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You will need to ssh into 

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derecho.hpc.ucar.edu

Information from NCAR/CISL about the Derecho HPC:



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titleTips from CISL:

Tips for moving from Cheyenne to Derecho on https://ncar-hpc-docs.readthedocs.io/

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titleComprehensive slides of information from NCAR/CISL about the Derecho HPC:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1BAYI9NdyAnZzU3KLat0CK2sQj34XE_K5Wan9zL8rsQ0/edit?usp=sharing

Old instructions for running on Cheyenne (the retired NCAR HPC) are here: Run CAM-Chem on Cheyenne




CESM2.2 on Derecho

Your $HOME and $WORK directories (on glade) are the same path on cheyenne and derecho. Therefore, it is recommended to create a new directory (in $HOME or $WORK) for cases you will run on derecho, to not confuse them with cases built on cheyenne (which will not run on derecho).  Derecho and cheyenne have separate $SCRATCH directories.

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(A)

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Download a copy of the model

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source code to your own directory

1. The first time, in your $HOME or $WORK directory, setup a folder to hold all your derecho cases.

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> cd /glade/work/$USER/derecho_cases
> git clone https://github.com/ESCOMP/CESM.git cesm2_.2.2_derecho
> cd cesm2_.2.2_derecho
> git checkout cesm2.2.2-asdbranch

You should see in the $CESM_ROOT directory:

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Get the optimized history-writing code for CLM with these commands: (Not sure this is still neeeded???)

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> cd components/clm
> git fetch origin
> git checkout release-cesm2.2.01/hist_opt


If you want to run a regional refined model simulation on derecho, you may use the following sandbox in order to provide the same performance on derecho as it did on cheyenne:

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/glade/work/fvitt/cesm/cesm2.2.2_musica

(B) Create a new case

2. Use the code in the model directory $CESM_ROOT to create a new case called $CASENAME:

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> $CESM_ROOT/cime/scripts/create_newcase --case <your_path/$CASENAME> --res f09_f09_mg17 --compset FCnudged --run-unsupported

From section A, $CESM_ROOT would be /glade/work/$USER/my_cesm_sandbox

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A new directory $CASEROOT = <your_path+$CASENAME> is created. You may need to add --run_unsupported to the call line if you are not running with a scientifically validated compset and resolution combination.d

Note 1: If you need to specify a project on derecho, the command is --project $PROJECT_NUMBER.

Note 2: For additional help and options, type ./create_newcase -h 

Note 3: To find the possible compset types $CESM_ROOT/cime/scripts/query_config --compsets cam.

Note 4:  The above call uses the new nudging scheme on 32 model layers, to use the old nudging scheme with 56 model layers use the compset: --compset FCSD, and adjust met files accordingly.


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Information on the compsets can be found here: http://www.cesm.ucar.edu/models/cesm2/config/compsets.html



(C) Set up your case

3. From within$CASEROOT

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>./case.setup 


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4. Make changes to the model configuration using the *.xml files; you can edit the files directly or use the xmlchange tool (in your case

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directory).

Changes to env_build.xml must be made before building, or you will need to re-build.

See advanced pages to change the chemistry source code.

(D) Build the Executable


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titleTip for New Users:

You can use script xmlquery to query a variable in the xml files before modifying a variable with xmlchange command. For example:

>./xmlquery CALENDAR



5. Compile and build the model in $CASEROOT

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First address any current bug-fixes: Bugs and Updates


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>qcmd -- ./case.build


Note: you cannot run ./case.build interactively from the derecho prompt because it uses too much memory: you must use 'qcmd'.

Note 1: You may need a project number to run qcmd: qcmd -A $PROJECT_NUMBER -- ./case.build

6. (Optional) Make changes to the model runtime setup: Changes to env_run.xml can be made at any time:

a. If not starting in the default 2005, change dates: see Changing Dates of a Run (also see relevant namelist changes)

b. The default option for biogeochemistry is “specified phenology” (satellite LAI) with CLM5 physics:

<entry id="CLM_BLDNML_OPTS" value="-bgc sp">

<entry id="CLM_PHYSICS_VERSION" value="clm5_0">

Other options are available, such as irrigated crops - please see the CLM documentation.

c. The default simulation is a test run for 5 days. ChangeSTOP_OPTION  and STOP_N to alter this to desired values.


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7. (Optional) Check namelist settings in the namelist files user_nl_cam and user_nl_clm. Most CAM-chem related namelist variables are in CaseDocs/atm_in, but MEGAN and drydep are in CaseDocs/drv_flds_in (these files are created during build).  To modify any of these, copy the appropriate lines to user_nl_cam and edit there.

For example, if the startdate has been changed in env_run.xml, you have to also change the date of the initial meteorology file in user_nl_cam to start at the corresponding date.

For other changes see namelist changes or advanced options page.


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There are many namelist variables. You can find their definitions at:http://www.cesm.ucar.edu/models/cesm2/settings/current/cam_nml.html



After adding changes to user_nl_* files, optionally run:

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>./preview_namelists

NOTE: most changes in user_nl_* files do not require re-building. However, during a run (CONTINUE_RUN = TRUE) no changes can be made to history output (fincl lists). If you want to change history output, create a new or branch run.

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The pe-layout of existing compsets in the new code base of CESM2 for derecho (cesm2.2.2) has not been adjusted to the new computer, and running out of the box can lead to large differences in computer costs compared to running on cheyenne. 

New PE-layouts are still being developed. We are working on updating these compsets. One way to increase performance is to use a namelist setting. To improve improve the performance of derecho, you can add the following to your user_nl_cam file.

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phys_loadbalance = 1



8. Check the run setup. In the env_batch.xml file make sure to have your project added correctly:  <entry id="PROJECT" value=$YOUR_PROJECT_CODE> Depending on the version of CESM, you may instead find the entry id for PROJECT in  env_workflow.xml

Change your walltime if desired: <entry id="JOB_WALLCLOCK_TIME" value="12:00:00"> (12 hours max)

9. If you make changes to env_build.xml variables or SourceMods after setting up and building, you may have to clean your setup and build again:

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>./case.setup --clean
>./case.setup

OR

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>./case.setup --reset

(which cleans, then does setup)

followed by

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>./case.build --clean
>qcmd -- ./case.build

(E) Run the Model

10. Submit run to queue:

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>./case.submit

While running, output is written to <run_dir>: /glade/derecho/scratch/<username>/$CASENAME/run

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After the run completes successfully, output files are moved to the short term archive: /glade/derecho/scratch/<username>/archive/$CASENAME/atm/hist (similar directories exist for other model components: lnd, etc.).

Restart and initial conditions files are written to: /glade/derecho/scratch/<username>/archive/$CASENAME/rest

Note: long term archiving is currently not working

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For more options regarding the submission and running options type: case.submit --help



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Default output is monthly, so if you run a test 5-day simulation with monthly output, you will not see any files in the atm/hist location. However, restart files will have been created.



11. Useful commands while model is running:

check your run progress: 

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>qstat –u <user>

If you find an issue and need to delete your run:

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>qdel <JobID

If your model run doesn't complete, try some of the suggestions on the troubleshooting page.

12. To continue a run from restart files, for example after an initial start up, change CONTINUE_RUN to TRUE in the env_run.xml file.

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titleTip for New Users:

High performance computing systems often have maximum wall times (e.g. JOB_WALLCLOCK_TIME = 12 hours), meaning a long run will need to be split into several smaller runs. In this case, change the “RESUBMIT” value in env_run.xml file to greater than zero. For example, you can simulate 10 years by changing STOP_OPTION=nyears, STOP_N=1 and RESUBMIT=9. This will perform an initial run of 1 years + (9 resubmits x 1 years per job) = 10 years.