Updated 2023-03-31

Visit

z# Use VisIt on the Cluster #

Overview

VisIt is a point-and-click 3D scientific visualization application that supports common visualization techniques (e.g., iso-contouring and volume rendering) on structured and unstructured grids. Due to its distributed and parallel architecture, VisIt is able to handle very large datasets interactively. In addition, VisIt is extensible, allowing users to add data loaders or additional analysis tools. The NERSC Data Analytics & Services Group has developed extensions to VisIt to support NERSC user applications, and coordinates with the VisIt development team to add these extensions to the main VisIt development code branch. * This guide cover how to load and run visit/3.3.0

Summary

  • To load VisTt:
    • visit/3.3.0
  • To run VisTt:
    • visit

Set up Interactive Desktop on Phoenix OnDemand

  • In order to access Phoenix OnDemand you must be connected to the GT VPN. If you do not already have the VPN set up, visit Configure the GT VPN
  • Once connected to the VPN you can access the application at Phoenix OnDemand.
  • Choose the Slurm Interactive Apps tab and select Interactive Desktop to setup and launch.
  • Setting up Interactive Desktop:
    • Charge Account: gts-<PI username> ("phx-pace-staff" works for trial. Required.)
    • Quality of Service: inferno
    • Node Type: GPU Tesla V100-16B or GPU Tesla V100-32B
    • Nodes: 1
    • Cores Per Node: 8 (Number of cores (CPUs) per node. Max: 24 cores per node.)
    • GPUs Per Node: 1
    • Memery Per Crore (GB): Leave blank if unsure. Total memory for job is: nodes × cores × memory per core
    • Number of hours: 1
  • After the preceding details are entered, clik the Launch button
  • Once the Launch Interactive Desktop is an available option, click the button to open a Phoenix OnDemand Interactive Desktop to use for VisIt.

Part 2: Load and Start VisIt on Phoenix OnDemand

  • Open terminal in the Interactive Desktop by clicking top left Activities > search for terminal
  • All commands here on will be typed in the terminal
  • You can find which versions are available for any module with module avail [software].
  • Run the following commands to load the necessary modules:
    • `module load visit/3.3.0
  • View the software with visit.
  • Here is the load screen: Screenshot

  • Here is visit software loaded: Screenshot

  • Congratulations! You successfully ran VisIt on the cluster.