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 === Software installation ===
 Ansys software is installed in the directory ''/home/apps/chpc/compmech/ansys_inc'', with many versions being available.  The current latest release is in the sub-directory ''v241''.  The path to the current Forte installation is <code> /home/apps/chpc/compmech/ansys_inc/v241/reaction </code>.
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+=== Pre-processing and Post-processing ===
+The HPC cluster is not particularly well-suited to pre- and post-processing tasks, but it is possible to get access to the Forte GUI on the system.  The critical requirement is for a graphics-enabled environment.  Please refer to our Wiki pages on [[howto:remote_viz|remote visualization]].  The full GUI will only work on one of the graphics-card equipped visualization servers chpcviz1 or chpclic1.  Our recommendation is to use the TurboVNC software stack, combined with VirtualGL.  Unfortunately, it is not currently possible to use a more powerful compute node for this purpose, as the Mesa OpenGL software rendering is not compatible with the VNC virtual desktop software.  It is possible to run the monitoring tool using VNC on a compute node, or even simply with X-forwarding.
+{{:howto:forte2.png?400| Forte monitoring tool running in VNC desktop}}
+{{:howto:forte.png?400| Forte GUI running in VNC desktop}}

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