Abaqus

Loading Abaqus

module avail

module load abaqus

Running Abaqus

Do not use Abaqus on a login node.

Abaqus should be run from the /share directory. The standard output, standard error, and by default all generated data from the job will be placed in the directory where the bsub command was issued. Running Abaqus from the /home directory can quickly fill a users' quota.

Batch Abaqus

Here is an example batch script. For more information on submitting batch scripts, see the documentation on running jobs.

To run Abaqus in batch mode using an Abaqus input file called Deform.inp, create a text file called submit.sh containing:

#!/bin/bash
#BSUB -W 20
#BSUB -n 2
#BSUB -R span[hosts=1]
#BSUB -o out.%J
#BSUB -e err.%J
module load abaqus 
abq2024hf4 job=Deform cpus=2 interactive

The job can be submitted as

bsub < submit.sh

The argument interactive must be used or LSF will exit and the job will continue to run. LSF will not know the job is still running.

The script submit.sh requests 2 cores for 20 minutes. The span argument requires the 2 cores to be on the same node. Check the documentation on running jobs to customize the batch script.

Interactive Abaqus

VCL

HPC-VCL node

Reservations page of VCL webpage

Mac

On the Reservations page of VCL webpage in the top horizontal menu, go to Manage > User Preferences > RDP Preferences
- Set “Resolution” to 640x480
- Set “Color Depth” to 16
- Make sure to click “Submit Changes” button, then “Submit” button, to save your changes
Follow these directions for creating a custom PC connection with altered Display settings in Microsoft Remote Desktop.app (scroll to top of this page to learn how to get Microsoft Remote Desktop.app). Follow directions up to, and including, the step “open a terminal”. Once you make your custom PC connection once, you can just edit the IP address of that custom PC connection in the future if you want to use it with other HPC-VCL node reservations.
After opening a terminal on the RDP Linux desktop (you can right-click mouse, then click “Open Terminal Here”) within the Microsoft Remote Desktop application, type in the terminal: cd /share/$GROUP/$USER
Run the commands (it may take a while for GUI to appear after issuing the last command):
```
module load abaqus
abaqus cae -mesa
```

Windows

In the Microsoft search bar (in taskbar section of Windows desktop), type “Display settings”, and click on the first choice. Make note of the “Display resolution” value.
On the Reservations page of VCL webpage in the top horizontal menu, go to Manage > User Preferences > RDP Preferences
- Set “Resolution” to to the value found in step 1 above (1280x1024 would be a reasonable value to start at)
- Set “Color Depth” to 16
- Make sure to click “Submit Changes” button, then “Submit” button, to save your changes
On the Reservations page of VCL webpage, click the “Connect!” button.
In the resulting pop-up window, click “Get RDP File” button.
After the RDP file downloads to your computer, launch the RDP file using the native “Remote Desktop Connection” application that comes pre-installed with Windows. Note, this application is similar to the “Microsoft Remote Desktop” application, but is in fact, different.
Enter credentials, and once you have a Linux desktop, right-click with mouse, then click “Open Terminal Here”
In the terminal, type: cd /share/$GROUP/$USER
Run the commands (it may take a while for GUI to appear after issuing the last command):
```
module load abaqus
abaqus cae -mesa
```

Last modified: September 24 2024 11:32:31.