33.99178
C -17.12268 0.93697 -36.72818
C -17.05265 0.40000 -38.01743
C -17.44402 1.15633 -39.11905
C -17.88864 2.46377 -38.93088
C -17.97814 2.99309 -37.63882
H -16.80552 0.30138 -35.90622
H -16.68655 -0.61374 -38.15965
O -17.28870 0.55274 -40.34642
H -18.16482 3.08986 -39.77428
H -18.35628 4.00721 -37.52347
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H -17.54794 1.03003 -33.88208
H -15.97667 1.78509 -34.19732
H -17.08391 2.48637 -33.01287
C -18.13724 0.90966 -41.36641
C -19.52842 0.89578 -41.22630
C -20.33689 1.24591 -42.30817
C -19.74257 1.58943 -43.52740
C -18.35411 1.55278 -43.68616
C -17.55175 1.20848 -42.59858
H -19.98418 0.61335 -40.28061
H -21.41879 1.24075 -42.19549
S -20.77896 2.05330 -44.89726
H -17.89130 1.78573 -44.64257
H -16.47054 1.17418 -42.70771
C -21.26489 3.73493 -44.58600
O -21.96727 1.22206 -44.82786
O -19.95701 2.06353 -46.09397
C -22.56031 4.01760 -44.14509
C -22.92412 5.34115 -43.89795
C -22.00125 6.36978 -44.09792
C -20.71281 6.08183 -44.55185
C -20.34019 4.76164 -44.80194
H -23.28782 3.22310 -43.99475
H -23.92938 5.57356 -43.55409
H -22.29037 7.40090 -43.90728
H -20.00256 6.88882 -44.71623
H -19.33917 4.54448 -45.16761
end

basis "ao basis"
* library "6-31G*"
end

dft
mult 1
xc b3lyp
#iterations 900
#convergence energy 1e-6
#convergence density 2e-5
sym off
adapt off
noio
direct
#print low
end

task dft energy

esp
recalculate
range 0.5
spacing 0.05
radius 1 0.12
radius 6 0.15
radius 8 0.14
radius 16 0.175
probe 0.01
end

task esp

In single-node submitions the job works. Otherwise, when i perform multi-node work I obtain divergence during DFT energy iterations.

Thanks,
Frank