Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/qmu.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/qmu.m	(revision 26338)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/qmu.m	(revision 26339)
@@ -88,5 +88,5 @@
 					md = checkmessage(md,['evaluation_scheduling in qmu.params should be set to ''master''']);
 				end
-				if md.cluster.np<=1,
+				if md.cluster.nprocs()<=1,
 					md = checkmessage(md,['in parallel library mode, Dakota needs to run on at least 2 cpus, 1 cpu for the master, 1 cpu for the slave. Modify md.cluster.np accordingly.']);
 				end
@@ -95,5 +95,5 @@
 					md = checkmessage(md,['in parallel library mode, Dakota needs to run at least one slave on one cpu (md.qmu.params.processors_per_evaluation >=1)!']);
 				end
-				if mod(md.cluster.np-1,self.params.processors_per_evaluation),
+				if mod(md.cluster.nprocs()-1,self.params.processors_per_evaluation),
 					%md = checkmessage(md,['in parallel library mode, the requirement is for md.cluster.np = md.qmu.params.processors_per_evaluation * number_of_slaves, where number_of_slaves will automatically be determined by Dakota. Modify md.cluster.np accordingly']);
 				end
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/qmu.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/qmu.py	(revision 26338)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/qmu.py	(revision 26339)
@@ -149,5 +149,5 @@
                 md.checkmessage('evaluation_scheduling in qmu.params should be set to "master"')
 
-            if md.cluster.np <= 1:
+            if md.cluster.nprocs() <= 1:
                 md.checkmessage('in parallel library mode, Dakota needs to run on at least 2 cpus, 1 cpu for the master, 1 cpu for the slave. Modify md.cluster.np accordingly.')
 
@@ -155,5 +155,5 @@
                 md.checkmessage('in parallel library mode, Dakota needs to run at least one slave on one cpu (md.qmu.params.processors_per_evaluation >= 1)!')
 
-            if np.mod(md.cluster.np - 1, self.params.processors_per_evaluation):
+            if np.mod(md.cluster.nprocs() - 1, self.params.processors_per_evaluation):
                 #md.checkmessage('in parallel library mode, the requirement is for md.cluster.np = md.qmu.params.processors_per_evaluation * number_of_slaves, where number_of_slaves will automatically be determined by Dakota. Modify md.cluster.np accordingly')
                 pass