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1. iy i Fisted Ste lt a i _ The Software house of Arup For help and support from OASYS please contact UK Arup Group Ltd The Arup Campus Blythe Gate Blythe Valley Park Solihull West Midlands B90 8AE United Kingdom Tel 44 0 121 213 3399 Fax 44 0 121 213 3302 Email dyna support arup com Web www oasys software com dyna China Arup 39 F 41 F Huai Hai Plaza Huai Hai Road M Shanghai China 200031 Tel 86 21 6126 2875 Fax 86 21 6126 2882 Email china support arup com Web www oasys software com dyna India Arup Plot 39 Ananth Info Park Opp Oracle Campus HiTec City Madhapur Phase II Hyderabad 500081 India Tel 91 40 4436 9797 98 Email india support arup com Web www oasys software com dyna or contact your local Oasys distributor LS DYNA LS OPT and LS PrePost are registered trademarks of Livermore Software Technology Corporation User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 1 Oasys LS DYNA Environment 1 1 Introduction 1 1 1 UNIX LINUX 1 1 2 Windows 1 2 LS DYNA 1 2 1 LS DYNA version options 1 2 2 Job options 1 2 3 Parallel options 1 2 4 Submission options 2 5 Restarts 2 6 Post Processing Options 2 7 Submit 2 8 Reset 1 2 9 Status Kill 1 2 10 Cancel 1 3 Oasys PRIMER 1 3 1 Primer Options 1 4 Oasys D3PLOT 1 4 1 D3PLOT Options 1 5 Oasys T HIS 1 5 1 T HIS Options 1 6 Reporter 1 6 1 Reporter Options 1 6 2 Variables 1 6 3 LIST File Fo
2. Ist if it is set to List 1 2 2 2 Input file format Keyword E Keyword Fixed If the List option is chosen a file containing a list of LS DYNA models can be selected for submitting to LS DYNA The List file can contain either just a list of LS DYNA models or it can List also contain additional information for running Oasys REPORTER automatically after the analysis terminates see section 1 6 3 for details on the List file format My Network Ps The input file format may be altered between Keyword and Fixed and List All of the jobs can be submitted either sequentially or simultaneously Page 1 4 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 1 2 2 3 Select Files x To Run i A xX LS DYNA Input File If the input file format is set to List then a subset of the models listed in the file can be selected to be run when the List file is submitted C temp MULTI_TEMP RUN1 C1 example_head_key C temp MULTI_TEMP RUNT C2 example_head key C temp MULTI_TEMP RUNT C3 example_head key C temp MULTI_TEMP RUN1 C4 example_head_key C temp MULTI_TEMP RUN1 C5 example_head_key C temp MULTI_TEMP RUN1 C6 example_head_key vV V V Ey vV 1 2 2 4 Sequential Job Submission M Sequential Submission If a list of LS DYNA jobs is submitted using the List option then they can either be submitted sequentially one after the other or they can all be submitted simultaneously 1 2 2 5 CPU limit The Analysis
3. 1 Main menu Enter the required limit can be an integer decimal or in the form 1 5E4 The main menu will be displayed with the selected queue CPU limit on the right hand side Page 1 27 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 1 15 14 Queue Memory Limit If the submission type is Queue then an option to set the queue memory limit will be available At the main menu type in 13 and press return A menu will be displayed asking for the queue memory limit units Select the queue mem limit units 1 Words 2 M Words 1 Main menu Select the required units to bring up a menu asking for the queue memory limit Enter the queue memory limit 1 Main menu Enter the required limit can be an integer decimal or in the form 1 5E4 The main menu will be displayed with the selected queue memory limit on the right hand side 1 15 15 Queue Name If the submission type is Queue then an option to choose the queue name will be available At the main menu type in 14 and press return A menu will be displayed asking for the queue name Select the queue name 1 Dyna 2 Nastran 3 Other 1 Main Menu The options available will depend on the contents of the oasys_queue file Select the required option The main menu will be displayed with the selected queue shown on the right hand side 1 15 16 Queue Options If the submission type is Queue then an option to specify some queue options will be
4. GOTO DONE IF LSDYNA_NODE_LIST TRUE SHPMPI_MPIRUN prot pass np LSDYNA_JOB_CPUS hostlist NODE_LIST e LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER lt line break gt e LSTC_LICENSE LSTC_LICENSE LSLSDYNA_VERSION GOTO DONE REM REM MPICH REM set MPICH_MPIRUN C Program Files MPICH mpd bin mpirun IF LSDYNA_MPI_TYPE MPICH IF LSDYNA_LOCAL_HOST TRUE SMPICH_MPIRUN np LSDYNA_JOB_CPUS localonly LSDYNA VERSION GOTO DONE IF LSDYNA_NODE_FILE TRUE SMPICH_MPIRUN np LSDYNA_JOB_CPUS logon machinefile NODE_FILE env LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER lt line break gt LSTC_LICENSE LSTC_LICENSE LSDYNA_VERSION GOTO DONE IF LSDYNA_NODE_LIST TRUE SMPICH_MPIRUN logon hosts NODE_LIST env LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER lt line break gt LSTC_LICENSE LSTC_LICENSE LSDYNA_VERSION GOTO DONE REM REM DONE Page 2 23 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 2 5 4 Post Processing options When a LS DYNA job is submitted using the Oasys shell automatic post processing options for Oasys Reporter and Oasys T HIS can be selected This section of the batch file contains any commands required to carry out the selected post processing options PRIMER ztf file creation data dyna93 linux_executables primer93 exe d batch ztf local test shell_test key gt shell_te
5. PBS 1 nodes 1 ppn 2 dyna mpp_only display _string 2 CPU x 2 Nodes command PBS 1 nodes 2 ppn 2 dyna display_string 4 CPU x 1 Node command PBS 1 nodes 1 ppn 4 dyna User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell mpp_only display_string 1 CPU x 4 Nodes command PBS 1 nodes 4 ppn 1 dyna lt 4 gt lt dyna gt lt fast gt lt 2 gt display _string 2 CPU x 1 Node command PBS 1 nodes 1 ppn 2 dyna lt 2 gt lt 2 gt mpp_only display _string 1 CPU x 2 Nodes command PBS 1 nodes 1 ppn 2 dyna lt 2 gt lt fast gt lt queue_commands gt lt all_queue_commands gt command PBS m abe lt all_queue_commands gt 2 7 Adding items to the Utilities menu The Utilities menu within the Xshell may be customised to contain upto 20 items The contents of this menu is controlled by a file called oasys_utilities that is located in the directory containing the version 93 executables The format of this file is lt Menu Name gt lt Program gt lt Xterm gt Where Menu Name Name to be given to the program in the menu Action The name of the program to execute Xterm Does the program require an xterm window define as YES or NO Page 2 27 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Page 2 28 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 3 Additional Windows NT 2000 XP Setup 3 1 Setting File Associa
6. This option should be set to point to where a copy of the Adobe Acrobat reader software can be found on the system 2 3 38 shell enable_job monitoring This option can be used to enable or disable the Oasys Job monitoing option If this option is set to TRUE then additional commands will automatically be added to job submission scripts to start a monoitoring client for each job Setting this option to true will also enable the Monitor option in the shell 2 3 39 shell temp_folder Windows only This option can be used to specify a folder that the shell can use to create temporary files while submitting LS DYNA jobs The directory should be on a local system disk not a networked disk as some Anti Virus programs block running DOS batch files from Network Drives The default folder is C TEMP Page 2 14 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 2 4 Adding LS DYNA versions to the Oasys Shell The list of LS DYNA versions that can be accessed through the Oasys 9 3 shell is controlled through an ASCII file called dyna_versions Note the format of this file has changed in version 9 3 and an additional column has been inserted before the label field for MPP codes which identifies which MPI library the version has been compiled with The format for SMP versions of LS DYNA is lt Code Type gt lt precision gt lt executable gt lt label gt The format for MPP versions of LS DYNA is lt Code Type gt lt precisio
7. divider icon in order to search for the respective files Generate ZTF File PRIMER version IV 32bit _ 64bit Input Options Select preference file Start in P oasys93 Other Options _ Automatically EXIT after running command file _ Run PRIMER in batch mode v Use OpenGL Use X 24bit Use X bit Use Full Screen set MENU_AUTO_CONFIRM TRUE Startin Specify the directory where PRIMER will be fired up and where output files will be written to Other Options Automatically EXIT Causes PRIMER to close once the specified command file has finished running Run PRIMER in batch Starts PRIMER in batch mode a non graphical mode which accepts commands from a file specified in the Input options Use OpenGL Starts PRIMER using OpenGL graphics mode Use X 24 bit Starts PRIMER using 24bit X Windows graphics mode Use X 8 bit Starts PRIMER using 24bit X Windows graphics mode Use Full Screen Opens the PRIMER window to fill the whole screen This variable is often used when replaying command files which when recorded MENU_AUTO_CONFIRM paused and asked the user to confirm things For example HELP and Warning messages If this option is selected PRIMER will continue automatically using the default option Page 1 12 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 1 4 Oasys D3PLOT D3PLOT r Select this option to access Oasys D3PLOT This pr
8. By default the xshell_93 is set up to access and run software that uses the default Oasys program names This option allows the name of any executable to be modified as required and for the xshell_93 to be notified of this name change e g shell d3plot_version d3plot90 exe would force the version 93 shell to run the version 9 0 copy of d3plot d3plot90 exe would have to be in the directory containing the version 93 executables On machines where both 32 and 64 bit versions of D3PLOT T HIS and PRIMER are available the names for the 64 bit versions can be modified using shell this64_version shell d3plot64_version shell primer64_version 2 3 29 shell lt gt _ default These options can be used to set the default versions of T HIS D3PLOT and PRIMER to either the 32 or 64 bit version 2 3 30 shell shell_ release By default the xshell_93 is set up to display 9 3 as the version This option allows the version number displayed to be changed if a customised installation is set up 2 3 31 shell max_cpus shell max_mpp_cpus These variable controls the maximum number of CPU s that can be selected for SMP and MPP parallel jobs 2 3 32 shell default_cpus shell default_mpp cpus These variable controls the default number of CPU s for SMP and MPP parallel jobs Page 2 13 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 2 3 33 shell max_node_cpus This variable should be set to the number of CPUS each n
9. Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Page 4 4 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 5 The Oasys Job Monitor 5 1 Introduction The Oasys Job Monitoring system consists of 3 items a central database server oamonserv93 exe that stores job information a job client oamonc93 exe that reports the progress of each job to the database server and a monitoring program that displays the job information for the user the Oasys shell These 3 programs can all exist on a single machine or they can comunicate with each other across seperate machines using standard networking protocols 5 2 The Job Server oamonserv93 exe The Job Server stores information on all the jobs that have recently been submitted using the Oasys Shell The server stores the Job information in a database file called oadatabase dat If the Job server is terminated and has to be restarted then it will automatically read the contents of this file and will be able to continue to display information on the jobs that were running when the server terminated By default information is purged from the database 3 days after a job terminates The complete job history can be cleared by stopping the server deleting the database file and then restarting the server 5 2 1 Configuring the Oasys Monitoring Server 5 2 1 1 UNIX As part of the Oasys 9 3 UNIX installation process a start up script called start_oaserver will be i
10. September 2008 Oasys Shell The second block defines what queue options will be available to the user see Section 1 2 4 7 depending on the queue and number of cpus chosen It is intended to be used to define queue directives which define the number of nodes and cpus to use This block is optional lt queue_commands gt lt namel gt lt I gt display_string 1 CPU x 1 Node command PBS 1 nodes 1 ppn 1 namel lt 1 gt lt 2 gt display_string 2 CPU x 1 Node command PBS 1 nodes 1 ppn 2 namel lt 2 gt lt 2 gt display_string 1 CPU x 2 Node command PBS 1 nodes 2 ppn 1 namel lt 2 gt lt namel gt lt name2 gt lt 4 gt mpp_only display_string 2 CPU x 2 Node command PBS 1 nodes 2 ppn 2 name2 lt 4 gt lt name2 gt lt name3 gt lt l gt display_string 1 CPU x 1 Node command PBS 1 nodes 1 ppn 1 name3 lt 1 gt lt name3 gt lt queue_commands gt Where lt queue_commands gt and are tags to indicate the start and end of the block of data lt queue_commands gt lt name1 gt and lt namel gt are the names of the queues and tags to indicate the start and end of the data for that queue note that they must be the same as the names defined in the first block lt 1 gt and lt l gt are the number of cpus and tags to indicate the start and end of the data for that number of cpus mpp_only if this is included then the option will only be available if an MPP version of Dyna is sel
11. paused and asked the user to confirm things For example HELP and Warning messages If this option is selected D3PLOT will continue automatically using the default option Page 1 13 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 1 5 Oasys T HIS Left click on this option to access Oasys T HIS This program is a time history processing and graph plotting package designed to access the binary output files created by LS DYNA For more details see the Oasys T HIS Manual 1 5 1 T HIS Options Right clicking on the T HIS tab will cause an OPTIONS tab to appear Selecting this option tab will cause the following window to appear This menu allows the user to P TE specify a fasttcf inp file or a T HIS Options T HIS command file that will be automatically run when T HIS is opened along with other T HIS options Select deselect the options by clicking on the respective tag Click on the file divider icon in order to search for the respective files A ae Ba u ee S m El p E Page 1 14 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell Input Options nput File pecify the name of the thf file for the analysis whose data you wish to process Model List File pecify the name of a file containing a list of models to be opened Each model should be specifed on a seperate line in the file by giving the full pathname to one of the output files mare u an read urve File pecify the name
12. this93 exe this93_64 exe 32 primer93 exe primer93_64 exe 32 reporter93 exe 9 3 1 1 1 1 2 TRUE CSHELL SYSTEM5 acroread TRUE bat file to on aC TEMP Page 2 8 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell shell queue_cpu 0 shell queue_cpu units SECONDS shell batch type NOS shell queue space 1024 shell queue machine shell request cpu limit TRUE shell request memory limit TRUE shell request space limit FALSE shell system_ cpu 90 shell job format KEYWORD shell file names ARUP shell job_ memory 9000000 shell job_ memory units WORDS shell job_ cpu 0 shell job_cpu units SECONDS shell allow mem change TRUE shell file size 7 shell write ctf FALSE shell write ztf TRUE shell batch display shell keep files FALSE shell d3plot version d3plot93 exe shell d3plot64 version d3plot93_64 exe shell d3plot default 32 shell this_version this93 exe shell this64_version this93_64 exe shell this default 32 shell primer version primer93 exe shell primer64 version primer93_64 exe shell primer default 32 shell reporter version reporter93 exe shell shell_release 9 3 shell max_cpus 1 shell max_mpp_ cpus 1 shell default cpus 1 shell default_mpp cpus 1 shell max_node_cpus 2 shell pack_nodes TRUE shell submit shell CSHELL shell unix type SYSTEM5 shell manual_reader acroread shell enable job monitoring TRUE shell temp folder C TEMP 2 3 1 shell online shel
13. 1 Floating Network License If you are running the software using a license server then this variable should be set to point to the license server machine using the machine s hostname ie LM_LICENSE_FILE or LM_LICENSE_FILE hostname port hostname if you have specified a non default port for the server 2 2 1 2 Fixed Stand alone Licenses If you are using a node locked license file then this variable should be set to point to the location of the license file ie LM_LICENSE_FILE lt INSTALL_DIR gt oasys_flexlm dat 2 2 1 3 Multiple FLEXIm license files If you have other software that uses FlexLM then this Environment variable may already be set to point to a license file or a license server If this variable is already set then you may add the Oasys license server or file by specifying a colon separated list of values i e LM_LICENSE_FILE port hostnamel hostname2 Alternatively OASYS_LICENSE_FILE can be used instead of using LM_LICENSE_FILE ie OASYS_LICENSE_FILE hostname 2 2 2 LSTC_FILE LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER lt option gt This variable should be set to point to the name of the LSTC security file 2 2 3 OAMONSERVER lt option gt This variable is used to specify the server and port for the Oasys Job Monitor see section 5 The variable should be set to hostname port If the port number is changed away from 26000 then the environment variable setting in the Job Monitor Server startup script needs to be altered to
14. CPU Limit can be entered directly in the space provided The units used to define the CPU limit can be switched between Seconds Minutes and Hours by using the toggle available The value entered is the actual amount of CPU time that LS DYNA will use for the analysis When this limit is reached LS DYNA will terminate the job A value of 0 means that no limit has been set and the job will run to termination 1 2 2 6 MEMORY limit The Analysis Memory Limit can be entered directly in the space provided The units used to define the Memory Limit can be switched between Words and Megawords and Automatic using the available toggle The value entered is the size of the main array declared internally within LS DYNA that is used to store data in A value of 0 means that the analysis will use the default value built into LS DYNA If a value is specified on the KEYWORD card in a input deck then that value will override all other memory definitions 1 2 2 7 MEMORY MPP only This option is only available for the MPP version of LS DYNA With the MPP version of LS DYNA more memory is required for the first CPU that initialises the model than for the other processors Generally if the first CPU requires X words of memory to initialise the job then the amount of memory required for each additional processor is X n where n is the total number of CPU s 1 2 2 8 Automatically Increase Memory If Required If this option is selected then LS DYNA will automatic
15. generated by LS DYNA This variable can be set to either ARUP or LSTC With LS DYNA 970 onwards the names of the output files can also be specified using the KEYWORD_ID option where a filename prefix for all of the output files is specified within the input file 2 3 18 shell job_memory This variable controls the value used for the default Analysis Memory limit the amount of CORE memory that LS DYNA will use to store data The required value should be specified using the units defined by the shell job_memory_units variable see Job Memory Units A value of 0 means that the job will be submitted with a the default amount of CORE memory built into that LS DYNA The default value of 9000000 should be enough for models of up to 60000 elements 2 3 19 shell job_memory_units This variable controls whether the default Analysis Memory limit is specified in words or megawords It should be set to either WORDS or MWORDS respectively 2 3 20 shell job_cpu This variable controls the value used for the default Analysis CPU limit The required value should be specified using the units defined by the shell job_cpu_units variable see Job Cpu Units A value of 0 means that the job will be submitted with no Analysis CPU limit 2 3 21 shell job_cpu_units This variable controls whether the default Analysis CPU limit is specified in seconds minutes or hours It should be set to either SECONDS MINUTES or HOURS respectively 2 3 22 shell allow_m
16. s hostname ie setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE hostname or setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE port hostname _ if you have specified a non default port for the server 2 1 2 2 Fixed Stand alone Licenses If you are using a node locked license file then this variable should be set to point to the location of the license file ie setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE lt INSTALL_DIR gt oasys_flexlm dat 2 1 2 3 Multiple FLEXIm license files If you have other software that uses FlexLM then this Environment variable may already be set to point to a license file or a license server If this variable is already set then you may add the Oasys license server or file by specifying a colon separated list of values ie setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE port hostnamel hostname2 Alternatively OASYS_LICENSE_FILE can be used instead of using LM_LICENSE_FILE ie setenv OASYS_LICENSE_FILE hostname 2 1 3 setenv LSTC_FILE LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER lt option gt On UNIX LINUX machines LS DYNA can use either a nodelocked license or a floating license system If you are using a nodelocked license then LSTC_FILE should be set to the full pathname of the license file By default this file should be called gt LSTC_FILE and it should be located in the executables directory ie setenv LSTC_FILE OASYS LSTC_FILE If you are using the floating license system then the variables LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER LSTC_NOCLIENT and LSTC_LICENSE should be set as follows ie setenv LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER hostname wh
17. submit file located in the installation directory The batch file created by the submission shell is split into 4 sections Contents S G Queuing Queue commands for NQS SGE LSF and PBS queuing systems If the job is Automatically Commands not submitted to a queue then this section of the batch file will be empty generated by the shell Environment This section of the batch file sets up a number of Environment variables The Automatically Variables first group contain information relating to license systems while the second set generated by the contain information relating to the selected version of LS DYNA and the job shell LS DYNA This section of the batch file contains the commands that are actually used to User configurable submission run LS DYNA The contents of this section are included from a file in the installations directory Post Processing Commands for running T HIS and Reporter automatically after the Automatically Options LS DYNA job terminates generated by the shell Page 2 16 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell The following sections include examples taken from the batch file created for a job submitted to a PBS queuing system on a LINUX machine 2 5 1 Queuing Commands The Oasys shell will automatically add queuing commands to the start of the batch file The options supported for the different queuing systems are as follows Osten ses Jens son Te o logfile o log
18. the job is actually submitted to the Queue A value of 0 means that the analysis will be submitted with an unlimited Queue CPU Limit 1 2 4 5 Queue Memory Limit This option will only be accessible when jobs are being submitted using the Queue option If your system does not require Memory Limits to be specified for NQS style queues then your system manager will have disabled this option The Queue Memory Limit can be entered directly into the space provided The units used to define the Memory Limit can be switched between Words and Megawords using the toggle available The value entered defines the total amount of memory that the job will request from the system In order to allow LS DYNA to initialise this value should be set to a minimum of 5000000 words larger than the Analysis Memory Limit see section 2 3 1 If a smaller value is specified a warning message will be generated when the job is actually submitted to the Queue A value of 0 means that the analysis will we submitted with an unlimited Limit 1 2 4 6 Queue Name This option will only be accessible when jobs are being submitted using the Queue option If the system has more than one NQS style queue then the required queue may be selected from a pull down menu activated by the right hand mouse button When a queue is selected the CPU limit for that queue will be displayed alongside the queue name If the queue is a pipe queue the word PIPE will be displayed if the queue has no C
19. the preferences with the Check preferences errors and the nature of those errors Expand all branches Expands the categories in the Left hand frame Expand all branches Collapse all branches Collapses the categories in the Left hand frame pse Reset all Resets all values Colla all branches Reset all to OASYS values Resets all values to the defaults stored in the Reset all in SOASYS prefi fil De en Reset allto OASYS values 4 2 1 2 The Oasys preferences editor Left hand frame The left hand frame will contain the names of all preferences available to R R set Preferences will be listed under the headings PRIMER D3PLOT _ File Edit T HIS REPORTER and SHELL according to which program they are SHELL applicable to HH E These categories can be expanded to reveal their respective preferences contracted to hide their preferences by clicking on the box to the left of the respective category alternatively use the edit drop down menu and select Expand all branches or collapse all branches Preferences highlighted in green indicate preferences read from the user s personal oa_pref file Elqueue_options batch_type Preferences highlighted in red indicate preferences read from the general oa_pref file in the OASYS directory Preferences which aren t highlighted indicate preferences that haven t queue_memory been set queue_memory_unit Preferences in bold type indicate preferences which haven t been queue_cpu assigned
20. 2 2 LSTC_FILE LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER lt option gt 2 5 2 2 3 OAMONSERVER lt option gt 2 5 2 2 4 HOME 2 5 2 2 5 MENU_AUTO_CONFIRM 2 6 2 2 6 FILE_EXIST_ACTION 2 6 2 2 7 ECHO_PREFERENCE 2 6 Page i Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 2 2 8 Setting Environment Variables 2 3 Customising the GUI Shell 2 3 1 shell online shell background shell batch shell queue 2 3 2 shell default 2 3 3 shell batch_type 2 3 4 shell queue_output_file 2 3 5 shell queue_error_file 2 3 6 shell queue_error_path 2 3 7 shell queue_memory 2 3 8 shell queue_memory_units 2 3 9 shell queue_cpu 2 3 10 shell queue_cpu_units 2 3 11 shell queue_space 2 3 12 shell queue_machine 2 3 13 shell request_cpu memory_limit 2 3 14 shell request_space_limit 2 3 15 shell system_cpu 2 3 16 shell job_format 2 3 17 shell file_names 2 3 18 shell job_memory 2 3 19 shell job_memory_units 2 3 20 shell job_cpu 2 3 21 shell job_cpu_units 2 3 22 shell allow_mem_change 2 3 23 shell file_size 2 3 24 shell write_ctf 2 3 25 shell write_ztf 2 3 26 shell batch_display 2 3 27 shell keep_files 2 3 28 shell lt gt version 2 3 29 shell lt gt _default 2 3 30 shell shell_release 2 3 31 shell max_cpus shell max_mpp_cpus 2 3 32 shell default_cpus shell default_mpp_cpus 2 3 33 shell max_node_cpus 2 3 34 shell pack_nodes 2 3 35 shell submit_shell UNIX LINUX only 2 3 36 shell unix_type 2 3 37 shell manual_reader UNIX LINUX only 2 3 38 shell enabl
21. 3 Input File At the main menu type in 2 and press return A menu will be displayed asking for the file name for the job Current directory u mid test Enter the file name for the job k 1 Main menu The directory the shell was started in is shown at the top of the menu File names can be entered relative to this directory For example if the current directory is u mid test and the job to run is in u mid test job to_run key then you can enter job to_run key and press return If the job to run is in u mid to_run key you can enter to_run key Alternatively the full path name can be entered If the file does not exist or is an invalid type i e doesn t end in k for keyword files inf for fixed format files or Ist for list files you will be propmpted to enter a file again Once a valid file has been chosen the main menu will be displayed with the full path name of the file selected shown on the right hand side Page 1 23 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 1 15 4 File Format At the main menu type in 3 and press return A menu will be displayed asking for the file format for the job Select the job format 1 Keyword 2 Fixed 3 List 1 Main menu Select the required format If List was selected and the submission type is not Queue a further menu will be displayed asking whether the jobs should be sequential or not Turn sequential submission on or off 1 O
22. A VERSION lt LSDYNA_JOB_DIR LSDYNA_JOB_FILE HE endif HE endif HE 2 5 3 2 Example of a Windows oasys submit file The following example shows the default oasys submit file that is included with the version 9 3 software on PC platforms As MPP jobs can use either the HP MPI or MPICH MPI libraries this script shows how to submit jobs using both of them The default script is setup assuming that the different MPI libaries have been installed in the following directories MPI Directory HP MPI C Program Files Hewlett Packard HP MPI MPICH 1 2 6 C Program Files MPICH This script also shows 1 How to submit MPP jobs to either the local machine or to multiple machines using either a file containing a list of hostnames or a string containing the hostnames 2 How to pass environment variables for license options to the remote hosts via the mpirun command REM The following Environment Variables are available for this script REM REM LSDYNA_VERSION full pathname of selected LS DYNA executable REM LSDYNA_MPP TRUE if MPP version selected REM LSDYNA_MPI_TYPE PI version REM LSDYNA_DOUBLE TRUE if double precision version selected REM LSDYNA_ONLINE TRUE if the job has been submitted ONLINE REM LSDYNA_BACKGROUND TRUE if the job has been submitted to BACKGROUND REM LSDYNA_BATCH TRUE if the job has been submitted using BATCH REM LSDYNA_QUEUE TRUE if the
23. Add output file directive to job TRUE script queue_error_file logical Add error file directive to job TRUE script Page 2 7 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 FH H HH HHH HHH HH HH HH HH HHH HH FF HHH HH HH FF HF HH HH OH e enable_job_monitoring shell online queue_error_path queue_memory queue_memory_units queue_cpu queue_cpu_units queue_space queue_machine request_cpu_limit equest_memory_ limit request_space_limit system_cpu job_ format file_names job_memory job_memory_ units job_cpu job_cpu_units allow_mem_change file_size write_ctf write_ztf batch_display keep_files d3plot_version d3plot64_ version d3plot_default this_version this64_ version this_default primer_version primer64_version primer_default reporter version shell_ release max_cpus max_mpp_cpus default_cpus default_mpp_ cpus max_node_cpus pack_nodes submit_shell unix_type manual_reader temp_folder TRUE logical Add job path to output error directive in job script real Batch Queue Memory Size string WORDS or MWORDS real Batch Queue CPU Limit string SECONDS MINUTES or HOURS real Batch Queue File Space Limit 1024 string Name of LSF queuing machine logical TRUE or FALSE logical TRUE or FALSE logical TRUE or FALSE real Minimum System Time seconds string KEYWORD or FIXED string ARUP or LSTC real Job Memory Size string WORDS or MWORDS real Job CPU Limit st
24. Command Line Options These options can be used to automatically start up programs and set default values su Jiopname Open Submit window for job jobname pr NONE Start Oasys PRIMER su pr 1 15 Command Line Submission Shell When starting the shell on a UNIX system a command line version of the submission shell is available It will start automatically if an X connection cannot be established or manually by putting cmd as a command line option i e oasys_93 cmd The following screen will be displayed in the terminal Note that it may differ slightly depending on preference settings Options Current selection LS DYNA 1 Code Version LS970 v6763 Job Options 2 Input File Nothing Selected 3 Format Keyword 4 CPU Limit 0 00 Seconds 5 Memory Limit Memoryl 40 00 MWords 6 Increase Memory If Required On 7 Filename Format Arup ptf 8 Optional Files a ae a ca Parallel Options 9 CPUs 2 CPUs Consistency Flag On nn u al ie Submission Options 11 Submission Type Queue Now 00 00 12 Queue CPU Limit 0 00 Seconds 13 Queue Memory Limit Memory 150 00 MWords 14 Queue Name dyna CPU Limit 0 15 Queue Options 2 CPU x 1 Node 99 Submit 88 Reset 77 Status Kill 1 Quit The terminal window may have to be expanded for the contents to fit Page 1 22 Use
25. Due to the limitations of some of the queuing systems not all options are available with all queue types see table below Analysis Start Available Available Available Unavailable Time Analysis Start Day Available Available Unavailable Unavailable 2 3 4 shell queue_output_file This variable controls if the shell writes a queue directive to specify a file for output when a job is submitted to a queueing system If this option is set to TRUE then the queue will add the following line to the top of the job submission script QSUB o job_directory jobname log PBS o job_directory jobname log QSUB o job_directory jobname log BSUB o job_directory jobname log 2 3 5 shell queue_error_file These variable controls if the shell writes a queue directive to specify a file for errors when a job is submitted to a queueing system If this option is set to TRUE then the queue will add the following line to the top of the job submission script NQS QSUB eo QSUB o job_directory jobname err PBS PBSPRO7 PBSPRO71 PBS e job_directory jobname err QSUB e job_directory jobname err BSUB e job_directory jobname err 2 3 6 shell queue_error_path This option can be used to specify if the queue directives for the output and error files should contain the job path or not By default this option is set to TRUE 2 3 7 shell queue_memory This variable controls the value used for the default Qu
26. E 7788 10 64 27 51 p oasys83 oasys_ LTSC_FILE c program filesilsdynaiLSTC_FILE NUMBER_OF_P 2 05 Windows_NT 2 3 Customising the GUI Shell The oa_pref file controls the setup of a number of the programs in the Oasys 9 3 software suite Most of the programs will look for this file in the following 3 locations to allow individual users to customise the programs for their own needs The current working directory The user s login directory The directory containing the Oasys 93 executables To stop users trying to override the system setting the xshell_93 shell will only look for this file in the directory containing the Oasys 93 executables This section only deals with the options for setting up the GUI shell the options for the other programs are covered in the relevant manuals Any line in the oa_pref file that does not start with the string shell is ignored by the XSHELL normally Oasys will prefix any comment lines with a for clarity The relevant sections of this file follows below Preferences file for OASYS software SHELL stuff Definition Type Valid arguments Default online logical TRUE or FALSE TRUE background logical TRUE or FALSE TRUE batch logical TRUE or FALSE TRUE queue logical TRUE or FALSE TRUE default string ONLINE or BACKGROUND or BATCH or ONLINE QUEUE batch_type string NQS LSF SGE PBS PBSPRO7 or PBSPRO71 NOS queue_output_file logical
27. I_WORKDIR lt workdir gt LSDYNA_VERSION h hostname_3rd np 3 e MPI_WORKDIR lt workdir gt LSDYNA_VERSION h hostname_4th np 4 e MPI_WORKDIR lt workdir gt SLSDYNA_VERSION Page 2 20 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell IBM Power setenv MP_PROCS LSDYNA_JOB_CPUS setenv MP_LABELIO no setenv MP_EUILIB us setenv MP_EUIDEVICE css0 poe SLSDYNA_VERSION procs LSDYNA_JOB_CPUS hfile SLSDYNA_NODE_FILE T SGI IRIX mpirun np LSDYNA_JOB_CPUS SLSDYNA_VERSION SUN SPARC mpirun np LSDYNA_JOB_CPUS SLSDYNA_VERSION kkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkxkkkxkxkkxkxkkkxkxkkxkxkkxkxkxkkxkxkkxkxkxkkxkxkkxkxkxkkxkxkkxk kxkxkkkxkkxk kxx k THE REST OF THIS SCRIPT HAS BEEN CONFIGURED FOR SUBMITING LS DYNA JOBS TO A LINUX SYSTEM USING THE PBS QUEUEING SYSTEM YOU WILL HAVE TO MODIFY THE IFE U FOLLOWING IF YOU ARE USING A DIFFERENT QUEUEING STSTEM OR MACHINE TYPE KEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK LK KK KK KH IK IK KH KH A KH TH A TI FH KH A TH TA KK FH TA TI TH FH A I FH KA TH KH A A FH AK TI FH KH A IK AK KH A KH KU UO if LSDYNA_MPP TRUE then SMP LS DYNA submission LSDYNA_VERSION lt LSDYNA_JOB_DIR LSDYNA_JOB_FILE else MPP LS DYNA submission HP MPI if LSDYNA_MPI_TYPE HP MPI then setenv HPMPI_DIR opt hpmpi b
28. MPICH cluster1 2 cluster2 2 cluster3 cluster4 Submit a job using 4 hosts use 2 CPU s on cluster and cluster2 and 1 CPU on cluster3 and eluster4 HPMPI clusterl 2 cluster2 2 cluster3 cluster4 Submit a job using 4 hosts use 2 CPU s on cluster1 and cluster2 and 1 CPU on cluster3 and cluster4 LAM clusterl cpu 2 cluster2 cpu 2 cluster3 cluster4 Submit a job using 4 hosts use 2 CPU s on clusterl and cluster2 and 1 CPU on cluster3 and cluster4 1 2 3 5 _ Use Node List Node List This option will only be availble when submitting MPP jobs using either the Online Background or Batch options This option can be used to specify a string containing the list of Nodes and CPUS to use when submitting an MPP job The format of the sting will depend on the MPI library that the version of LS DYNA has been built with Page 1 7 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 MPICH hosts hostl cpus 1 host2 cpus 2 hostn cpus n 4 clusterl 2 cluster2 2 cluster3 1 cluster4 1 Submit a job using 4 hosts use 2 CPU s on cluster and cluster2 and 1 CPU on cluster3 and cluster4 HPMPI host1 cpus 1 host2 cpus 2 hostn cpus n clusterl 2 cluster2 2 cluster3 cluster4 Submit a job using 4 hosts use 2 CPU s on clusterl and cluster2 and 1 CPU on cluster3 and cluster4 1 2 4 Submission options 1 2 4 1 Submission method Submission Options Online An
29. OWS Code precision executable MPP label Type Type SMP Single C LS DYNA 1s971_s_R3_1_win32_p exe Win32 SP LS971vR3 1 SMP Double C LS DYNA 1s971_d_R3_1_win32_p exe Win32 DP LS971vR3 1 MPP Single C LS DYNA mpp971_s_R3 1_win32_mpich125 exe MPICH Win32 SP LS971vR3 1 MPICH MPP Double C LS DYNA mpp971_d_R3 1_win32_mpich125 exe MPICH Win32 DP LS971vR3 1 MPICH MPP Single C LS DYNA mpp971_s_R3 1_win64_hpmpi exe HPMPI Win64 SP LS971vR3 1 HPMPI MPP Double C LS DYNA mpp971_d_R3 1_win64_hpmpi exe HPMPI Win64 SP LS971vR3 1 HPMPI If MPP jobs are going to be run across multiple machines and the LS DYNA executables are located on a network disk then the full UNC path should be specified instaed of the local drive letter Code precision executable MPP label Type Type MPP Single SERVER LS DYNA mpp971_s_R3 1_win64_hpmpi exe HPMPI Win64 SP LS971vR3 1 HPMPI MPP Double SERVER LS DYNA mpp971_d_R3 1_win64_hpmpi exe HPMPI Win64 SP LS971vR3 1 HPMPI 2 5 Customising the LS DYNA submission script The Oasys shell generates either a UNIX CShell Bourne Shell script jobname ct1 or a DOS batch file jobname bat that contains all of the selected LS DYNA job options On UNIX systems the choice of either CShell or Bourne Shell is controlled by the shell submit_shell option in the oa_pref file In version 9 3 of the shell the contents of these batch files can be modified by editing the oasys
30. PU limit then the word NONE will be displayed The default queue will be the first one listed in the oasys_queue file 1 2 4 7 Queue Options This option will only be accessible when jobs are being submitted using the Queue option It is intended to be used so that user defined queue directives can be specified rather than using the ones produced by the shell see Section 2 3 34 The options available will depend on the queue and number of cpus chosen and the contents of the oasys_queue file Selecting an option will put the additional queue directives defined in this file into the submission script If there are no options available for the selected number of cpus then the options for the next number of cpus up will be displayed e g if the number of cpus chosen is 3 but no options are defined for 3 cpus then if there are options defined for 4 cpus then the options for 4 cpus will be shown If there are no options available then the default directives produced by the shell will be used 1 2 5 Restarts 1 2 5 1 Select Restart Time This option will only be available if the analysis is not a coupled LS DYNA MADYMO3D analysis When this button is selected all input to the Oasys Shell will be frozen while a search is carried out for any restart input files that exist for the specified job When the search has been completed the window shown below with all of the available restart times will be displayed and the required time may be select
31. This can be used to personally customise the software to the individual s needs Whenever one of the Oasys programs whose preferences can be stored in the oa_pref file is fired up the program will take preferences first from the general preference file in the OASYS directory and then from the file in the user s home area Preferences defined in the general oa_pref file can be modified in the user s personal file but they can t be removed by it 4 2 The Oasys preferences editor The editor can be access from within the Oasys Shell or from within D3PLOT T HIS PRIMER and REPORTER 4 2 1 The Oasys preferences editor layout The preferences editor window is divided into two frames with E Oasys preferences for all programs a menu bar across the top File Edit FD3PLOT EIPRIMER H REPORTER EISHELL A T HIS Preferences 4 2 1 1 Menu Bar File Edit Dismiss Help File options File Save preferences Save current preference settings This will save the personal oa_pref file in the user s home directory Only those preferences Save preferences which differ from the preferences saved in the general oa_pref file will be E saved Exit Exit Exit the Oasys preferences editor without saving Page 4 2 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell Edit options Edit Check Preferences Checks the current preferences for any errors These errors will be listed in a seperate window detailing
32. Windows Picture and Fax viewer 5 Click on OK to close the Open A WordPad With window This should start D3PLOT but at present it won t know about device type or filename so select STOP to exit VW Always use the selected program to open this kind of file Page 3 1 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 If D3PLOT doesn t start check through what you ve done and ask Oasys for help if you can t resolve the problem View Windows nt or 2000 or de om on General View File Types Offline Files 2 Select the File Types tab at the i top Registered file types ee file types until you get to the Extensions File Types SS a te nn eee _ name you entered for ptf files NONE AudioCD e g LS DYNA complete state NONE Drive E NONE DYD file Highlight this and select G NONE File Folder Advanced 9 NONE Folder je NONE Help and Support Center protocol ENNNNFI Intemet Shorteut z Details for AudioCD file type Opens with hange To change settings that affect all AudioCD files click Advanced Advanced 1 In the Edit File Type panel click Edit File Type 2 x on Change Icon Change Icon Actions pen New Edit Remove Set Default V Confirm open after download Always show extension Browse in same window cous Page 3 2 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shel
33. ally increase the amount of memory it uses if the amount specified by MEMORY LIMIT is insufficient Page 1 5 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 1 2 2 9 Optional Files FS a Wernrsn cs Clicking on the OPTIONS tab Input Files Input Options will display this menu of input none gt 2 and output options that can be Stress Initialization sif ENDTIM 0 000000 used with LS DYNA For more i z details on these options see the Interface Segment isf2 ENDCYC 0 LS DYNA User s manual VDA Geometry vda PARA 0 CAL3D Input c3d Output Files TOPAZ3D Temperature MADYMO Input File REMAP option MPP pfile Contact Force File ctf _ Interface Segment isf1 V Static Database File ztf _ Winfrith Crack file crf _ FSIFOR file fff _ bem File ml 1 Binary File Size CLOSE 1 2 2 10 Output Files This option controls the names of the output files generated by LS DYNA either ARUP or LSTC can be selected With LS DYNA 970 onwards the names of the output files can also be specified using the KEYWORD_ID option where a filename prefix for all of the output files is specified within the input file If a filename prefix is specified in the input file then this option will be replaced with the prefix specified in the file Restart Dump File d3dump prefix d3dump 1 2 3 Parallel options 1 2 3 1 Number of cpus This option will only be accessible if your system
34. alysis Start Time 00 00 Start Day _ Delayed Queue CPU LIMIT 0 _ Batch Queue MEMORY LIMIT 999 00 V Queue Queue Name CPU Limit NONE Queue Options 2 CPU x 2 Nodes Jobs may be submitted using 4 different submission methods If some of the options are not available on your system then the option will be greyed out in the submission menu and will be unselectable The parameters that can be specified under each option are different and those available under the Queue option will vary from system to system The four different submission options are Online Submit jobs interactively using an Xterm session Delayed start times cannot be specified Background Submit jobs in background If a delayed start times is specified then the job will be submitted using the Unix at command Batch Submit jobs into a batch queue using the Unix batch command Delayed start times cannot be specified Queue Submit jobs to NQE batch queues using qsub or equivalent commands Delayed start times Queue CPU Memory Limits may be specified 1 2 4 2 Analysis Start Time If a job is submitted using either the Background or Queue options it is possible to specify a time at which the job will execute The required time should be entered in the form HH MM using a 24 hour clock If no time is specified then the job will executed as soon as possible If the time specified has already been passed then the job will start immediately This o
35. ata2 j119740 analysis FOAM_ANG20_L_014 foam_ang20 submitted Details within the e JobID 203 data2 j119740 analysis FOAM_OFF25_U_13 foam_off25_U Details Job ID 202 data2 j119740 analysis FOAM_OFF25_L_13 foam_off25_L Details Close All LS DYNA jobs that are submitted with Job Monitoring enabled are assigned one of the following 6 statuses Pending Job has not yet started Initilising Job has started and is still initilising Job is running The age completed based on the termination time defined in the model is also shown Enor Job has terminated with an error The age completed before the job terminated is displayed Unkown The Job monitoring server has not had any contact with the monitoring client associated with the job for more than 10 minutes The age completed before contact was lost is displayed Completed a The job completed successfully Page 1 20 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell Right clicking on the Job ID assigned to each job will display the Job ID 222 data models DEV CA REFA following information for a job Details Job ID 222 ob ID D assigned to the job by the Job Monitoring Server G P roup ID 133 roup Group ID If a job is one of a group of jobs sumbitted Job ID 221 P ID sing the Input List option then all the jobs will be Details User models assigned the same group ID te CPU s 1 User ame of the user who
36. available At the main menu type in 15 and press return A menu will be displayed with the available commands depending on the queue and number of cpus chosen will differ depending on the contents of the oasys_queue file Select the queue command 1 2 CPUs x 1 Node 2 1CPUs x 2 Nodes 1 Main Menu Select the required option The main menu will be shown with the selected queue command 1 15 17 Submit Once you are happy with the options chosen at the main menu type in 99 and press enter to submit the job If output files already exist a menu asking whether to overwrite or delete them will be displayed Some output files already exist 1 Overwrite 2 Delete 3 Cancel Select the required option and if cancel was not selected the job will be submitted Page 1 28 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 1 15 18 Reset To reset the selected options to defaults at the main menu type in 88 and press enter 1 15 19 Status Kill The status of arun can be queried or killed by typing in 77 and enter at the main menu The following menu will be displayed Options Current selection 1 SW1 Write a Restart File and Terminate Off 2 SW2 Report Time and Cycle Number On 3 SW3 Write a Restart File and Continue Off 4 SW4 Write a Plot State and Continue Off 5 FILE Send Ouput from SW2 to a File Off 99 Apply 1 Main menu Select the required option to toggl
37. c templates head_impact ort RUN 1 0 03 0 050 0 06 C head_impact r2 head key c templates head_impact ort RUN 2 0 075 0 06 0 03 C head_impact r3 head key c templates head_impact ort RUN 3 0 03 0 100 0 06 Cahead_Impact r4 head key c templates head_impact ort RUN 4 0 03 0 125 0 06 Define a new set of variables VARIABLE SUMMARY_ID S Add another variable VARIABLE_ADD Set up a summary report REPORTER_SUMMARY c templates head_summary ort REPORTER_SUMMARY_DIR c head_impact summary Specify output file formats REPORTER_OUTPUT REPORTER HTML PDF Page 1 19 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 1 7 3 Monitor Monitor This option will display the Oasys Job Monitoring Window MONITORING E JOB MONITOR a x en Job ID 209 data2 j119740 analysis CART_ANGO10_L_005 cart_ang10_ see sections 2 3 38 and 5 0 Details Running 23 this Window will display the Job ID 208 data2 j119740 analysis CART_ANGO10_L_005 cart_ang10_ LS DYNA Details Running 26 jobs that are currently Job ID 207 data2 j119740 analysis CART_ANG00_L_005 cart_ang00_L those that have Details recently completed Job ID 206 data models DEV CA REF VAL POLE MPP 16_10 pole_mast By default the Details Running 23 ei teal Job ID 205 data models DEV CA REF VALIWALL MPP 16_10 wall_mast display Details information on any jobs that eben Job ID 204 d
38. e action to be taken when opening a file for output and the file already exists Possible options for this variable are none overwrite and append Normally you will be prompted for the action to be taken when a file selected for output already exists However if this variable is set to overwrite or append then the relevant action will be taken automatically This is generally used when playing automatic post processing batch scripts 2 1 8 setenv ECHO PREFERENCE lt option gt If this variable is set to 1 then any command line arguments used to start T HIS PRIMER or D3PLOT will be echoed to the screen along with any settings read from preference files 2 2 Windows NT 2000 XP Installation Anz 2 oo un installed a set of icons will amp OASYS Start gt Programs gt oasys93 amp PRIMER A D3PLOT J T HIS Ga REPORTER Be LMTOOLS Manuals gt After loading the Oasys software the following system variables should be set up LM_LICENSE_FILE LSTC_FILE LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER lt option gt OAMONSERVER lt option gt HOME MENU_AUTO_CONFIRM optional FILE_EXIST_ACTION optional ECHO_PREFERENCE optional Oasys recommend that these variables are set up by a user with Administrator privileges so that they then apply to all users on the system Page 2 4 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 2 2 1 LM LICENSE FILE The variable is used to locate a valid license for the Oasys software 2 2 1
39. e what to do Select Apply to carry out the option selected Note A job must be selected before this menu can be displayed Page 1 29 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Page 1 30 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 2 Customising the Oasys Shell This section is relevant to those responsible for installing the Oasys software 2 1 UNIX LINUX Installation On UNIX LINUX systems the Oasys Shell is accessed via the oasys_93 command If you have installed the software using the install script then the oasys_93 command file in the executables directory will automatically be updated to contain the correct path for the directory the software was installed in and the name of the license server for the OASYS software installation In addition to specifying the installation directory and the license server the oasys_93 command file can also be set a number of other options on UNIX LINUX systems After installing the software the oasys_93 command file should contain the following This assumes the software was loaded in a directory called prg and that the license server in a machine called atghps50 bin csh f onintr start flush Set OASYS to point to the directory containing the software setenv OASYS prg oasys93 executables Set LM _LICENSE_ file to either the Oasys flexlm license file or the license server e g setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE SOASYS oasys_flexlm dat or sete
40. e with LS DYNA D3PLOT and T HIS 1 6 1 Reporter Options REPORTER Options Right clicking on the REPORTER tab will cause an OPTIONS tab appear Selecting this option tab will cause the following window to appear Page 1 15 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 E REPORTER Options E impui List ES ubenit tesbdest ist je Run Reporter Ciear Panel Template Output Dir Root Output fiename en niew gta key Ej a r names opt S sumit testi 1 VE new_igoe Ol Varian Ren anew gotkey a si _names opt summit testi 2 Co new_igoe CoO Variapee fon new lit key ool aunt festa 3 new lel Variable krin dinew gta key Cj d_isic_names opt unit lesbian 4 new lero Mariatse on Siew Igi key O d isic names opt Fj submit ieste 5 new igo Col Wariable Cl Oo Variable mm I ri Co valait EI m EI Variable So Co Varianie oO So CI Variable Oo Oo O CI Warlabee oO mm oO DI variatie mm om Ca variam mm Co Variable i I O CC Variable m E Variable Co vajab 4 Ea Co 2a variae Se EI CI Variable oa CI Variable Summary Output Options l ca jm Ol Ol Wariabie Output Formats HTML _ FOF JPost cnpt VBA Script PowerPoint Save leid E submit testitest ist ol save Close This menu allows the user to define multiple sets of input options for REPORTER These options can either be entered manually of they can be read from a file see section 1 6 3 for de
41. e_job_monitoring 2 3 39 shell temp_folder Windows only 2 4 Adding LS DYNA versions to the Oasys Shell 2 4 1 UNIX LINUX 2 4 2 WINDOWS 2 5 Customising the LS DYNA submission script 2 5 1 Queuing Commands 2 5 2 Environment Variables 2 5 3 LS DYNA submission 2 5 4 Post Processing options 2 6 Creating an oasys_queue file 2 7 Adding items to the Utilities menu 3 Additional Windows NT 2000 XP Setup 3 1 Setting File Associations 3 1 1 To make ptf files open in D3PLOT by double clicking on them 3 1 2 To make thf xtf cur and bdf files open in T HIS by double clicking on them 3 1 3 To make key files open in PRIMER by double clicking on them 4 Preferences 4 1 The oa_pref file 4 1 1 oa_pref naming convention and locations 4 2 1 The Oasys preferences editor layout 4 2 The Oasys preferences editor 5 The Oasys Job Monitor Page ii 5 1 Introduction 5 2 The Job Server oamonserv93 exe 5 2 1 Configuring the Oasys Monitoring Server 5 3 The Job Client oamonc93 exe 5 4 The Job Monitor 2 6 2 7 2 9 2 9 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 10 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 11 2 12 2 12 2 12 2 12 2 12 2 12 2 12 2 13 2 13 2 13 2 13 2 13 2 13 2 13 2 13 2 13 2 14 2 14 2 14 2 14 2 14 2 14 2 14 2 15 2 15 2 16 2 16 2 17 2 18 2 19 2 24 2 24 2 27 NNANBERPRREIFDD W U me ON ee BBR User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 1 Oasys LS DYNA Environment 1 1 Introd
42. ected display_string is the text that is displayed to the user in the popup menu on the shell see Section 1 2 4 7 command is a queue directive specific to the queue and number of cpus up to 20 can be defined for the queue and cpu combination Up to 100 queue and cpu combinations can be defined If this block is not included in the file then the queue options popup will be greyed out and the default directives produced by the shell will be used The third block defines queue directives that apply to all queues This block is optional lt all_queue_commands gt command PBS m abe lt all_queue_commands gt Where lt all_queue_commands gt and lt all_queue_commands gt are tags to indicate the start and end of the block of data command is a queue directive up to 20 can be defined Page 2 25 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Example lt queue_names gt lt queue_names gt lt queue_commands gt Page 2 26 lt dyna gt lt dyna gt lt fast gt lt fast gt lt dyna gt cpu_limit none cpu_limit 3600 lt 1 gt lt 1 gt lt 2 gt lt 2 gt lt 2 gt lt 2 gt lt 4 gt lt 4 gt lt 4 gt lt 4 gt lt 4 gt display string 1 CPU x 1 Node command PBS 1 nodes 1 ppn 1 dyna display_string 2 CPU x 1 Node command PBS 1 nodes 1 ppn 2 dyna mpp_only display _string 1 CPU x 2 Nodes command
43. ed Page 1 9 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Restart Files Dump Analysis Created Time Number Time By Written Written _ d3dump01 1 128774e 004 Original Run 19 35 53 06 10 2004 V d3dump02 1 231389e 004 Original Run 19 35 56 06 0 2004 d3dump03 1 354528e 004 Original Run 19 35 59 06 10 2004 d3dump04 1 47 7667e 004 Original Run 19 36 03 06 1 0 2004 Select the desired restart file and press the OK button to return to the main submission window where the screen will be updated to reflect the details of the restart file selected A check will also be carried out to see if a restart input deck exists and if one is found the user will be offered the opportunity to use it If after a restart file has been selected the user decides that he does not want to use it the restart file selection menu should be re displayed and the previously selected file should be deselected 1 2 6 Post Processing Options 1 2 6 1 Run T HIS after Analysis Setting this option to ON will cause a fasttcf inp script present in the job directory the directory containing the analysis file to be executed following termination of the job Fast tcf provides a fast automated method of post processing output data from LS DYNA by producing a set of command files for Oasys T HIS from an ASCII input file This option will only be available if there is a jobname inp file Selecting OFF will disable this automatic post processing The Opt
44. ed for output already exists However if this variable is set to overwrite or append then the relevant action will be taken automatically This is generally used when playing automatic post processing batch scripts 2 2 7 ECHO_PREFERENCE If this variable is set to 1 then any command line arguments used to start T HIS PRIMER or D3PLOT will be echoed to the screen along with any settings read from preference files 2 2 8 Setting Environment Variables Windows NT and 2000 Start gt Settings gt Control Panel To set these system variables activate the control panel using KE Windows xp Start gt Control Panel and then select the System Icon Windows NT Followed by the Environment tab Windows 2000 and XP Followed by the Advanced tab and then the Environment button Page 2 6 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell This will bring up the window displayed RRS ries left To set up a new Environment Variable enter the variable s name in the Variable box followed by the variable s Value in the Value Box After setting up each new Environment Variable press Set before entering the next new Environment ON U ithughes Variable OASYS P oasys90 Finally after setting up all the new ore EOCAL DI EILWINDES variables select Apply followed by OK to TEMP C Documents and Settings timothy hug dismiss the System Properties menu TMP C Documents and Settings timothy hug LM_LICENSE_FIL
45. een submitted using BATCH SLSDYNA_QUEUE TRUE if the job has been submitted to a QUEUE SLSDYNA_JOB_DIR full path of LS DYNA job_directory SLSDYNA_JOB_FILE filename containing LS DYNA job options SLSDYNA_JOB_CPUS number of CPU s selected SLSDYNA_USER_ID username SLSDYNA_LOCAL_HOST TRUE if submitting MPP jobs to the local machine SLSDYNA_NODE_FILE TRUE if submitting MPP jobs using a Node File SNODE_FILE filename containing node list for MPP jobs SLSDYNA_LOCAL_HOST TRUE if submitting MPP jobs using a Node List SNODE_LIST string containing node list for MPP jobs MACHINE SPECIFIC VARIABLES uncomment as required IBM AIX setenv YIELDLOOPTIME 10000000 setenv SPINLOOPTIME 1000000 setenv AIXTHREAD_SCOPE S setenv MP_PROCS LSDYNA_JOB_CPUS setenv MP_LABELIO no setenv MP_EUILIB us setenv MP_EUIDEVICE css0 SGI IRIX setenv MPC_GANG off setenv OMP_DYNAMIC FALSE setenv OMP_SET_NUMTHREADS SLSDYNA_JOB_CPUS setenv _DSM_PPM 2 setenv _DSM_ PLACEMENT ROUND_ROBIN setenv TRAP_FPE OVERFL ABORT DIVZERO ABORT INVALID ABORT INT_OVERFL ABORT MACHINE SPECIFIC MPP submission commands HP ALPHA dmpirun np SLSDYNA_JOB_CPUS SLSDYNA_VERSION HP PA8000 and Itanium2 HP MPI mpirun np LSDYNA_JOB_CPUS SLSDYNA_VERSION lt SLSDYNA_JOB_FILE single node mpirun f appfile multiple nodes where appfile contains h hostname_lst np 1 e MPI_WORKDIR lt workdir gt SLSDYNA_VERSION lt SLSDYNA_JOB_FILE h hostname_2nd np 2 e MP
46. em_change This variable controls whether users can change the amount of CORE memory used by LS DYNA If this variable is set to FALSE then users will not be able to modify the Analysis Memory Limit and will be forced to use the default value built into LS DYNA 2 3 23 shell file_size This variable controls the default binary file size produced by LS DYNA The value specified gives the required file size in Mbytes Page 2 12 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 2 3 24 shell write_ctf By default the xshell_93 is set up so that the default is for LS DYNA to write out CTF binary files when a jobs is submitted see the Job Options menu If this variable is set to FALSE then this option will be turned off by default 2 3 25 shell write_ztf By default the xshell_93 is set up so that after an LS DYNA run Oasys PRIMER is automatically run to generate a ZTF file for D3PLOT to read see the Job Options menu If this variable is set to FALSE then this option will be turned off by default 2 3 26 shell batch_display This variable can be sued to specify a UNIX DISPLAY that can be used for batch processing commands 2 3 27 shell keep_files This variable controls whether temporary files created during the submission process and any CORE files created if a job terminates abnormally are deleted automatically If this variable is set to TRUE the files will not be deleted 2 3 28 shell lt gt version
47. ere hostname is the LSTC license server setenv LSTC_NOCLIENT ON setenv LSTC_LICENSE network 2 1 4 setenv OAMONSERVER lt option gt This environment variable is used to specify the server and port for the Oasys Job Monitor see section 5 The environment variable should be set to hostname port If the port number is changed away from 26000 then the environment variable setting in the Job Monitor Server startup script needs to be altered to match this port number If this port number is changed from 26000 it is up to the installing user to make sure that the port is not used by any other service on the server host machine Page 2 3 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 2 1 5 setenv NETSTART lt option gt PRIMER T HIS and D3PLOT 9 3 use an HTML based help system For this to operate correctly this variable should be set to the command that has to be typed at the command line to run NETSCAPE 2 1 6 setenv MENU_AUTO_CONFIRM lt option gt This variable is often used when replaying command files which when recorded paused and asked the user to confirm things For example HELP and Warning messages Possible options for this variable are true and false If the variable is set true then these will not pause and will behave as if the user had pressed OK meaning that command files can play back without user intervention 2 1 7 setenv FILE_EXIST_ACTION lt option gt This variable controls th
48. eue Memory limit The required value should be specified using the units defined by the shell queue_memory_units variable see Queue Memory Units A value of 0 means that the job will be submitted with a unlimited Queue Memory Page 2 10 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 2 3 8 shell queue_memory_units This variable controls whether the default Queue Memory limit is specified in words or megawords It should be set to either WORDS or MWORDS respectively 2 3 9 shell queue_cpu This variable controls the value used for the default Queue CPU Limit The required value should be specified using the units defined by the shell queue_cpu_units variable see Queue Cpu Units A value of 0 means that the job will be submitted with a unlimited Queue CPU 2 3 10 shell queue_cpu_units This variable controls whether the default Queue CPU Limit is specified in seconds minutes or hours It should be set to either SECONDS MINUTES or HOURS respectively 2 3 11 shell queue_space This variable controls the value used for the default File Space limit The required value should be specified in Mbytes A value of 0 means that the job will be submitted with an unlimited File Space Limit 2 3 12 shell queue_machine This variable may be used to specify the name of the queuing machine used by LSF batch queues This option is passed as the m parameter to the LSF bsub command e g bsub m queue_machine 2 3 13 shell request_c
49. f set If not set then it is defined as the directory for the user The command cd pwd will show this On Windows SUSERPROFILE on Windows is usually C Documents and Settings lt user id gt Issuing the set command from an MS DOS prompt will show the value of this and other variables Generally speaking you should put Organisation wide options in the version in OASYS User specific options in HOME USERPROFILE Project specific options in the current working directory An example of the file is shown below to illustrate the content of the file Preferences file for OASYS software Preferences for SHELL shell queue_cpu 0 Preferences for THIS this laser_paper_size A4 Preferences for D3PLOT d3plot overlay_colour grey Preferences for PRIMER primer overlay_mode off Page 4 1 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 The file contains preferences for the SHELL lines commencing shell THIS lines commencing this D3PLOT lines commencing d3plot PRIMER lines commencing primer and REPORTER lines commencing reporter All lines take the format lt preference name gt lt preference value gt The general copy of the Oasys preference file should be present in the SOAS YS directory This should contain the preferences most suitable for all software users on the system An individual s specific preferences file can be stored in the individual s home area
50. fed into Reporter will appear in the greyed out boxes above In order to delete one of the Variables in the list enter the variable s name in the variable box and press DELETE In order to modify one of the variables enter the variable s name into the Variable box and press Modify Once you have finished modifying all your variables press CLOSE Page 1 18 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 1 6 3 LIST File Format The LIST file can be used to set up multiple inputs for REPORTER The LIST file format consists of lines containing either Job information or Keywords eyword S VARIABLES Defines a new list of comma seperated Variable names for any following Job Lines Any Variables defined before this Keyword are deleted 2nd Variable 3rd Variable S VARIABLES_ADD Adds new Variables to the existing list of Variables VARIABLE ADD 1st Variable 2nd Variable 3rd Variable SREPORTER_SUMMARY Defines a set of inputs used to generate a summary report after a set of jobs have been run in LS DYNA ISREPORT_SUMMARY Input file Reporter Template 1st ariable 2nd Variable 3rd Variable All other lines are assumed to contain Job information in the following format Input file Reporter Template 1st Variable 2nd e g Define 4 variables for the following jobs VARIABLE ID X COOD Y COORD Z COORD Setup 4 jobs using the head_impact ort template with 4 variable values Chiesa impact r1 head key
51. ff Turn the consistency flag on or off 1 Off 2 On 1 Main menu Select the required option The main menu will be shown with the selected number of CPUs and the consistency flag status on the right hand side 1 15 11 Node Options This option will only be available if the submission type is not queue and the code type is MPP If it is available then at the main menu type in 10 and press return A menu will be displayed asking for the node option Select the node option 1 Local Host 2 Node File 3 Node List 1 Main menu Select the required option If Local Host was selected the main menu will be displayed If Node File was selected a further menu will be displayed asking for the location of the file Current directory u mid test Enter the node file name 1 Main menu The directory the shell was started in is shown at the top of the menu In the same way as input files node files can be specified relative to this directory or a full path name can be entered No check is made to see if the file exists If Node List was selected a further menu will be displayed asking for a string Enter the node list string 1 Main menu Enter the text and press return The main menu will be shown with the selected option and file or node list string on the right hand side Page 1 26 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 1 15 12 Submission Type At the main menu type in 11 and press retur
52. ff 2 On 1 Main menu Select the required option The main menu will be displayed with the selected format shown on the right hand side Note Selecting a different job format to the current selection will clear the Input File selection 1 15 5 CPU Limit At the main menu type in 4 and press return A menu will be displayed asking for the job CPU limit units Select the job cpu limit units 1 Seconds 2 Minutes 3 Hours 1 Main menu Select the required units to bring up a menu asking for the job CPU limit Enter the job cpu limit 1 Main menu Enter the required limit can be an integer decimal or in the form 1 5E4 The main menu will be displayed with the selected job CPU limit on the right hand side 1 15 6 Memory Limit At the main menu type in 5 and press return A menu will be displayed asking for the job memory limit units Select the job mem limit units 1 Words 2 M Words 1 Main menu Select the required units to bring up a menu asking for the job memory limit Enter the job memory limit 1 Main menu Enter the required limit can be an integer decimal or in the form 1 5E4 Ifthe Dyna version selected is MPP a second menu will ask for the other memory limit Enter the job memory2 limit 1 Main menu The main menu will be displayed with the selected job memory limit on the right hand side Page 1 24 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 1 15 7 Increase Mem
53. file o logfile o logfile emo so feron fe temonter emo jstarttime a stars time _ a stars ime gt o start time IT limit EEE 1h_epu limit c limit Aimi HE d The log and error file output options can be disabled by setting the preference options shell queue_output_file and shell queue_error_file to FALSE Page 2 17 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 2 5 2 Environment Variables The following environment variables are automatically set up in the batch file by the Oasys Shell OASYS Full pathname of the software installation directory LSTC_FILE Full pathname of the LSTC license file If a LSTC license server is being used then this variable will replaced with the LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER LSTC_NOCLIENT and LSTC_LICENSE variables MPI version from dyna_versions file Set to TRUE ifthe job has been submitted using the Queue option Number of CPU s selected for parallel jobs LSDYNA_NODE_FILE Set to TRUE if submitting MPP jobs using a file containing the list of nodes to use NODE_FILE Filename containing the list of nodes to use LSDYNA_NODE_LIST Set to TRUE if submitting MPP jobs using a string containing the list of nodes to use NODE_LIST String containing the list of nodes to use LSDYNA_RESTART_FILE Filename of LS DYNA restart dump file if the analysis is a restart SDYNA_RESTART_INPUT_FILE Filename of LS DYNA restart input file if the analysis is a restart and a inpu
54. he above except that you are replacing Icon click on Change Icon Application click on Edit instead of defining new values If you are unsure it may be easier to Remove the current registered file type then follow the instructions in section 3 1 1 1 above 3 1 2 To make thf xtf cur and bdf files open in T HIS by double clicking on them The procedure is exactly the same as for D3PLOT and must be carried out for each of the file types that you wish to process by double clicking thf LS DYNA Time History file xtf LS DYNA Extra Time History file cur Oasys T HIS Curve file bdf Oasys T HIS Bulk Data file The only differences are 1 File name description in the Open With window should be appropriate 2 The application to use should be this93 exe 3 The icon to use should be this93 exe Note that 1 File types thf and xtf are opened in this way but no contents are read in 2 File types cur and bdf are opened and their complete contents read in LS DYNA default filenames d3thdt and xtfile cannot be set up for double click access in this way because Windows requires filenames to have extensions when assigning applications to them 3 1 3 To make key files open in PRIMER by double clicking on them The procedure is exactly the same as for PRIMER and must be carried out for each of the file types that you wish to process by double clicking key LS DYNA Keyword Input File The only differe
55. in if e PBS_NODEFILE then rm rf LSDYNA_JOB_DIR appfile gt amp dev null if f PBS_NODEFILE then foreach roger cat PBS_NODEFILE echo h roger np 1 LSDYNA_VERSION gt gt LSDYNA_JOB_DIR appfile end endif endif HPMPI_DIR mpirun prot e MPI_WORKDIR LSDYNA_JOB_DIR f appfile rm rf LSDYNA_JOB_DIR appfile gt amp dev null LAM 6 5 9 using ssh else if LSDYNA_MPI_TYPE LAM659 then setenv LAM DIR usr local lam_6 5 9 bin setenv LAMRSH ssh x SLAM DIR recon v PBS_NODEFILE SLAM DIR lamboot v PBS_NODEFILE SLAM _DIR mpirun C LSDYNA_VERSION lt SLSDYNA_JOB DIR SLSDYNA_JOB FILE SLAM DIR lamclean LAM_DIR wipe PBS_NODEFILE Page 2 21 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 LAM 7 0 3 using ssh else if LSDYNA_MPI_TYPE LAM703 then He HR He setenv LAM DIR usr local lam_7 0 3 bin setenv LAMRSH ssh x SLAM DIR recon v PBS_NODEFILE LAM_DIR lamboot v ssi boot rsh ssi boot_rsh_agent ssh x PBS_NODEFILE LAM_DIR mpirun C x LD_LIBRARY_PATH LSDYNA_VERSION lt LSDYNA_JOB_DIR LSDYNA_JOB_FILE LAM_DIR bin lamclean LAM_DIR wipe PBS_NODEFILE MPICH 1 2 6 using ssh else if LSDYNA_MPI_TYPE MPICH then setenv MPICH_DIR usr local mpich_1 2 6 bin if e PBS_NODEFILE then cat PBS_NODEFILE set numproc cat PBS_NODEFILE wc 1 endif setenv P4_RSHCOMMAND ssh x S MPICH_DIR mpirun np numproc LSDYN
56. ions button can be used to specify options which will affect how T HIS operates when it is executed This will open up the T HIS options window which will allow T HIS command line options to be explicitly defined 1 2 6 2 Run Reporter after Analysis Setting this option to ON will cause Reporter to automatically run following termination of the analysis Selecting OFF will disable this automatic post processing The Options button can be used to set up input options for Reporter when it runs see section 1 6 1 for more details on these options 1 2 6 3 Display If you are running T HIS or Reporter automatically at the end of an analysis then this option can be used to select the machine on which T HIS and Reporter should be displayed when it runs By default this will be set to the machine you submitted the job from and will not normally need to be changed Page 1 10 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 1 2 7 Submit Click on this button to submit the LS DYNA job using all of the options previously set Before the job is actually submitted the following checks will be carried out The input file specified exits The Queue CPU Limit if specified is larger than the Analysis CPU Limit The Queue Memory Limit if specified is at least 6000000 words larger than the Analysis Memory Limit An Account name if required has been specified 1 2 8 Reset Click on this button to reset all of the submission o
57. job has been submitted to a QUEUE REM LSDYNA_JOB_DIR full path of LS DYNA job_directory REM LSDYNA_JOB_FILE filename containing LS DYNA job options REM LSDYNA_JOB_CPUS numbert of CPU s selected REM LSDYNA_USER_ID username o gq o N N D User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell LSDYNA_LOCAL_HOST TRUE if submitting MPP jobs to the local machine LSDYNA_NODE_FILE TRUE if submitting MPP jobs using a Node File NODE_FILE filename containing node list for MPP jobs R n M LSDYNA_LOCAL_HOST TRUE if submitting MPP jobs using a Node List M NODE_LIST string containing node list for MPP jobs M SMP LS DYNA submissio D V NNNHN w E A a a a a a e EM IF SLSDYNA_MPP TRUE GOTO MPP SLSDYNA_VERSIONS GOTO DONE aw MPP LS DYNA submission M Ge amp amp NAR lt Wee HP MPI using local machine JERR rd aw X set HPMPI_MPIRUN C Program Files Hewlett Packard HP MPI bin mpirun IF LSDYNA_MPI_TYPE HPMPI set MPI_WORKDIR LSDYNA_JOB_DIR IF LSDYNA_LOCAL_HOST TRUE HPMPI_MPIRUN prot pass np SLSDYNA_JOB_CPUS LSDYNA VERSION GOTO DONE IF LSDYNA_NODE_FILE TRUE SHPMPI_MPIRUN prot pass np LSDYNA_JOB_CPUS hostfile NODE_FILE e LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER lt line break gt e LSTC_LICENSE LSTC_LICENSE LSLSDYNA_VERSION
58. l 1 Use BROWSE in the Change Change Icon Icon panel to find file d3plot93 exe 1 Then in the Edit File Type panel click on Edit to obtain the Editing action panel P oasys90 d3plot90 exe 1 The Action entry should be set to open greyed out You now need to edit the contents of the Application used box 1 Edit the existing string and add 1 at its end 2 Click on OK in the Editing action window to close and save it 3 Click on Close in the edit File Type window to close and save it 4 Click on Close in the Folder Options window to close and save it You should now find that 1 All ptf files on your system show the D3PLOT icon 2 Double clicking on any such file starts D3PLOT with the appropriate graphics driver and opens that file It is not possible to set up the filename d3plot for double clicking in this way since Windows requires filename extensions when assigning applications to files Page 3 3 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 3 1 1 2 If ptf files do currently have an application associated with them 1 In any folder window click on View Windows nt and 2000 or tools Windows XP then select Folder Options from the menu 2 Select the File Types tab at the top 3 Scroll down until you find the file type currently associated with ptf files 4 Highlight it and click on Edit T 1 2 he procedure is then the same as t
59. l background shell batch shell queue The XSHELL can submit LS DYNA jobs using four different options Any of these methods can be made inaccessible by setting the relevant variable to FALSE If an option is not available on a machine then the variable should also be set to FALSE shell online Allows jobs to be submitted interactively Delayed start times cannot be specified shell background Allows jobs to be submitted to background If a delayed start times is specified then the job will be submitted using the Unix at command shell batch Allows jobs to be submitted using the Unix batch command Delayed start times cannot be specified shell queue Allows jobs to be submitted to NQE style batch queues using qsub or equivalent commands Delayed start times CPU Memory limits and accounts may be specified If shell queue is set to FALSE then sections 2 3 3 to 2 3 10 can be ignored 2 3 2 shell default This variable controls the default option that will be used to submit LS DYNA jobs It should be set to either ONLINE BACKGROUND BATCH or QUEUE to select the required default Page 2 9 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 2 3 3 shell batch_type This variable controls the type of queue the QUEUE command see shell online shell background shell batch shell queue submits the job to At present this variable may be set to NQS LSF SGE SUN GRID ENGINE PBS PBSPRO7 and PBSPRO71
60. lib Ove Arup fix if terminal type is a vt100 then unset the DISPLAY variable so that Teks and PCs are happy if TERM vt100 then set cwd pwd setenv PWD cwd SOASYS xshell_93 n OASYS if status 1 goto exit else echo TERM type is vt100 Cannot run shell endif exit exit exit The following parameters will require modifying in accordance with your system layout setenv OASYS lt option gt setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE lt option gt setenv LSTC_FILE LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER lt option gt setenv OAMONSERVER lt option gt setenv NETSTART lt option gt setenv MENU_AUTO_CONFIRM lt option gt optional setenv FILE_EXIST ACTION lt option gt optional setenv ECHO_PREFERENCE lt option gt optional 2 1 1 setenv OASYS lt option gt The Oasys shell variable must be modified so that it references the directory in which the shell is loaded i e if the software has been loaded in prg oasys93 executables set this line to setenv OASYS prg oasys93 executables This line should be set automatically by the installation script Page 2 2 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 2 1 2 setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE lt option gt The variable is used to locate a valid license for the Oasys software 2 1 2 1 Floating Network License If you are running the software using a license server then this variable should be set to point to the license server machine using the machine
61. lt oasys submit file that is included with the version 9 3 software on UNIX and LINUX platforms The default script is setup to submit jobs on a LINUX machine using the PBS queueing system but it should be easy to reconfigure to other machines and queueing systems As MPP jobs can use a number of different MPI libraries on LINUX systems this script shows how to submit jobs using HP MPI LAM 6 5 9 LAM 7 0 3 and MPICH The default script is setup assuming that the different MPI libaries have been installed in the following directories MPI Directory HP MPI LAM 6 5 9 LAM 7 0 3 MPICH 1 2 6 opt hpmpi usr locallam_6 5 9 usr local llam_7 0 3 usr local mpich_1 2 6 Page 2 19 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 The following Environment Variables are available for this script SLSDYNA_VERSION full pathname of selected LS DYNA executable SLSDYNA_MPP TRUE if MPP version selected SLSDYNA_MPI_TYPE MPI version SLSDYNA_DOUBLE TRUE if double precision version selected SLSDYNA_ONLINE TRUE if the job has been submitted ONLINE SLSDYNA_BACKGROUND TRUE if the job has been submitted to BACKGROUND SLSDYNA_BATCH TRUE if the job has b
62. match this port number If this port number is changed from 26000 it is up to the installing user to make sure that the port is not used by any other service on the server host machine 2 2 4 HOME The OASYS software uses a preference file to control a number of settings By default the software will look for the preference file in 3 locations the installation directory HOME and the current working directory The global preference file located in the installation directory is read first and then any user specific options are read from the preference file located in HOME If this variable is not set the user will not be able to set up there own user preferences Page 2 5 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 2 2 5 MENU_AUTO_CONFIRM This variable is often used when replaying command files which when recorded paused and asked the user to confirm things For example HELP and Warning messages Possible options for this variable are none overwrite and append If the variable is set true then these will not pause and will behave as if the user had pressed OK meaning that command files can play back without user intervention 2 2 6 FILE_EXIST ACTION This variable controls the action to be taken when opening a file for output and the file already exists Possible options for this variable are none overwrite and append Normally you will be prompted for the action to be taken when a file select
63. n A menu will be displayed asking for the submission type Select the submission type 1 Online 2 Background 3 Batch unavailable 4 Queue unavailable 1 Main menu Some submission types may be unavailable depending on the settings in the oa_pref file If an unavailable option is chosen you will be asked to select again If Background or Queue are chosen a further menu will be displayed asking for the submission day Select the submission day 1 Now 2 Monday 3 Tuesday 4 Wednesday 5 Thursday 6 Friday 7 Saturday 8 Sunday 1 Main menu Select the required option to bring up a menu for the start time hour Enter the start time hour 0 23 1 Main menu Enter the required hour to bring up a menu for the start time minute Enter the start time minute 0 59 1 Main menu Enter the required minute The main menu will be displayed with the selected submission type and start time if applicable on the right hand side Note If you do not want a delay choose a submission time of Now 00 00 1 15 13 Queue CPU Limit If the submission type is Queue then an option to set the queue cpu limit will be available At the main menu type in 12 and press return A menu will be displayed asking for the queue CPU limit units Select the queue cpu limit units 1 Seconds 2 Minutes 3 Hours 1 Main menu Select the required units to bring up a menu asking for the queue CPU limit Enter the job cpu limit
64. n gt lt executable gt lt MPP Type gt lt label gt Where lt Code Is either SMP shared memory parallel SERIAL single threaded non parallel or MPP distributed Type gt memory parallel lt precision gt Is either Single 32 bit floating point or Double 64 bit floating point lt executable gt Is the full path of the executable If the full path name of the executables includes any spaces then the path must be enclosed in s lt MPP Type gt This is a string that can be used to identify the MPP library a MPP version of LS DYNA has been compiled with This column is not defined for SMP or SERIAL codes lt label gt Is the label shown in the list of LS DYNA versions displayed in the submission shell 2 4 1 UNIX LINUX Code precision executable MPP label Type Type SMP Single dyna 1s971_s_R3_1_xeon64 redhat40 exe LS971 R3 1 SP SMP SMP Double dyna 1s971_d_R3_1_xeon64_ redhat40 exe LS971 R3 1 DP SMP MPP Single dyna mpp971_s_R3 1_Intel_linux86 64_hpmpi exe HP MPI LS971 R3 1 SP MPP HP MPI MPP Double dyna mpp971_d_R3 1_Intel_linux86 64_hpmpi exe HP MPI LS971 R3 1 DP MPP HP MPI MPP Single dyna mpp971_s_R3 1_Intel_linux86 64_lam659 exe LAM659 LS971 R3 1 SP MPP LAM 6 5 9 MPP Double dyna mpp971_s_R3 1_Intel_linux86 64_lam659 exe LAM659 LS971 R3 1 DP MPP LAM 6 5 9 Would display a menu containing 6 versions of LS DYNA Page 2 15 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 2 4 2 WIND
65. nces are 1 File name description in the Open With window should be appropriate 2 The application to use should be primer93 exe 3 The icon to use should be primer93 exe Page 3 4 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell A Preferences The Oasys Preferences editor provides a graphical interface for viewing checking and editing your Oasys user preferences stored in your oa_pref file 4 1 The oa_pref file This file contains code specific preferences that can be used to modify the behaviour of Oasys products It is optional and where entries or the whole file are omitted programs will revert to there default settings 4 1 1 oa_pref naming convention and locations nn The file is called oa_pref optionally with a leading oa_pref on Unix systems It is looked for in the following places in the order given The site wide Oasys directory OASYS The user s home directory HOME Unix Linux or SUSERPROFILE Windows The current working directory The first encountered file will be used so this file can be customised for a particular job or user at will Files do not have to exist in any of these locations and if none exists the programme defaults will be used On Unix and Linux HOME on Unix and Linux is usually the home directory specified for each user in the system password file The shell command printenv or on some systems setenv will show the value of this variable i
66. nstalled in the installation directory The contents of this script are as follows bin csh f onintr start flush Set OASYS to point to the directory containing the software ua OASYS data dyna93 linux_executables Set SERVER_PORT to give the port number for server client communication DEFAULT 26000 ER SERVER_PORT 26000 Start server executable SOASYS oamonserv93 exe amp exit Page 5 1 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 5 2 1 2 Windows As part of the Oasys 9 3 Windows installation process a start up script called start_oaserver will be installed in the installation directory The contents of this script are as follows REM Set OASYS to point to the directory containing the software set OASYS c program files ove arup oasys93 REM Set SERVER_PORT to give the port number for server client communication REM DEFAULT 26000 set SERVER_PORT 26000 REM Start server executable echo off start oamonserver B 0ASYS oamonserv93 exe REM REM 5 2 1 3 setenv OASYS lt option gt set OASYS lt option gt As part of the installation process the environment variable OASYS is set to point to the server installation directory by default If you wish the server to create its database file in a different location then change this environment variable to point to the desired location 5 2 1 4 setenv SERVER_PORT lt option gt set SERVER_PORT lt option gt This environment
67. nv LM LICENSE FILE hostname setenv LM _LICENSE_FILE atghps50 To setup the monitor server the following is needed setenv OAMONSERVER hostname 26000 setenv OAMONSERVER atghps50 26000 Set LSTC_FILE to either the lstc license file or the server e g setenv LSTC_FILE SOASYS LSTC_FILE or setenv LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER hostname setenv LSTC_NOCLIENT ON setenv LSTC_LICENSE network FH HHH HHH HEHE OOH HHH HE UHC HHH HH HH OH HH setenv LSTC_FILE SOASYS LSTC_FILE setenv LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER atghps50 setenv LSTC_NOCLIENT ON setenv LSTC_LICENSE network Set NETSTART to the command used to start NETSCAPE on the system setenv NETSTART usr bin netscape Other environment variables t OH HE HEH setenv USERID whoami set noglob Set EDITOR if not set to the command to invoke an external editor This EDITOR is currently used for editing comment lines in Oasys PRIMER if EDITOR then setenv EDITOR usr bin kedit LINUX Page 2 1 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 setenv EDITOR usr dt bin dtpad UNIX CDE endif Environment variables for post processors If FILE_SKIP has not been set then set it to 5 if FILESKIP then setenv FILE_SKIP 5 endif MACHINE SPECIFIC LINES iiti iiti itiiti iii extra line needed for some IBM machines setenv LANG En_US Extra line needed for SUN Solaris Machines setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH usr openwin
68. ode has in a cluster When a MPP job is submitted to a PBS queue this variable will be used to calculate the required number of nodes that will be requested from the PBS queuing system 2 3 34 shell pack_nodes This variable is used along with shell max_node_cpus to calculate the number of nodes required when submitting a MPP job to a PBS queuing system If this is set to TRUE then the minimum number of nodes will be requested Note that if commands are specified in the oasys_queue file then the following defaults will be overidden PBS node request PBSPro 7 0 node request PBSPro 7 1 node Sg Ei TRUE nodes 1 Inodes I ppn 2 1x2 1x2 nodes 1 Inodes 1 ppn I nepus 2 ncpus 2 select 1 select I ncpus 2 2 2 FALSE nodes 2 ppn 1 2x1 nodes 2 ppn 1 ncpus 1 select 2 ncpus 1 TRUE nodes 4 ppn 2 4x2 nodes 4 ppn 1 ncpus 2 select 4 ncpus 2 e fe FALSE nodes 8 ppn 1 8x1 nodes 8 ppn 1 ncpus 1 select 8 ncpus 8 7 4 TRUE nodes 1 ppn 4 1 ppn 3 nodes 1 ppn 1 ncpus 4 select 1 ncpus 4 1x4 1x3 1 ppn 1 ncpus 3 1 ncpus 3 2 3 35 shell submit_shell UNIX LINUX only LS DYNA jobs are submitted on UNIX LINUX systems using script files This variable can be set to either COSHELL or BSHELL to create either CSHELL or BOURNE shell scripts 2 3 36 shell unix_type This variable controls the default binary file size produced by LS DYNA The value specified gives the required file size in Mbytes 2 3 37 shell manual_reader UNIX LINUX only
69. of the T HIS curve file to read urve List File pecify the name of a file containing a list of all the T HIS curve files to be opened Each urve file should be specifed on a seperate line in the file by giving the full pathname of LOC C AST TCF Input file pecify the name of a fast tcf inp file for post processing desired data output HIS Command File pecify the name of a T HIS command file which collects and processes the desired data tart in pecify the directory where T HIS will be fired up and where output files will be written o Other Options Automatically EXIT auses T HIS to close once the specified command file has finished Run T HIS in batch mode Opens up T HIS in batch mode a non graphical mode which accepts commands from a file specified in the Input options se Graphical Displa in graphical mode OpenGL or MESA graphics can be selected se Text TTY Display Opens up T HIS in text only mode which allows the user to specify commands in the u Ndo erm na A A se Full Screen Opens the T HIS window to fill the whole screen et is variable is often used when replaying command files which when recorded paused MENU_AUTO_CONFIRM fand asked the user to confirm things For example HELP and Warning messages If this option is selected T HIS will continue automatically using the default option 1 6 Reporter REPORTER F Left click on this option to access Oasys REPORTER This program is an automatic report generator for us
70. ogram is a graphical post processor designed to access the binary output files created by LS DYNA For more details see the Oasys D3PLOT Manual 1 4 1 D3PLOT Options D3PLOT r _ Options Right clicking on the D3PLOT tab will cause an OPTIONS tab to appear Selecting this option tab will cause the following window to appear This menu offers the user the opportunity to specify a ptf file that will be automatically read into D3PLOT on opening a D3PLOT command file that E D3PLOT Options Input Options will automatically be executed WM Input File ubmit test run 1 new_Ig09 ptf C by D3PLOT on opening as well as other options Select _ D3PLOT Command F I deselect the options by clicking on the respective tag Click on Y_ Start in ersion92 Net oasys92 Debug C the file divider icon in order to search for the respective files Other Options _ Automatically EXIT after running command file v Use OpenGL Use X 24bit Use X 8bit Use Full Screen set MENU_AUTO_CONFIRM TRUE Input Options Input File Specify the name of the ptf file you wish to be read into D3PLOT D3PLOT Command File Specify the name of a D3PLOT command file you wish to be executed on opening D3PLOT Start in Specify the directory where D3PLOT will be fired up and where output files will be written to Other Options This variable is often used when replaying command files which when recorded MENU_AUTO_CONFIRM
71. ory If Required At the main menu type in 6 and press return A menu will be displayed asking if the job memory limit should be increase if required Increase the memory if required 1 Off 2 On 1 Main menu Select the required option The main menu will be displayed with the selected option on the right hand side 1 15 8 Filename Format At the main menu type in 7 and press return A menu will be displayed asking for the filename format Select the filename format 1 ARUP ptf 2 LSTC d3plot 1 Main menu Select the required option The main menu will be displayed with the selected option on the right hand side 1 15 9 Optional Files Options Current selection a a a att aa a d nn Zus nun Input Files 1 Stress Initialization sif off 2 Interface Segment isf2 off 3 VDA Geometry vda off 4 CAL3D Input c3d off 5 TOPAZ3D Temperature File htf Off 6 MADYMO Input File off 7 REMAP Option off Pass tem Toa al a Darl Output Files 8 Contact Force File ctf Off 9 Interface Segment isfl off 10 Static Database File ztf On 11 Winfrith Crack File crf off 12 FSIFOR File off Input Options 13 ENDTIM 0 000000 14 ENDCYC 0 15 PARA 0 aa a a a ao ea Binary File Size 16 Binary File Size 40 1 Main menu Options 1 12 can be toggled on and off simply by selec
72. ou do need write permission to the directory specified by the OASYS environment variable 5 3 The Job Client oamonc93 exe If Job Monitoring has been enabled then a copy of the job client will automatically be started whenever a LS DYNA job is submitted When the Job Client starts it sends the following information to the Job Server User Name Number of CPU s Job Start Time The Job Client then monitors the progress of the job while it is running and periodically sends updated job information to the server If the Job server loses contact with the job client for more that 10 minutes then the status of a job will be reported as unknown 5 4 The Job Monitor If Job Monitor is built into the Oasys Shell Page 5 3
73. ption will not be available if the Queue option is submitting the job to a SGE queuing system 1 2 4 3 Analysis Start Day If a job is submitted using either the Background or Queue options it is possible to specify a day on which the job will execute Use the toggle to specify the day on which the job will be executed If a day is specified and no analysis start time has been set the job will be submitted with a start time of 00 01 on the required day This option will not be available if the Queue option is submitting the job to a LSF or SGE queuing system Page 1 8 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 1 2 4 4 Queue CPU Limit This option will only be accessible when jobs are being submitted using the Queue option If your system does not require CPU Limits to be specified for NQS style queues then your system manager will have disabled this option The Queue CPU Limit can be entered directly into the space provided The units used to define the CPU Limit can be switched between Seconds Minutes and Hours using the toggle available The value entered is the total Queue CPU Limit that include the time taken to run the LS DYNA analysis and any system time required The value entered should be larger than the Analysis CPU Limit so that when the analysis finishes there is enough time to write LS DYNA restart and result files If the extra time specified is unlikely to be sufficient a warning message will be generated when
74. ptions to their default values 1 2 9 Status Kill This option can be used to either terminate an LS DYNA analysis that is already running or to force the analysis to perform a range of tasks Clicking on this button will bring up the menu shown below displaying the possible options SA1 Write a Restart File and Terminate V SW2 Report Time and Cycle Number _ SWS Write a Restart File and Continue SVV4 Write a Plot State and Continue _ FILE Send output from SVV2 to a file CANCEL 1 2 10 Cancel Click on this button to close the submission menu and return to the main shell window without submitting an LS DYNA job 1 3 Oasys PRIMER PRIMER Select this option to access the Oasys PRIMER program This program is a graphical model editor that will position occupant models fold airbags and allow model parameters to be modified 1 3 1 Primer Options PRIMER r Opions Right clicking on the Primer tab will cause an OPTIONS tab to appear Selecting this option tab will cause the following window to appear Page 1 11 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 This menu allows the user to specify an input keyword file and a primer command file which will automatically run when primer opens It also allows the user to pre select other options such as graphics options Select deselect the Input File options by clicking on the respective tag Click on the file PRIMER Command File
75. pu memory_limit These variables control whether Queue CPU and Memory limits have to be specified when jobs are submitted to NQS style queues If they do have to be specified then set the relevant variable to TRUE otherwise set them to FALSE 2 3 14 shell request_space_limit This variable controls whether a Per request File Space limit has to be specified when jobs are submitted to NQS style queues If they do have to be specified then set this variable to TRUE otherwise set it to FALSE 2 3 15 shell system_cpu This variable controls the minimum amount of system time in seconds that a job submitted to a NQS style queue will require if the queue has been set up using a Queue CPU Limit see Request Cpu Limit Request Memory Limit When a job is submitted to such a queue a system CPU time will be calculated as either 2 5 of the Analysis CPU time or the value of this variable If the difference between the Queue CPU limit and the Analysis CPU limit is smaller than this value the Queue CPU limit will automatically be increased to allow enough system time for the job to terminate normally when the Analysis CPU limit has been reached 2 3 16 shell job_ format This variable controls the default file format that will be expected by LS DYNA It can be set to either KEYWORD or FIXED Page 2 11 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 2 3 17 shell file_names This variable controls the names of the output files
76. r manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Alternatively the version of LS DYNA can be specified using the tabs to the v Single Precision right of this drop down menu _ Double Precision These tabs can be used to select the desired Precision and code type for the analysis Clicking on the tabs will cause the default LS DYNA version corresponding to the options specified to be selected The options available are described below Precision Code Type Single Precision 32 bit floating point SMP Shared memory parallel Double Precision 64 bit floating point MPP Distributed memory parallel 1 2 2 Job options 1 2 2 1 Input File Enter the name of the analysis file into the box provided Jobs may be specified in any directory by entering either the full pathname of the input file or the pathname relative to the current directory If the input file format is set to Keyword it will be assumed that the filename ends in key otherwise it will be assumed that the filename ends in inf To search for the file click on the icon to the left of the Jobname box This will bring up a standard file selector box shown below Look in S sled e ae EN new_Ig09 key History 7 Desktop My Documents My Computer File name Files of type key Files key Cancel The default search pattern will be set to key if the input file format is set to Keyword inf if it is set to Fixed and
77. r manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 1 15 1 How To Use The Command Line Submission Shell All the options available on the graphical version of the shell are available except Restart T His and Reporter options The defaults are the same as the graphical version The menu is set out with the options on the left and the current selection on the right The options are accessed by typing the number at the prompt and pressing return This will bring up a menu with further options to make your selection To return to the main menu type in 1 and press return To quit from the program type in 1 and press return in the main menu 1 15 2 Code Version At the main menu type in 1 and press return A menu will be displayed with options for the code type Select the code type 1 SMP 2 MPP 1 Main menu Select the required code type to bring up a menu with options for the precision Select the precision 1 Single 2 Double 1 Main Menu Depending on the options chosen a menu will be displayed with the available LS Dyna code versions will differ depending on contents of dyna_versions file Select the code version 1 LS970 v6763 SP SMP RHE 3 0 2 LS970 v5434a SP SMP RHE 3 0 3 LS971 R2 v7600_1224 SP SMP RHE 4 0 4 LS971 R3_1 SP SMP 1 Main Menu Select the required code version The main menu will be displayed with the selected code version shown on the right hand side 1 15
78. ring SECONDS MINUTES or HOURS logical TRUE or FALSE integer Binary File Size logical TRUE or FALSE logical TRUE or FALSE string TRUE or FALSE logical TRUE or FALSE string name of D3PLOT executable string name of 64 bit D3PLOT executable integer default D3PLOT version 32 or 64 string name of T HIS executable string name of 64 bit T HIS executable integer default T HIS version 32 or 64 string name of PRIMER executable string name of 64 bit PRIMER executable integer default PRIMER version 32 or 64 string name of REPORTER executable string version displayed for shell integer Maximum number of CPUS integer Maximum number of CPUs for MPP integer Default number of CPUs for SMP integer Default Number of CPUs for MPP integer Maximum number of CPUs per node for MPP jobs logical Pack MPP jobs on the minimum number string string string logical string of nodes CSHELL or BSHELL SYSTEM5 or BSD location of ADOBE ACROBAT reader TRUE or FALSE Location to write PC shell background TRUE shell batch TRUE shell shell default ONLINE shell batch type NOS shell queue output file TRUE eue TRUE shell queue error file TRUE shell queue error path TRUE shell queue memory 15000000 shell queue memory units WORDS TRUE 15000000 WORDS 0 SECONDS 1024 TRUE TRUE FALSE 90 KEYWORD ARUP 9000000 WORDS 0 SECONDS TRUE 7 FALSE TRUE FALSE d3plot93 exe d3plot93_64 exe 32
79. rmat 7 Monitor 8 Utilities 9 Preferences 10 Manuals 11 Status 12 Support 13 Exit 14 Command Line Options 15 Command Line Submission Shell 1 15 1 How To Use The Command Line Submission Shell 15 2 Code Version 5 3 Input File 5 4 File Format 5 5 CPU Limit 5 6 Memory Limit 5 7 Increase Memory If Required 5 8 Filename Format 5 9 Optional Files 5 10 CPUs 5 11 Node Options 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 Submission Type 13 Queue CPU Limit 14 Queue Memory Limit 15 Queue Name 16 Queue Options 17 Submit 5 18 Reset 1 15 19 Status Kill 2 Customising the Oasys Shell 2 1 UNIX LINUX Installation 2 1 1 setenv OASYS lt option gt 2 1 2 setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE lt option gt 2 1 3 setenv LSTC_FILE LSTC_LICENSE_SERVER lt option gt 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 fr ph ph ph mh fm fc fh ph ph ch fmf pd fh p ph J fm jh p ph p ph ph ph pb pab fm ph ph ph pb mh fc fh mh p fh m jh a fas NNNRYVBRBLPNKYNNNNNNKNNNNNNNNNNKNNNNNNNHKHNKHKH h hhh hihihih hhh hihihih TTP PP Pe eee WBWWNEROSCMODDIAINIADAACANKRKRERWDWOWNONNE SESE SOMNNBRWWE EER ER OOMDRWNNE EE 2 1 4 setenv OAMONSERVER lt option gt 2 1 5 setenv NETSTART lt option gt 2 4 2 1 6 setenv MENU_AUTO_CONFIRM lt option gt 2 4 2 1 7 setenv FILE_EXIST_ACTION lt option gt 2 4 2 1 8 setenv ECHO_PREFERENCE lt option gt 2 4 2 2 Windows NT 2000 XP Installation 2 4 2 2 1 LM_LICENSE_FILE 2 5 2
80. st ztf_log T HIS batch processing setenv MENU_AUTO_CONFIRM true data dyna93 linux_executables this90c ex d x tcf shell_test tcf maximise shell_test thf 2 6 Creating an oasys_queue file This file lists alternative batch queues and queue directives It only needs to be created for systems on which jobs can be submitted to a NOS style queue The file is in xml format with tags to define data blocks It contains three distinct blocks defining queue directives which are written for specific queues specific queue and cpu combinations and all queues There can be no blank lines in data blocks The first block defines the queue names their cpu limit and any queue directives specific to the queue This block is required lt queue_names gt lt namel gt cpu_limit 300 command PBS m abe lt namel gt lt name2 gt cpu_limit pipe lt name2 gt lt name3 gt cpu_limit none lt name3 gt lt queue_names gt Where lt queue_names gt and are tags to indicate the start and end of the block of data lt queue_names gt lt namel gt and lt namel gt are the names of the queues and tags to indicate the start and end of the data for that queue up to 20 can be defined cpu_limit is the cpu limit for the queue in seconds or pipe or none command is an optional queue directive specific for the queue up to 20 for each queue can be defined Page 2 24 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0
81. submitted the job Job ID 220 Bu H CPU s umber of cpu s used to run the job Details Start 18 04 17 03 04 2006 Start fob start time End 19 28 34 03 04 2006 ompletion time EXCEL This option will display an optional menu of additional utility programs The exact list of programs given will depend on the options set up by the system administrator see Sect 2 7 Adding items to the Utilities menu for more information 1 9 Preferences Preferences Selecting this tab will open up the Oasys Preferences editor This is a graphical interface which allows for manual editing of the oa_pref file For more information on the Oasys Preferences editor see Section 4 1 10 Manuals Manuais LS DYNA KEYWORD LS DYNA THEORY This option will only be available if the shell has been able to find PRIMER HTML a copy of the Adobe Acrobat software to use to display the on line PRIMER HTML manuals If the Acrobat software is available then this button will PRIMER display a menu listing the manuals that are available for reading and printing D3PLOT HTML D3PLOT T HIS HTML FLEXIm User Guide 1 11 Status Status This option will display information on the programs that have been licensed 1 12 Support Support This option will display support contact information Page 1 21 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 1 13 Exit EXIT This option will exit from the X Windows shell 1 14
82. supports parallel versions of LS DYNA The required number of processors to run the job on can be selected using the arrow buttons The maximum number of processors that can be selected is controlled through the oa_pref file see section 2 3 The value selected will override the number of processors selected on the CONTROL_PARALLEL card in the input deck Page 1 6 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 1 2 3 2 Consistency Flag This option controls whether parallel analyses are run with the accuracy option in LS DYNA turned ON or OFF The default is to turn the accuracy option ON which results in nearly identical results across different numbers of CPU s but a lower overall speedup in the job time The value selected will override that selected on the CONTROL_PARALLEL card 1 2 3 3 V Use Local Host Local Host This option will only be availble when submitting MPP jobs using either the Online Background or Batch options When selected the MPP jobs will be submitted using only the machine that the shell is being run on 1 2 3 4 _ Use Node File nostfile co Node File This option will only be availble when submitting MPP jobs using either the Online Background or Batch options This option can be used to select a file containing a list of Nodes and CPUS to use when submitting an MPP job The format of the file will depend on the MPI library that the version of LS DYNA has been built with
83. t file has been selected Page 2 18 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell License file variables setenv OASYS data dyna93 linux_executables setenv LSTC_FILE prg LSTC_FILE setenv LSTC_MEMORY auto setenv LM_LICENSE_FILE atuhp022 atghps03 Job variables setenv LSDYNA_VERSION data dyna93 linux_executables 1s970_s_5434_ia64_sgi_p exe setenv LSDYNA_MPP FALSE setenv LSDYNA_DOUBLE FALSE setenv LSDYNA_ONLINE TRUE setenv LSDYNA_BACKGROUND FALSE setenv LSDYNA_BATCH FALSE setenv LSDYNA_QUEUE FALSE setenv LSDYNA_JOB_DIR local test setenv LSDYNA_JOB_FILE shell_test temp setenv LSDYNA_JOB_CPUS 2 setenv LSDYNA_USER_ID rogerh setenv LSDYNA_LOCAL_ HOST FALSE setenv LSDYNA_NODE_FILE TRUE setenv NODE_FILE local test nodelist setenv LSDYNA_NODE_LIST FALSE 2 5 3 LS DYNA submission The commands to run LS DYNA are included from a user configurable file called oasys submit located in the software installation directory As the file is included after the Environment Variable section of the batch file all of the variables that are set up can be used within the include file This means that a single include file oasys submit can be configured if required which contains separate sections for SMP MPP jobs 2 5 3 1 Example of a UNIX LINUX oasys submit file The following example shows the defau
84. tails on the LIST file format In addition to being accessed from the REPORTER Options menu this panel can also be selected from the LS DYNA Submit menu 1 6 1 1 Input List This option can be used to select a predefined LIST file containing multiple sets of inputs for REPORTER This option can not be modified if this panel was accessed from the LS DYNA Submit menu 1 6 1 2 Input Options Each LS DYNA job can have the following options set frout Fie f ame of oe es ene nee a for De This option can not be modified if this panel Defines a REPORTER tem aie file for the ob Papa Dir By default the output directory for any files generated by REPORTER will be set to the directory ontaining the input file Root Output y default the root of the input filename we will used as the default filename for any output files Filename generated by REPORTER i e rootname pdf rootname html is option can be used to setup variables for use within REPORTER see section 1 6 2 In addition to setting up options for individual LS DYNA jobs this panel can also be used to generate a summary report The options for the summary report are the same as for individual LS DYNA jobs except that the Input file is optional If this panel was accessed from the REPORTER Options Page 1 16 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 1 6 1 3 Output Formats HTML Write an HTML file after REPORTER has finished generating a report PDF Wri
85. te a PDF file after REPORTER has finished generating a report Postscript Write a Postscript file after REPORTER has finished generating a report VBA Causes Reporter to write a PDF file once it has finished generating a report Causes Reporter to write a Powerpoint file once it has finished generating a report 1 6 1 4 Run Reporter This option starts REPORTER once for each LS DYNA job that has been defined and passes any input options that have been defined for that job to REPORTER If a set of summary report options have been defined then an additional instance of REPORTER will be started to generate the summary report This option is not available if this panel was accessed from the LS DYNA Submit menu as REPORTER will be started automatically after each LS DYNA job has finished 1 6 1 5 Clear Panel This option can be used to quickly clear any options that have been set This option is not available if this panel was accessed from the LS DYNA Submit menu 1 6 1 6 Save List As This option can be used to save the currently defined set of REPORTER options to a new LIST file By default this option will overwrite the Input List Page 1 17 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 1 6 2 Variables This windows allows the user to define variables for Reporter Specify the variable name and its corresponding value in the relevant boxes and press ADD to add them to the list of defined variables The variables to be
86. the default value queue_cpu_units A list of all the preferences available and their default value can be found queue_space in any oa_pref file written by the preferences editor u Reg queue machine request_cpu_limit request_memory_limi 4 2 1 3 The Oasys preferences editor Right hand frame _ T The right hand frame will contain information d3plot maximi about the currently selected preference and Name lot aE provides the opportunity to edit this preference Type lt logical gt Default FALSE Description Maximise window when D3PLOT starte Active y Value Name States the name of the currently selected preference Type Specifies the type of variable applicable to this preference Default States the default value of the preference Description Provides a brief description of the function performed by this preference Active tab Highlighted in Green when the preference has been assigned a value Press this tab to activate deactivate the currently selected preference If the currently selected preference was defined in the general oa_pref file deselecting this will bring up an error message as it is not possible to deselect preferences stored in the general oa_pref file Value States the currently selected value for the preference Clicking on the arrow to the left of this box brings up a drop down menu which lists the possible values this preference can take and allows the user to select one of these values Page 4 3
87. ting them The analysis end time can be specified by selecting option 13 The following menu will be displayed Enter the end time 1 Optional files menu Enter the required end time can be an integer decimal or in the form 1 5E4 The optional files menu will be shown with the selected end time on the right hand side Page 1 25 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 The analysis end cycle can be specified by selecting option 14 The following menu will be displayed Enter the end cycle 1 Optional files menu Enter the required end cycle an integer The optional files menu will be shown with the selected end cycle on the right hand side The analysis para value can be specified by selecting option 15 The following menu will be displayed Para value 1 Zero 2 One 1 Optional files menu Select the required option The optional files menu will be shown with the selected para value on the right hand side To go back to the main menu type in 1 and press return 1 15 10 CPUs At the main menu type in 9 and press return A menu will be displayed asking for the number of CPUs Enter the number of cpus 1 Main menu Enter the required number of CPUs an integer If the number of CPUs is too high for the code type limit is defined in oa_pref then you will be asked to enter again Once a valid number has been entered a menu will be displayed asking if the consistency flag should be on or o
88. tions Under windows on PC it is possible to set up file associations so that double clicking on files automatically loades the file into the assocuiated program As part of the PC installation the following file associations will be set up automatically ptt p3PLOT 93 T HISO3 Cd b IT H 9 Lxtft Mas O o O key PRIMER 93 Sections 3 1 1 to 3 1 3 describe in detail how these file associations can be manually set up if required 3 1 1 To make ptf files open in D3PLOT by double clicking on them 3 1 1 1 When ptf files do not currently have an application associated with them If no application is currently associated with ptf files a double click won t work and some non specific usually windows icon will be displayed with the file Right click on any ptf file and select Open with Windows nt and 2000 or properties then press the Change tab next to Opens with Windows xp from the popup menu 1 This will bring up the Open Open With with panel 2 Type in a suitable description of p the ptf files For example p LS DYNA complete state file 3 Ensure the Always use box is ticked 4 Use the directory browsing window to find the correct Internet Explorer D3PLOT executable You are z looking for file d3plot93 exe If amp Microsoft Photo Editor you can t remember where it is Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows installed use Start gt Find gt m N Files or Folders to locate it
89. uction 1 1 1 UNIX LINUX On UNIX LINUX the Oasys LS DYNA Environment software is accessed by typing the command oasys_93 Page 1 1 Oasys Shell User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 1 1 2 Windows Tore 2 OASYS On Windows the Oasys LS DYNA Environment software is PRIMER accessed via Start gt Programs gt oasys93 gt oasys93 FA D3PLOT 3 T HIS i REPORTER LMTOOLS Manuals 1 2 LS DYNA LS DYNA This button accesses the submission menu for LS DYNA The first time this button is pressed the oa_pref file will be read and any default values set see section 4 for more details on the oa_pref file After the file has been read following menu will be displayed Page 1 2 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell W LS DYNA Submission 32 Bit LS971V7600 Serial r Ol Keyword Seleet Files o Seconds y 1000 MegaWordsy ov ARUP ptt x _ Optional Files_ 1 i von Anostile A Po 00 00 Now OP Seconds gogoo Megaworas __ E SEEN 1 2 1 LS DYNA version options LS DYNA 970 v5434 LS DYNA 970 v5434 The Oasys submission shell can be used to access more than one LS DYNA 970 v3858 version of LS DYNA Clicking on the tab labeled LS DYNA LS DYNA 960 v1647 version will bring up this drop down menu listing the versions of LS DYNA present in the dyna_versions file Page 1 3 Oasys Shell Use
90. variable is used to specify what port the server will be bound to By default the port is set to 26000 Note 1 If this port number is changed away from 26000 then the OAMONSERVER environment variable setting in the Oasys Shell startup script needs to be altered to match this port number see section 7 for more details on configuring the shell Note 2 If this port number is changed from 26000 it is up to the installing user to make sure that the port is not used by any other service on the server host machine 5 2 1 5 Changing the database purge time By default information is purged from the database after 3 days This can be changed by adding a command line option purge n where n is the number of days data should be retained in the database UNIX SOASYS oamonserv93 exe purge 7 amp WINDOWS echo off start oamonserver B 0ASYS oamonserv93 exe purge 7 amp would set the purge time to 7 days 5 2 1 6 Debug output Debug information output can be turned on for the Job Server by adding debug to the command line Page 5 2 User manual Version 9 3 Rev 0 September 2008 Oasys Shell 5 2 1 7 Starting the Oasys Monitoring Server To start the Oasys Monitoring Server UNIX 1 cd path_to_server_installation 2 start_oaserver Windowsl Open a DOS command window 2 cd path_to_server_installation 3 start_oaserver Note In windows the Job Monitor Server will You do not need to be root to start this script but y

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