Starting programs with a GUI on the nodes via the batch system
Running a program like Mathematica in the batch system, if the grafical user interface shall be used requires some additional steps.
- Reserve a node in the interactive mode with (replace project with your project's name and the variables according to your needs)
qsub -I -A _project_ -l walltime=12:00:00,nodes=1:westmere:ppn=12 -q default
- Find out, which node you got by typing (replace username by your username)
qstat -n -u _username_
- From a second ssh session on Palma, log in via (replace XXX by the node's number)
ssh -X palmaXXX
- Start the program
- After finishing the work with the program, exit the session you got from the batch system
- When using windows, you will need a local Xserver like Xming or login via vnc.
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HolgerAngenent - 2011-11-09