cc_staff
56
edits
QGIS: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
mNo edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 121: | Line 121: | ||
<!--T:20--> | <!--T:20--> | ||
Using the QGIS GUI requires X11 forwarding, which should | Using the QGIS GUI requires X11 forwarding, which you should make sure is enabled. | ||
==== MobaXTerm (Windows) ====<!--T:21--> | ==== MobaXTerm (Windows) ====<!--T:21--> | ||
| Line 129: | Line 129: | ||
1. In the main window, click "Sessions" and a new window will pop up. Select "SSH". | 1. In the main window, click "Sessions" and a new window will pop up. Select "SSH". | ||
2. In "Remote host", write the name of the server you plan to use, for example "cedar.computecanada.ca" | 2. In "Remote host", write the name of the server you plan to use, for example "cedar.computecanada.ca". | ||
3. You can choose to specify a username and write your Compute Canada username. Leave port 22 as it is. | 3. You can choose to specify a username and write your Compute Canada username. Leave port 22 as it is. | ||
4. A terminal will open and you will be prompted to enter your password. You won't see anything appear as you input your password but it's nothing to worry about. | 4. A terminal will open and you will be prompted to enter your password. You won't see anything appear as you input your password but it's nothing to worry about. | ||
5. | 5. Make sure that the X server logo is green and that X11 forwarding is therefore enabled. | ||
5. In the terminal, load gcc and the QGIS module as shown before. | |||
6. Start QGIS by typing | 6. Start QGIS by typing | ||
| Line 146: | Line 148: | ||
==== Terminal (Unix) ====<!--T:22--> | ==== Terminal (Unix) ====<!--T:22--> | ||
==== Use an interactive node ====<!--T:23--> | |||
Runtime is limited on the login nodes, so you will need to request a testing job in order to have more time for exploring and visualizing your data. | |||
Additionally by doing so, you will have access to the 40 cores of each of the nodes requested. | |||
<!--T:100--> | |||
<li> request an interactive job, ie.</li> | |||
debugjob | |||
this will connect you to a node, let's say for the argument "niaXYZW" | |||
<!--T:101--> | |||
<li> run your favourite visualization program, eg. VisIt/ParaView </li> | |||
<!--T:102--> | |||
module load visit | |||
visit | |||
<!--T:103--> | |||
module load paraview | |||
paraview --mesa-swr | |||
</translate> | </translate> | ||