why R-udf work on single node, but not work on cluster

Hi Haifeng,

UDx in R work on multi culster setups. Please make sure that the vertica-R language pack is installed on all nodes. If the problem persists then please file a support case.

Below is the sample code, this worked on the single node, but not on the cluster, and i did install vertica-R.language pack on all nodes and the example with vertica work , but my code not , i don't know why?   what does that mean "cannot open the connection", but actually i can access vertica through vsql.

The library and transform function can be created successfully , but when i invoke the UDF with below sql query , it pop up the above error message "can not open the connection", and i can see the udx process has died through "ps -ef".

dbadmin  31367 31361  0 Mar04 ?        00:00:00 [vertica-udx-R] <defunct>
dbadmin  31384 31361  0 Mar04 ?        00:00:00 [vertica-udx-R] <defunct>
dbadmin  31385 31361  0 Mar04 ?        00:00:00 [vertica-udx-R] <defunct>
dbadmin  31386 31361  0 Mar04 ?        00:00:00 [vertica-udx-R] <defunct>
dbadmin  31387 31361  0 Mar04 ?        00:00:00 [vertica-udx-R] <defunct>


cons <- function(x)
{
    df <- data.frame(x)
    j <- NULL
    for(j in which(is.na(df[1,]))){
         df[1,j] <- df[min(which(!is.na(df[,j]))),j]
    }
    outdf <- df[1,]
    outdf
}
consFactory <- function()
{
    list(name=cons ,udxtype=c("transform"),intype=c("any"), outtype=c("any"),outtypecallback=outtype,strictness=c("CALLED_ON_NULL_INPUT") )
}

#outtypecallback function
outtype <- function(x)
{
     params <- NULL
     params <- data.frame(datatype=rep(NA, 1), length=rep(NA,1), scale=rep(NA,1), name=rep(NA,1) )
     for(i in 1:nrow(x))
     {
         params[i,1] <- "varchar"
     }
     params
}



DROP TABLE T;

DROP LIBRARY rlib CASCADE;

-- Step 1: Create LIBRARY
\set libfile '\'''pwd''/RFunctions/RFunctions_test.R\''
CREATE LIBRARY rlib AS :libfile LANGUAGE 'R';

-- Step 2: Create Function Factories
CREATE TRANSFORM FUNCTION cons
AS LANGUAGE 'R' NAME 'consFactory' LIBRARY rlib;

/*** Example 1: Multiplication ***/
CREATE TABLE T(qualifier varchar(20) not null,priority int,value1 varchar(20),value2 varchar(20));
COPY T FROM STDIN DELIMITER ',';
qua1,1,,o
qua1,2,b,
qua2,1,,,
qua2,2,d,l
\.

-- Invoke the UDF
SELECT  cons(qualifier,priority,value1,value2) OVER(partition by qualifier order by qualifier,priority) FROM T;

Hi  Pratibha , thanks for you reply, i have got the reason , i wrote a debug function in the R file , and when i copy the file to cluster , i do not create the same path with the file , so debug message can't find the path  when the UDF being executed , so vertica just throw the above error message , , thanks anyway.

Can you advice what make the <defunct> process to disappear ?

Hi Eli,

This is a known issue and we are working on a fix. In the meantime there are two workarounds. The defunct processes will disappear when you exit the session or when the vertica-udx-R process is killed.

Thanks
Pratibha