[gmx-users] Segmentation fault - Implicit solvent

Justin A. Lemkul jalemkul at vt.edu
Thu Mar 1 18:43:17 CET 2012



Steven Neumann wrote:
> 
> 
> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 3:58 PM, Steven Neumann <s.neumann08 at gmail.com 
> <mailto:s.neumann08 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>     On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Steven Neumann
>     <s.neumann08 at gmail.com <mailto:s.neumann08 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>         On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Justin A. Lemkul
>         <jalemkul at vt.edu <mailto:jalemkul at vt.edu>> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>             Steven Neumann wrote:
> 
>                 Dear Gmx Users,
>                  I am trying to run nvt simulation (equilibration) of
>                 the protein in implicit solvent. My mdp:
>                  
>                 integrator = md ; leap-frog integrator
> 
>                 nsteps = 1000000 ; 0.0005 * 1000000 = 0.5 ns
> 
>                 dt = 0.0005 ; 0.5 fs
> 
>                 ; Output control
> 
>                 nstxout = 10000
> 
>                 nstxtcout = 10000 ; xtc compressed trajectory output
>                 every 2 ps
> 
>                 nstenergy = 10000 ; save energies every 2 ps
> 
>                 nstlog = 10000 ; update log file every 2 ps
> 
>                 ; Bond parameters
> 
>                 continuation = no
> 
>                 constraints = none
> 
>                 ; Neighborsearching
> 
>                 ns_type = simple ; search neighboring grid cells
> 
>                 nstlist = 0 ; 10 fs
> 
>                 rlist = 0 ; short-range neighborlist cutoff (in nm)
> 
>                 ; Infinite box with no cutoffs
> 
>                 pbc = no
> 
>                 rcoulomb = 0 ; short-range electrostatic cutoff (in nm)
> 
>                 coulombtype = cut-off
> 
>                 vdwtype = cut-off
> 
>                 rvdw = 0 ; short-range van der Waals cutoff (in nm)
> 
>                 epsilon_rf = 0
> 
>                 comm_mode = angular ; remove angular and com motions
> 
>                 ; implicit solvent
> 
>                 implicit_solvent = GBSA
> 
>                 gb_algorithm = OBC
> 
>                 gb_epsilon_solvent = 80.0
> 
>                 sa_surface_tension = 2.25936
> 
>                 rgbradii = 0
> 
>                 sa_algorithm = Ace-approximation
> 
>                 nstgbradii = 1
> 
>                 ; Temperature coupling is on
> 
>                 Tcoupl = v-rescale
> 
>                 tau_t = 0.1
> 
>                 tc_grps = system
> 
>                 ref_t = 298
> 
>                 ; Velocity generation
> 
>                 gen_vel = yes ; Velocity generation is on
> 
>                 gen_temp = 298.0
> 
>                 gen_seed = -1
> 
>                 Then after grompp I am trying to run the simulation on
>                 the cluster:
> 
>                 mdrun -pd -deffnm nvt500ps
> 
>                 My log file:
> 
>                 Back Off! I just backed up nvt500ps.log to
>                 ./#nvt500ps.log.1#
> 
>                 Reading file nvt500ps.tpr, VERSION 4.5.4 (single precision)
> 
>                 Starting 8 threads
> 
>                 Back Off! I just backed up nvt500ps.trr to
>                 ./#nvt500ps.trr.1#
> 
>                 Back Off! I just backed up nvt500ps.xtc to
>                 ./#nvt500ps.xtc.1#
> 
>                 Back Off! I just backed up nvt500ps.edr to
>                 ./#nvt500ps.edr.1#
> 
>                 starting mdrun 'Protein'
> 
>                 1000000 steps, 500.0 ps.
> 
>                 Segmentation fault
> 
>                  
>                 Do you have any clue what is happening?
> 
> 
>             Try running in serial or with a maximum of 2 threads.  Your
>             problem could be related to
>             http://redmine.gromacs.org/__issues/777
>             <http://redmine.gromacs.org/issues/777>.  You will need to
>             upgrade to 4.5.5 (serial should work on 4.5.4).
> 
>             -Justin
> 
>          
>         Thank you. What do you mean by running in serial? Well... with 2
>         threads it does not make sense to use implicit solvent. Will
>         4.5.5 resolve this problem?
>          
> 
>      
>     Indeed, it works in serial. Will version 4.5.5 resolve it run it on
>     e.g. 12 nodes?
>      
> 
>  
> Sorry, the same problem :
>  

I think, as stated in the redmine issue cited before, the limit is 2 
threads/processors.

-Justin

> 
> Initial temperature: 298.398 K
> 
> Started mdrun on node 0 Thu Mar 1 15:56:04 2012
> 
> Step Time Lambda
> 
> 0 0.00000 0.00000
> 
> Energies (kJ/mol)
> 
> Bond U-B Proper Dih. Improper Dih. CMAP Dih.
> 
> 2.27391e+02 4.27461e+02 1.27733e+03 2.73432e+01 -6.95645e+02
> 
> GB Polarization Nonpolar Sol. LJ-14 Coulomb-14 LJ (SR)
> 
> inf 3.59121e+02 6.85627e+02 3.68572e+04 -7.57140e+02
> 
> Coulomb (SR) Potential Kinetic En. Total Energy Conserved En.
> 
> -3.30643e+04 inf nan nan nan
> 
> Temperature Pressure (bar)
> 
> nan 0.00000e+00
> 
> 
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>     Justin A. Lemkul
>     Ph.D. Candidate
>     ICTAS Doctoral Scholar
>     MILES-IGERT Trainee
>     Department of Biochemistry
>     Virginia Tech
>     Blacksburg, VA
>     jalemkul[at]vt.edu <http://vt.edu/> | (540) 231-9080
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Justin A. Lemkul
Ph.D. Candidate
ICTAS Doctoral Scholar
MILES-IGERT Trainee
Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
jalemkul[at]vt.edu | (540) 231-9080
http://www.bevanlab.biochem.vt.edu/Pages/Personal/justin

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