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| = Using the graphical interface = | | = Using the graphical interface = |
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| == Graham VDI == | | == Sharcnet License == |
| See [[Graham#Volta_GPU_nodes_on_Graham|Graham VDI Nodes]].
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| The gra-vdi machine can be used to run Abaqus interactively with the Sharcnet licenses by any Compute Canada member. Further details regarding how to connect with tigervnc are described below. The license can also be used for running jobs by connecting to dusky.sharcnet.ca. Once connected load the following module: | | The small but free Sharcnet license can be used by any Compute Canada member on SHARCNET hardware only. This includes gra-vdi for running Abaqus interactively and Graham cluster for submitting batch jobs. |
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| module load abaqus/2019-sn
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| If an Abaqus job fails to get a license upon startup, it must be manually killed otherwise it will sit idle on the compute node until its "sqsub -r runtime" limit is reached, and the queue automatically kills it off. One can tell if a job is in an idle state by inspecting the job output file then killing it with the <code>sqkill</code> or <code>scancel</code> commands.
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| [roberpj@dus241:~/test-abaqus] cat ofile.93249
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| Abaqus JOB myjob
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| Abaqus 6.13-3
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| "standard" license request queued for the License Server.
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| Total time in queue: 0 seconds.
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| "standard" license request queued for the License Server.
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| Total time in queue: 30 seconds.
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| "standard" license request queued for the License Server.
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| Total time in queue: 60 seconds.
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| ===Running CAE GUI on a viz or VDI workstation === | | ===Running CAE GUI on a viz or VDI workstation === |
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| To connect, we recommend installing the tigervnc client on your desktop, as described in https://www.sharcnet.ca/help/index.php/Remote_Graphical_Connections. The best vdi machine at Sharcnet to run Abaqus on interactivly in GUI mode is currently <b>gra-vdi.computecanada.ca</b>. This machine is located at uw therefore the uwo engineering/robarts combined licenses cannot be use. To start Abaqus GUI on gra-vdi do the following:<br> | | To connect, we recommend installing the TigerVNC client on your desktop, as described in [[VNC]]. To run Abaqus interactively in GUI mode use <b>gra-vdi.computecanada.ca</b>. As gra-vdi is located at the University of Waterloo, the UWO license cannot be used. |
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| 1) connect to gra-vdi.computecanada.ca with tigervnc
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| 2) module load StdEnv
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| 3) module load abaqus/2019-sn
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| 4) abaqus cae
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| Previously, Sharcnet recommended using <b>vdi-centos6.user.sharcnet.ca</b> with tigervnc with the following procedure. it is likely this machine will be shut down May1 along with all other sharcnet legacy systems.
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| 1) connect to vdi-centos6.user.sharcnet.ca with tigervnc
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| 2) run the following two commands ...
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| module load intel/12.1.3 abaqus/6.14.2-sn
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| abaqus cae
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| ==Check license status==
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| Load the Abaqus module and run tne following commands. Note that 1 CAE & 19 standard tokens are reserved for a research group who purchased them and these will always appear in use. To purchase a CAE or standard compute licenses (to ensure access) open a ticket, pro-rated pricing will be explained if during the middle of the license year commencing each mid January.
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| ===All features===
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| abaqusstat
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| ===CAE feature===
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| [roberpj@vdi-centos6:~] abaqusstat | grep cae
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| Users of cae: (Total of 3 licenses issued; Total of 1 license in use)
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| "cae" v61.8, vendor: ABAQUSLM
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| ===Standard feature===
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| [roberpj@vdi-centos6:~] abaqusstat | grep standard
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| Users of standard: (Total of 40 licenses issued; Total of 38 licenses in use)
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| "standard" v61.8, vendor: ABAQUSLM
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| ===Mapping from tokens to CPUs for Abaqus standard/explicit===
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| CPUS 1 2 4 8 12 16 24 32 64 128
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| TOKENS 5 6 8 12 14 16 19 21 28 38
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| See also https://deviceanalytics.com/abaqus-token-calculator
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| ===Example of token consumption with consecutively run jobs===
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| 1) abaqus cae -mesa
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| Abaqus License Manager checked out the following license(s):
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| "cae" release 6.11 from license3.sharcnet.ca
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| <1 out of 2 licenses remain available>.
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| 2) abaqus cae -mesa
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| Abaqus License Manager checked out the following license(s):
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| "cae" release 6.11 from license3.sharcnet.ca
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| <0 out of 2 licenses remain available>.
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| 3) PARALLEL JOB USING 2CPU
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| sqsub -r 1h --nompirun --mpp=6G -q mpi -n 2 -N 1 -o ofile.%J
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| abaqus cpus=2 mp_mode=mpi interactive input=heattransfermanifold_cavity.inp job=job_par3
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| Abaqus/Standard checked out 6 tokens.
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| <29 out of 35 licenses remain available>.
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| 4) ADDITIONAL PARALLEL JOB USING 4CPU
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| sqsub -r 1h --nompirun --mpp=6G -q mpi -n 4 -N 1 -o ofile.%J
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| abaqus cpus=4 mp_mode=mpi interactive input=heattransfermanifold_cavity.inp job=job_par3
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| Abaqus/Standard checked out 8 tokens.
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| <21 out of 35 licenses remain available>.
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| 5) SUMMARY
| | # Connect to gra-vdi.computecanada.ca with TigerVNC |
| [roberpj@viz10-uwo:~] abaqusstat | grep abaqus
| | # <code>module load StdEnv</code> |
| Users of abaqus: (Total of 35 licenses issued; Total of 16 licenses in use)
| | # <code>module load abaqus/2019-sn</code> |
| [roberpj@viz10-uwo:~] abaqusstat | grep standard
| | # <code>abaqus cae</code> |
| Users of standard: (Total of 35 licenses issued; Total of 16 licenses in use)
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