CMAQv5.3.3 Intermediate Tutorial

Run CMAQ on a ParallelCluster using pre-loaded software and input data.

• Use ParallelCluster pre-installed with software and data.
  • Obtain YAML file pre-loaded with input data and software
    • Choose a directory on your local machine to obtain a copy of the github repo.
    • Use a configuration file from the github by cloning the repo to your local machine
  • Examine Diagram of the YAML file to build pre-installed software and input data.
  • Edit Yaml file
• Create CMAQ ParallelCluster with software/data pre-installed
• Log into the new cluster
• Change shell to use tcsh
• Verify Software
• Verify Input Data
• Examine CMAQ Run Scripts
• Submit Job to Slurm Queue
  • Check status of run
  • Successfully started run
  • Once the job is successfully running
  • If you repeatedly see that the job is not successfully provisioned, cancel the job.
  • Try submitting a smaller job to the queue.
  • Check status of run
  • Check to view any errors in the log on the parallel cluster
  • if the job will not run using SPOT pricing, then update the compute nodes to use ONDEMAND pricing
  • Submit a new job using the updated ondemand compute nodes
  • Submit a 72 pe job 2 nodes x 36 cpus
• Submit a minimum of 2 benchmark runs