[gmx-users] Restart simulation from checkpoint file with fewer nodes

[Justin Lemkul]

On 5/13/16 8:53 PM, Husen R wrote:
> Dear all
>
> Does simulation able to be restarted from checkpoint file with fewer nodes ?
> let's say, at the first time, I run simulation with 3 nodes. At running
> time, one of those nodes is crashed and the simulation is terminated.
>
> I want to restart that simulation immadiately based on checkpoint file with
> the remaining 2 nodes. does gromacs support such case ?
> I need help.

Have you tried it?  It should work.  You will probably get a note about the 
continuation not being exact due to a change in the number of cores, but the run 
should proceed fine.

-Justin

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