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howto:paraview [2024/07/25 22:29]
ccrosby [Preferred method - Parallel using compute nodes, and remote front end]
howto:paraview [2025/04/14 10:59] (current)
ccrosby [Running Paraview]
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 ====== Running Paraview ====== ====== Running Paraview ======
  
-=== Video tutorial - Parallel paraview in client / server mode === +=== Video tutorial - Parallel ParaView in client / server mode === 
-Watch this [[https://youtu.be/yvK0Rda7Bkc|video tutorial]]+Watch this [[https://youtu.be/xuvOtrX6j64|video tutorial]] 
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 +=== Alternative method - ParaView using GPUs in the cluster === 
 +{{ :howto:paraview_user_guide_version_1.2.pdf |}}
  
 ===== Introduction ===== ===== Introduction =====
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   - A standard binary distribution Paraview-5.8.1 in ''/apps/chpc/compmech/ParaView-5.8.0-MPI-Linux-Python3.7-64bit''   - A standard binary distribution Paraview-5.8.1 in ''/apps/chpc/compmech/ParaView-5.8.0-MPI-Linux-Python3.7-64bit''
   - A custom-compiled server version of Paraview-5.8.1, accessible by way of the module ''chpc/compmech/Paraview/5.8.1-osmesa''   - A custom-compiled server version of Paraview-5.8.1, accessible by way of the module ''chpc/compmech/Paraview/5.8.1-osmesa''
-  - A standard binary server version of ParaView-5.12.1, accessible by way of the module ''chpc/compmech/ParaView/5.12.1-osmesa''+  - A standard binary server version of ParaView-5.12.1, accessible by way of the module ''chpc/compmech/Paraview/5.12.1-osmesa''
  
  
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   * If you want to use Paraview-5.8.1 for this, load the ''OSmesa'' module of Paraview, as well as an appropriate MPI module on the compute node before starting the Paraview server: <code>module load chpc/compmech/Paraview/5.8.1-osmesa   * If you want to use Paraview-5.8.1 for this, load the ''OSmesa'' module of Paraview, as well as an appropriate MPI module on the compute node before starting the Paraview server: <code>module load chpc/compmech/Paraview/5.8.1-osmesa
 module load chpc/compmech/mpich/4.0/gcc-9.2.0-ssh module load chpc/compmech/mpich/4.0/gcc-9.2.0-ssh
-mpiexec -np 24 pvserver --mpi --force--offscreen-rendering </code>   +mpiexec -np 24 pvserver --mpi --force--offscreen-rendering </code> 
- +  For the latest version 5.12.1, the process is somewhat simpler.  There is no need to load the mpich module and the --mpi command line option is not required:<code>module load chpc/compmech/Paraview/5.12.1-osmesa
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-For the latest version 5.12.1, the process is somewhat simpler.  There is no need to load the mpich module and the --mpi command line option is not required: +
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-<code>module load chpc/compmech/Paraview/5.12.1-osmesa+
 mpiexec -np 24 pvserver --force--offscreen-rendering </code>   mpiexec -np 24 pvserver --force--offscreen-rendering </code>  
  
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