[gmx-users] domain decomposition and load balancing

Amit Choubey kgp.amit at gmail.com
Sat Feb 20 00:50:13 CET 2010


the log file just lists all the parameters of the simulation, following is a
part of it

parameters of the run:
   integrator           = md
   nsteps               = 4000
   init_step            = 0
   ns_type              = Grid
   nstlist              = 10
   ndelta               = 2
   nstcomm              = 0
   comm_mode            = Linear
   nstlog               = 1000
   nstxout              = 1000
   nstvout              = 0
   nstfout              = 500
   nstenergy            = 10
   nstxtcout            = 0
   init_t               = 0
   delta_t              = 0.002
   xtcprec              = 1000
   nkx                  = 0
   nky                  = 0
   nkz                  = 0
   pme_order            = 4
   ewald_rtol           = 1e-05
   ewald_geometry       = 0
   epsilon_surface      = 0
   optimize_fft         = FALSE
   ePBC                 = xy
   bPeriodicMols        = FALSE
   bContinuation        = FALSE
   bShakeSOR            = FALSE
   etc                  = No
   epc                  = No
   epctype              = Isotropic
   tau_p                = 1
   ref_p (3x3):
      ref_p[    0]={ 0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00}
      ref_p[    1]={ 0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00}
      ref_p[    2]={ 0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00}
   compress (3x3):
      compress[    0]={ 0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00}
      compress[    1]={ 0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00}
      compress[    2]={ 0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00}
   refcoord_scaling     = No
   posres_com (3):
      posres_com[0]= 0.00000e+00
      posres_com[1]= 0.00000e+00
      posres_com[2]= 0.00000e+00
   posres_comB (3):
      posres_comB[0]= 0.00000e+00
      posres_comB[1]= 0.00000e+00
      posres_comB[2]= 0.00000e+00
   andersen_seed        = 815131
   rlist                = 1.3
   rtpi                 = 0.05
   coulombtype          = Reaction-Field-zero
   rcoulomb_switch      = 0
   rcoulomb             = 1
   vdwtype              = Shift
   rvdw_switch          = 0.9
   rvdw                 = 1
   epsilon_r            = 1
   epsilon_rf           = inf
   tabext               = 1
   implicit_solvent     = No
   gb_algorithm         = Still
   gb_epsilon_solvent   = 80
   nstgbradii           = 1
   rgbradii             = 2
   gb_saltconc          = 0
   gb_obc_alpha         = 1
   gb_obc_beta          = 0.8
   gb_obc_gamma         = 4.85
   sa_surface_tension   = 2.092
   DispCorr             = No
   free_energy          = no
   init_lambda          = 0
   sc_alpha             = 0
   sc_power             = 0
   sc_sigma             = 0.3
   delta_lambda         = 0
   nwall                = 0
   wall_type            = 9-3
   wall_atomtype[0]     = -1
   wall_atomtype[1]     = -1
   wall_density[0]      = 0
   wall_density[1]      = 0
   wall_ewald_zfac      = 3
   pull                 = no
   disre                = No
   disre_weighting      = Conservative
   disre_mixed          = FALSE
   dr_fc                = 1000
   dr_tau               = 0
   nstdisreout          = 100
   orires_fc            = 0
   orires_tau           = 0
   nstorireout          = 100
   dihre-fc             = 1000
   em_stepsize          = 0.01
   em_tol               = 10
   niter                = 20
   fc_stepsize          = 0
   nstcgsteep           = 1000
   nbfgscorr            = 10
   ConstAlg             = Lincs
   shake_tol            = 0.0001
   lincs_order          = 4
   lincs_warnangle      = 30
   lincs_iter           = 2
   bd_fric              = 0
   ld_seed              = 1993
   cos_accel            = 0
   deform (3x3):
      deform[    0]={ 0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00}
      deform[    1]={ 0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00}
      deform[    2]={ 0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00,  0.00000e+00}
   userint1             = 0
   userint2             = 0
   userint3             = 0
   userint4             = 0
   userreal1            = 0
   userreal2            = 0
   userreal3            = 0
   userreal4            = 0
grpopts:
   nrdf:  3.92594e+06
   ref_t:           0
   tau_t:           0
anneal:          No
ann_npoints:           0
   acc:           0           0           0
   nfreeze:           N           N           N
   energygrp_flags[  0]: 0 0
   energygrp_flags[  1]: 0 0
   efield-x:
      n = 0
   efield-xt:
      n = 0
   efield-y:
      n = 0
   efield-yt:
      n = 0
   efield-z:
      n = 0
   efield-zt:
      n = 0
   bQMMM                = FALSE
   QMconstraints        = 0
   QMMMscheme           = 0
   scalefactor          = 1
qm_opts:
   ngQM                 = 0


On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Mark Abraham <mark.abraham at anu.edu.au>wrote:

>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Amit Choubey <kgp.amit at gmail.com>
> Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:25
> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] domain decomposition and load balancing
> To: Discussion list for GROMACS users <gmx-users at gromacs.org>
>
> > Hi Mark and Justin,
> > I am using a box of size (20nm)x(20nm)x(60nm)..system is open along z ie
> (60nm) side.>
> > I tried using only two nodes, it gives the same error>
>
> > There is no domain decomposition for 2 nodes that is compatible with the
> given box and a minimum cell size of 0.889862 nm> Change the number of nodes
> or mdrun option -rdd or -dds> Look in the log file for details on the domain
> decomposition
>
> ... so what does the log file say?
>
> Mark
>
> > On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Mark Abraham <mark.abraham at anu.edu.au>
> wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> From: "Justin A. Lemkul" <jalemkul at vt.edu>
> >
> Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:13
> >
> Subject: Re: [gmx-users] domain decomposition and load balancing
> >
> To: Discussion list for GROMACS users <gmx-users at gromacs.org>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> > > Amit Choubey wrote:
> >
> > >Hi Mark,
> >
> > >
> >
> > >I am not using PME calculation.
> >
> > >
> >
> > >I was hoping mdrun will do the cell allocation itself.
> >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > It will, unless it can't, which is exactly your problem.
> >
> > Mark's point stands, regardless of whether or not you're using
> >
> > PME.  DD requires certain minimum size requirements (which
> >
> > are discussed in the manual and the Gromacs 4 paper), so you
> >
> > have two choices:
> >
> >
> >
> > 1. Read about the options mdrun is telling you about.
> >
> > 2. Use fewer nodes so that the DD algorithm can construct
> >
> > reasonably-sized domains.
>
> >
>
> > 3. Use a larger simulation system so the minimum cell size is larger
> w.r.t. the cutoffs
> >
> 4. (If reasonable) Don't use pbc=xy
>
> >
> >
> Mark
> >
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