--- src/hdf5_drv/silo_hdf5.c.orig	2017-07-28 08:52:09.026638768 +0200
+++ src/hdf5_drv/silo_hdf5.c	2017-07-28 09:00:12.306635882 +0200
@@ -4752,18 +4752,19 @@
         }
 
         /* default HDF5 mpi drivers */
-        case DB_FILE_OPTS_H5_DEFAULT_MPIP:
-        {
-#ifdef H5_HAVE_PARALLEL
-            h5status |= H5Pset_fapl_mpiposix(retval, MPI_COMM_SELF, TRUE);
-#else
-            H5Pclose(retval);
-            return db_perror("HDF5 MPI VFD", E_NOTENABLEDINBUILD, me);
-#endif
-            break;
-        }
+//        case DB_FILE_OPTS_H5_DEFAULT_MPIP:
+//        {
+//#ifdef H5_HAVE_PARALLEL
+//            h5status |= H5Pset_fapl_mpiposix(retval, MPI_COMM_SELF, TRUE);
+//#else
+//            H5Pclose(retval);
+//            return db_perror("HDF5 MPI VFD", E_NOTENABLEDINBUILD, me);
+//#endif
+//            break;
+//        }
 
         case DB_FILE_OPTS_H5_DEFAULT_MPIO:
+	case DB_FILE_OPTS_H5_DEFAULT_MPIP:
         {
 #ifdef H5_HAVE_PARALLEL
             MPI_Info info;
@@ -5069,15 +5070,15 @@
                     if ((p = DBGetOption(opts, DBOPT_H5_MPIP_NO_GPFS_HINTS)))
                         use_gpfs_hints = FALSE;
 
-                    if (vfd == DB_H5VFD_MPIO)
+//                    if (vfd == DB_H5VFD_MPIO)
                     {
                         h5status |= H5Pset_fapl_mpio(retval, mpi_comm, mpi_info);
                         if (created_info) MPI_Info_free(&mpi_info);
                     }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        h5status |= H5Pset_fapl_mpiposix(retval, mpi_comm, use_gpfs_hints);
-                    }
+//                    else
+//                    {
+//                        h5status |= H5Pset_fapl_mpiposix(retval, mpi_comm, use_gpfs_hints);
+//                    }
 #else 
                     H5Pclose(retval);
                     return db_perror("HDF5 MPI VFD", E_NOTENABLEDINBUILD, me);