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	# Strip off the .inp suffix to give the job name to use on the Abaqus command line.		# Strip off the .inp suffix to give the job name to use on the Abaqus command line.
	ABAQUS_JOB=`basename $ABAQUS_COMMAND_FILE .inp`		ABAQUS_JOB=`basename $ABAQUS_COMMAND_FILE.inp`

	# Override the default scratch location:		# Override the default scratch location:

Dmitri: /* Partial node example */

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Partial node example

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	# Strip off the .inp suffix to give the job name to use on the Abaqus command line.		# Strip off the .inp suffix to give the job name to use on the Abaqus command line.
	ABAQUS_JOB=`basename $ABAQUS_COMMAND_FILE .inp`		ABAQUS_JOB=`basename $ABAQUS_COMMAND_FILE.inp`

	# Override the default scratch location:		# Override the default scratch location:

Dmitri: /* Full node example */

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Full node example

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	$ arc.hardware		$ arc.hardware

	command. See more details [[How to find available partitions on ARC \| here]].		command. See more details on the command[[How to find available partitions on ARC \| here]].

	Note that when using the '''cpu2019''' partition (40-core nodes), a full-node Abaqus job will take '''23 license tokens'''.		Note that when using the '''cpu2019''' partition (40-core nodes), a full-node Abaqus job will take '''23 license tokens'''.

Dmitri: /* Full node example */

2023-10-24T21:37:40Z

Full node example

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	$ arc.hardware		$ arc.hardware

	command.		command. See more details [[How to find available partitions on ARC \| here]].

	Note that when using the '''cpu2019''' partition (40-core nodes), a full-node Abaqus job will take '''23 license tokens'''.		Note that when using the '''cpu2019''' partition (40-core nodes), a full-node Abaqus job will take '''23 license tokens'''.

Dmitri: /* See also */

2023-10-18T19:35:06Z

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2023-09-21T18:10:39Z

Show ARC navbox instead of software

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	[[Category:Software]]		[[Category:Software]]
	[[Category:ARC]]		[[Category:ARC]]
	{{Navbox ~~Software~~}}		{{Navbox ARC}}

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	~~[[Category:~~Abaqus]]		Abaqus is a commercial suite of programs for finite element analysis, including static, dynamic and thermal analysis of materials, with sophisticated options for handling contacts and nonlinear materials.
	~~[[Category:Software]]~~
	~~[[Category:ARC]]~~
	~~<span id="contents"></span>~~
	~~__TOC__~~
	~~= <span id="intro"></span>Introduction =~~
	~~[https://www.3ds.com/products-services/simulia/products/abaqus/ Abaqus (external link)]~~ is a commercial suite of programs for finite element analysis, including static, dynamic and thermal analysis of materials, with sophisticated options for handling contacts and nonlinear materials.

	Typically, researchers will install Abaqus on their own computers to develop models in a graphical user interface (Abaqus CAE) and then run simulations that exceed their local hardware capabilities on ARC. Output from runs on ARC is then transferred back to the researchers' own computers for visualization.		Typically, researchers will install Abaqus on their own computers to develop models in a graphical user interface (Abaqus CAE) and then run simulations that exceed their local hardware capabilities on ARC. Output from runs on ARC is then transferred back to the researchers' own computers for visualization.
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	The software can be downloaded, upon approval, from the [https://iac01.ucalgary.ca/SDSWeb/ Information Technologies Software Distribution] web site. A student version, for Microsoft Windows computers only, with limitations on model size is available directly from [https://academy.3ds.com/en/software/abaqus-student-edition Dassault Systèmes (external link)].		The software can be downloaded, upon approval, from the [https://iac01.ucalgary.ca/SDSWeb/ Information Technologies Software Distribution] web site. A student version, for Microsoft Windows computers only, with limitations on model size is available directly from [https://academy.3ds.com/en/software/abaqus-student-edition Dassault Systèmes (external link)].

	Abaqus is available to all U of C researchers with an ARC account, but, due to the limited number of licenses it is important to be thoroughly familiar with the licensing restrictions outlined in the next section.		Abaqus is available to all University of Calgary researchers with an ARC account, but, due to the limited number of licenses it is important to be thoroughly familiar with the licensing restrictions outlined in the next section.

	~~= Licensing considerations =~~

			== Licensing considerations ==
	For many years, Information Technologies has provided a limited number of license tokens for research and teaching versions of the Abaqus software, sometimes supplemented by contributions from researchers. The software contract is typically renewed annually in August. If you are interested in contributing to the pool of licenses, you can write to the IT Help Desk [mailto:itsupport@ucalgary.ca itsupport@ucalgary.ca] and ask that your email be redirected to the IT software librarian.		For many years, Information Technologies has provided a limited number of license tokens for research and teaching versions of the Abaqus software, sometimes supplemented by contributions from researchers. The software contract is typically renewed annually in August. If you are interested in contributing to the pool of licenses, you can write to the IT Help Desk [mailto:itsupport@ucalgary.ca itsupport@ucalgary.ca] and ask that your email be redirected to the IT software librarian.

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	The number of license tokens, t, used for a given job depends on the number of CPU cores, c, requested for Abaqus to use according to the formula t=integer part of (5 * c^0.422). This formula has been implemented on the [https://deviceanalytics.com/abaqus-token-calculator Abaqus Token Calculator web page (external link)], but, here is a table showing some examples.		The number of license tokens, t, used for a given job depends on the number of CPU cores, c, requested for Abaqus to use according to the formula t=integer part of (5 * c^0.422). This formula has been implemented on the [https://deviceanalytics.com/abaqus-token-calculator Abaqus Token Calculator web page (external link)], but, here is a table showing some examples.
	{\| class="wikitable~~" style="margin: auto;~~"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! Cores		! Cores
	! Tokens		! Tokens
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	Generally speaking, unless you have a small model to process, the more cores you use, the more efficiently the license tokens will be used. Similarly, using the fastest hardware available will provide the most value for a given number of license tokens. With those considerations in mind, using a full 40-core compute node, selected by specifying the cpu2019 partition in your batch job (see example scripts below), is preferred . However, as there is often a shortage of license tokens, you will likely have to use just part of a compute node.		Generally speaking, unless you have a small model to process, the more cores you use, the more efficiently the license tokens will be used. Similarly, using the fastest hardware available will provide the most value for a given number of license tokens. With those considerations in mind, using a full 40-core compute node, selected by specifying the cpu2019 partition in your batch job (see example scripts below), is preferred . However, as there is often a shortage of license tokens, you will likely have to use just part of a compute node.

	= Current Limitations =		== Current Limitations ==

	* Currently, '''Abaqus user subroutines''' do not work on ARC.		* Currently, '''Abaqus user subroutines''' do not work on ARC.
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	= Support =		== Support ==
			Please send any questions regarding using Abaqus on ARC to support@hpc.ucalgary.ca.

	~~Please send any questions regarding using Abaqus on ARC to support@hpc~~.~~ucalgary.ca~~.		== See also ==
			* [https://www.3ds.com/products-services/simulia/products/abaqus/ Abaqus (external link)] - Abaqus home page

			[[Category:Abaqus]]
			[[Category:Software]]
			[[Category:ARC]]
	{{Navbox Software}}		{{Navbox Software}}

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	Please send any questions regarding using Abaqus on ARC to support@hpc.ucalgary.ca.		Please send any questions regarding using Abaqus on ARC to support@hpc.ucalgary.ca.

			{{Navbox Software}}

Dmitri: /* Full node example */

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Full node example

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	== Full node example ==		== Full node example ==
	When running on a full compute node, ~~specify '''--mem=0'''~~ to request all the ~~associated memory~~ on ~~the~~ node. ~~Note that when using~~ the ~~cpu2019~~ partition ~~(40-core~~ nodes), ~~a full-node Abaqus job~~ will ~~take 23 license tokens~~.		When running on a full compute node, you have to request all the CPUs available on that node.
			For historical reasons the ARC cluster has different kinds of compute nodes.
			Compute nodes with similar hardware capabilities are combined into '''partitions'''.
			Different compute nodes are places into different partitions, and a partition contains only nodes with similar specifications.
			Therefore, requesting resources from different ARC partitions will require requesting different number of CPUs, or '''tasks''', according to the partition specification.

	~~This~~ script ~~is available on ARC as~~ '''~~/global/software/abaqus/scripts/abaqus_2019_full_node~~.slurm''' .		You can find out the number of CPUs and available memory per computer node with the
			$ arc.hardware

			command.

			Note that when using the '''cpu2019''' partition (40-core nodes), a full-node Abaqus job will take '''23 license tokens'''.

			Job script
			'''abaqus_cpu2019.slurm''' .
	<syntaxhighlight lang=bash>		<syntaxhighlight lang=bash>
	#!/bin/bash		#!/bin/bash

Dmitri: /* Running Abaqus batch jobs on ARC */

2023-01-10T21:04:13Z

Running Abaqus batch jobs on ARC

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	Like other calculations on ARC systems, Abaqus is run by submitting an appropriate script for batch scheduling using the sbatch command. For more information about submitting jobs, see the ARC [[Running_jobs \|Running Jobs]] page.		Like other calculations on ARC systems, Abaqus is run by submitting an appropriate script for batch scheduling using the sbatch command. For more information about submitting jobs, see the ARC [[Running_jobs \|Running Jobs]] page.

	The scripts below can serve as a template for your own batch job scripts . Modify the variable assignment '''ABAQUS_COMMAND_FILE=t1-std.inp''' to reference your own input file of Abaqus commands. For jobs with a time requirement of five hours or less, such as when testing a new model, the "back-fill" partitions can be requested for reducing the likely waiting time in the input queue. For that purpose you could change the --time and --partition lines to		The scripts below can serve as a template for your own batch job scripts .

	~~<pre>~~
	~~#SBATCH --time=05:00:00~~
	~~#SBATCH --partition=pawson-bf,apophis-bf,razi-bf~~
	~~</pre>~~

	== Full node example ==		== Full node example ==

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [https://www.3ds.com/products-services/simulia/products/abaqus/ Abaqus (external link)] - Abaqus home page		* [https://www.3ds.com/products-services/simulia/products/abaqus/ Abaqus (external link)] - Abaqus home page

			= Links =

			[[ARC Software pages]]

	[[Category:Abaqus]]		[[Category:Abaqus]]