Branch off cluster-enabled batch jobs from a COMSOL Desktop GUI started on headnode Allows GUI model work, and batch job submission from within the GUI Limited command-line proficiency needed Allows you to submit jobs from one COMSOL Desktop GUI process. See comsol -h for details head:~>comsol -nn 8 batch -inputfile in.mphġ2 Four Ways to Run a Cluster job, cont. Submit batch job from the command line of the headnode No GUI Direct control through commands, can be used in shell scripts Requires completed and saved model mph file Recommended for use together with schedulers, like LSF or PBS. Start the COMSOL Desktop GUI as a client on a local PC or Macintosh and connect to a cluster-enabled COMSOL server on the Linux headnode and work interactivelyġ1 Four Ways to Run a Cluster job, details 1. Start a cluster-enabled COMSOL desktop GUI on the headnode and work interactively with cluster jobs 4. Branch off cluster-enabled batch jobs from a COMSOL Desktop GUI process started on headnode 3. Submit cluster-enabled batch job from the Linux command prompt or scheduler script 2. Complete the additional forms, click Install.ĩ Running COMSOL in parallel COMSOL can run a job on many cores in parallel (Shared-memory processing or multithreading) COMSOL can run a job run on many physical nodes (cluster computing) Both parallel operations above can be used in combination to maximize parallelization benefits Cluster computing requires a floating network license Processor core A COMSOL job can use many cores in parallel in a node by Shared-memory processing Node A COMSOL job can use many nodes in parallel by cluster computingġ0 Four ways to run a cluster job, overview You can choose from different ways to submit a cluster job, depending on your personal preference: 1. Cluster Components must be included (default choice).Ĩ Installing COMSOL Multiphysics, cont. Choose the required features and the destination folder. Review the platform selection.ħ Installing COMSOL Multiphysics, cont. After accepting the license agreement, provide the required license information.Ħ Installing COMSOL Multiphysics, cont.
Insert the COMSOL DVD and run the setup script found in the root of the DVD: sh setupĤ Installing COMSOL on the cluster, cont Choose language for the installation Click New COMSOL 5.0 Installation in the installer window.ĥ Installing COMSOL Multiphysics, cont. The installation is shared by all compute nodes in the cluster environment, typically over an NFS file system or similar. Downloadable at Make sure you use an officially supported Linux distribution: Installation of the COMSOL software is usually only needed on the headnode. Make sure you have the COMSOL 5.0 Installation and Operations Guide available.
This is the only license type that enables cluster computing components in the software.
the cluster is tested fully operational, this guide does not provide instructions how to manage the cluster itself you are using the latest available release of COMSOL, available from the latest COMSOL software update has been applied, available from *Available atģ Installing COMSOL on the cluster Before you begin Make sure you have received a FNL (Floating Network License) license file from your COMSOL representative. This guide assumes that you are a fully qualified system administrator of the cluster. It is a complement to the COMSOL Installation and Operations Guide* which contains the complete and detailed installation and operations instructions. 1 Installing and running COMSOL on a Linux clusterĢ Introduction This quick guide explains how to install and operate COMSOL Multiphysics 5.0 on a Linux cluster.