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Timestamp:

Oct 10, 2017 4:49:45 PM (7 years ago)

Author:

kanani

Comment:

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idefix

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 == Installation of PALM ==
-To download and install the latest PALM version, follow the first steps of the [https://palm.muk.uni-hannover.de/trac/wiki/doc/install/advanced#Packageinstallation advanced installation procedure] as described on the PALM website. The [https://palm.muk.uni-hannover.de/trac/wiki/doc/install/automatic automatic installer] will be available soon. Following steps also need to be carried out and are slightly different to those described on the PALM website. With the automatic installer, the following steps will be carried out automatically. The graphical user interface [https://palm.muk.uni-hannover.de/trac/wiki/doc/app/mrungui mrungui] can be used to create an mrun command line for starting a selected PALM simulation.
+To download and install the latest PALM version, follow the first steps of the [https://palm.muk.uni-hannover.de/trac/wiki/doc/install/advanced#Packageinstallation advanced installation procedure] as described on the PALM website. The [https://palm.muk.uni-hannover.de/trac/wiki/doc/install/automatic automatic installer] will be available soon. Following steps also need to be carried out and are slightly different to those described on the PALM website. With the automatic installer, the following steps will be carried out automatically.
 
-(1) Copy '''idefix'''-specific mbuild/mrun configuration file (available from r2202) to your working directory:
+(1) Copy '''idefix'''-specific palmbuild/palmrun configuration file (available from r2523) to your working directory:
 {{{
-cp $HOME/palm/current_version/trunk/SCRIPTS/.mrun.config.idefix $HOME/palm/current_version/.mrun.config
+cp $HOME/palm/current_version/trunk/SCRIPTS/.palm.config.idefix $HOME/palm/current_version/.
 }}}
 Besides many other things, this file contains typical installation parameters like compiler name, compiler options, etc. In this file, enter your '''idefix''' user name at locations ''<replace_by_your_IDEFIX_username>''.\\\\
-'''Warning: When editing the configuration file, please NEVER use the TAB key. Otherwise, very confusing errors may occur when mrun is executing.'''\\\\
+'''Warning: When editing the configuration file, please NEVER use the TAB key. Otherwise, very confusing errors may occur when palmrun is executing.'''\\\\
 
 (2) Compilation of utilities and source code:
-After modifying the configuration file, the respective executables are generated by executing
+After modifying the configuration file, helper programs and PALM code are compiled by executing
 {{{
-  mbuild -u -h lcidefix
-}}}
-Pre-compile the PALM code by
-{{{
-  mbuild -h lcidefix
+  palmbuild -h idefix
 }}}
 
-(3) Installation verification: Follow the steps of the [https://palm.muk.uni-hannover.de/trac/wiki/doc/install/advanced#Installationverification verification procedure] as described on the PALM website.
+(3) Installation verification: 
+Follow the steps of the [https://palm.muk.uni-hannover.de/trac/wiki/doc/install/advanced#Installationverification verification procedure] as described on the PALM website.\\
+To start an interactive PALM run, create a {{{palmrun}}} command (formerly {{{mrun}}}):
+{{{
+  palmrun -d <run_identifier> -h idefix -a "d3# ts# ..." -X <total number of cores to be used (max. 64)> -T <number of cores/node (=X, since idefix has only one node)> -m <memory per node>
+}}}
+The graphical user interface [https://palm.muk.uni-hannover.de/trac/wiki/doc/app/palmrungui palmrungui] (formerly mrungui) can be used to create a palmrun command line for starting a selected PALM simulation.
 
-== Batch system (not yet available) ==
+== Batch system ==
+The Portable Batch System (PBS, version PBSPro14) is available on '''idefix'''. In the configuration file {{{.palm.config.idefix}}}, the necessary settings for using the PBS are already included.
 
 == File systems and data management ==