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* Wave function files from parallel runs are stored by MPI process number and are named sequentially <code>''prefix''.wfc''n''</code>. Subsequent calculations must use the same number of MPI processes, and each process must have access to its own ''n''. That means using a node-local directory is overly difficult. | * Wave function files from parallel runs are stored by MPI process number and are named sequentially <code>''prefix''.wfc''n''</code>. Subsequent calculations must use the same number of MPI processes, and each process must have access to its own ''n''. That means using a node-local directory is overly difficult. | ||
I am reviewing the current sample.job file to work around these issues --[[User:Stern|stern]] ([[User talk:Stern|talk]]) 21:44, January 17, 2013 (CST) | |||
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Revision as of 03:44, January 18, 2013
Introduction
Quantum ESPRESSO is a suite of several programs working on the same data files. This brings with it some challenges for data management, and there are some problems.
- A sample job file is at the customary location once the quantum-espresso module is loaded.
$QUANTUM_ESPRESSO_HOME/sample.job
Limitations
- QE stores rather large wave function files in the directory specified by
outdir
or theESPRESSO_TMPDIR
environment variable. This may unduly tax the file server. - In a subdirectory
prefix.save/
the main QE program pw.x stores important metadata needed for subsequent calculations such as a DOS calculation. This means the…TMP
part in the nameESPRESSO_TMPDIR
is misleading. - Wave function files from parallel runs are stored by MPI process number and are named sequentially
prefix.wfcn
. Subsequent calculations must use the same number of MPI processes, and each process must have access to its own n. That means using a node-local directory is overly difficult.
I am reviewing the current sample.job file to work around these issues --stern (talk) 21:44, January 17, 2013 (CST)