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'''Please Note: Interactive Desmond processing/simulation jobs lasting more than 30 minutes should be run in an SRUN session, NOT on the login nodes.''' | '''Please Note: Interactive Desmond processing/simulation jobs lasting more than 30 minutes should be run in an SRUN session, NOT on the login nodes.''' | ||
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1. Next, start an interactive SRUN session by running the command below with example resources: | |||
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[user@login0 ~]$ srun --time=02:00:00 --nodes=1 -- | [user@login0 ~]$ srun --time=02:00:00 --nodes=1 --cpus-per-task=8 --pty /bin/bash | ||
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This will request an interactive session on a compute node, with 8 processor cores, for a duration of 2 hours. For help on submitting jobs to the queue, see our [[Guide_to_SLURM|SLURM User's Guide]]. | This will request an interactive session on a compute node, with 8 processor cores, for a duration of 2 hours. For help on submitting jobs to the queue, see our [[Guide_to_SLURM|SLURM User's Guide]]. | ||
2. If all goes well, you should get dropped into an interactive shell on the execution host (this may take some time depending on system usage). You will now need to load the Desmond module as described above and then start the Maestro interface: | |||
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3. Once you are finished, you can simply type "exit" at the Linux command prompt to exit the SRUN session. | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 31 May 2022
Description
From the Desmond web site: Desmond is a software package developed at D. E. Shaw Research to perform high-speed molecular dynamics simulations of biological systems on conventional commodity clusters, general-purpose supercomputers, and GPUs. The code uses novel parallel algorithms and numerical techniques to achieve high performance and accuracy on platforms containing a large number of processors, but may also be executed on a single computer.
Version
- 2016.2
Authorized Users
CIRCE
account holdersRRA
account holdersSC
account holders
Platforms
CIRCE
clusterRRA
clusterSC
cluster
Modules
Desmond requires the following module file to run:
apps/desmond/2016.2
- See Modules for more information.
Running Desmond on CIRCE/SC
Using Desmond in Batch Mode
The user manuals related to Desmond are essential to understanding the application and making the most of it. The guides and this page should be all you need to get started with your simulations.
- Note: Scripts are provided as examples only. Your SLURM executables, tools, and options may vary from the example below. For help on submitting jobs to the queue, see our SLURM User’s Guide.
- Desmond Documentation directory: /apps/desmond/2016.2/docs
- Desmond Users Guide: /apps/desmond/2016.2/docs/maestro/desmond_users_guide.pdf
- Quick Start Guides: /apps/desmond/2016.2/docs/maestro/desmond_quick_start/
If, for example, you have a Desmond input file named example.cfg, you would set up a submit script like this:
- The script below (for testing, name it "desmond-test.sh") can be copied into your job directory (the folder with your input files) and modified so that you can submit batch processes to the queue. For help on submitting jobs to the queue, see our SLURM User's Guide. Scripts are provided as examples only. Your executables, tools, and options for SLURM will vary.
#!/bin/bash # #SBATCH --comment=desmond-example #SBATCH --ntasks=8 #SBATCH --job-name=dalton-test #SBATCH --output=output.%j.dalton-test #SBATCH --time=01:00:00 #### Slurm 8 processor Desmond test to run for 1 hour. module purge module load apps/desmond/2016.2 mpirun desmond --destrier mpi -tpp 1 --include example.cfg
- Then, you can change to your job's directory, and run the sbatch command to submit the job:
[user@login0 ~]$ cd my/job/directory [user@login0 jobdir]$ sbatch .desmond-test.sh/
- You can view the status of your job with the “squeue -u <username>” command
Using Desmond Graphical Interfaces on CIRCE/SC
Please Note: Interactive Desmond processing/simulation jobs lasting more than 30 minutes should be run in an SRUN session, NOT on the login nodes.
Establishing a GUI connection to CIRCE/SC
To use Desmond, you will need to connect to CIRCE/SC with GUI redirection, either using:
- CIRCE/SC Desktop Environment
- SSH with X11 redirection
- If connecting from OSX or Linux via SSH, please ensure that you use one of the following commands to properly redirect X11:
[user@localhost ~]$ ssh -X circe.rc.usf.edu
or[user@localhost ~]$ ssh -X sc.rc.usf.edu
- If connecting from OSX or Linux via SSH, please ensure that you use one of the following commands to properly redirect X11:
1. Next, start an interactive SRUN session by running the command below with example resources:
[user@login0 ~]$ srun --time=02:00:00 --nodes=1 --cpus-per-task=8 --pty /bin/bash
This will request an interactive session on a compute node, with 8 processor cores, for a duration of 2 hours. For help on submitting jobs to the queue, see our SLURM User's Guide.
2. If all goes well, you should get dropped into an interactive shell on the execution host (this may take some time depending on system usage). You will now need to load the Desmond module as described above and then start the Maestro interface:
[user@login0 ~]$ module add apps/desmond/2016a [user@login0 ~]$ maestro
3. Once you are finished, you can simply type "exit" at the Linux command prompt to exit the SRUN session.
Benchmarks, Known Tests, Examples, Tutorials, and Other Resources
- Available Desmond Tutorials
- /apps/desmond/2016.2/tutorials
More Job Information
See the following for more detailed job submission information:
Reporting Bugs
Report bugs with Desmond to the IT Help Desk: rc-help@usf.edu