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<p>MITgcm has been designed to run efficiently on a wide range of computer |
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platforms. This is made possible by its WRAPPER interface which |
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largely insulates the 'under the hood stuff' from the user. |
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<p>MITgcm also runs on a single PC and PC clusters. |
This page summarizes computer system requirements for using MITgcm in a |
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<p>The minimum you require to run the model is a PC running linux and a |
<a href="../online_documents/manual/sarch.html#fig:mitgcm_architecture_goals">range |
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FORTRAN compiler. |
of computers</a> from desktop PC to simulations run on a high-end supercomputer. |
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<p>The side bar on the left contains links to sites from which third party |
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<p>Once you have your computer set up, go here to download the model. |
software and hardware, which you may require, can be obtained. |
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<p>The text below and the <a href="../online_documents/index.html" target="mainFrame">online |
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document</a> explains when you will need these items. In many cases the |
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software will already be installed on your computer and you can go straight |
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using</a> the model. |
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<p><b>MITgcm</b> |
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runs on a wide <a href="../online_documents/manual/targethw.html">range |
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includes special software (called <a href="../online_documents/manual/wrapper.html">WRAPPER</a>) |
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to support efficient execution and relatively easy portability.</li> |
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<b>Platforms where MITgcm is run regularly include:</b> |
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Unix based PC and workstation <a href="sideMenuBarFrame.html#interconnects" target="sideMenuBarFrame">clusters</a>.</li> |
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<ul>Under the WRAPPER, code can also run very efficiently on high-end vector |
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<b>The minimum you require to run the model is</b> |
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a computer running a <a href="sideMenuBarFrame.html#os" target="sideMenuBarFrame">Unix |
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a Fortran 77, Fortran 90 or Fortran 95 <a href="sideMenuBarFrame.html#compilers" target="sideMenuBarFrame">compiler</a>.</li> |
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a <a href="sideMenuBarFrame.html#compilers" target="sideMenuBarFrame">C |
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<b>To run parallel configurations you need</b> |
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a multi-process <a href="sideMenuBarFrame.html#hardware" target="sideMenuBarFrame">computer</a></li> |
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a <a href="sideMenuBarFrame.html#compilers" target="sideMenuBarFrame">compiler</a> |
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and that supports multi-threaded programs.</li> |
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a system with an implementation of the <a href="sideMenuBarFrame.html#parallelism" target="sideMenuBarFrame">MPI |
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<p><br>Instructions on running multi-process codes can be found <a href="x">here</a>. |
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<br>Instructions regarding muti-threaded execution can be found <a href="x">here</a>. |
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<p>Specialized communication software, to optimize performance on a specific |
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platform, can also be introduced into the WRAPPER. This process is discussed |
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<p>Before running a parallel code we recommend you try one of the <a href="x">basic |
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<b>To perform derivative calculations you need</b> |
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an <a href="sideMenuBarFrame.html#differentiation" target="sideMenuBarFrame">automatic |
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differentiation tool</a>.</li> |
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<br>An example experiment illustrating the automatic differentiation process |
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can be found <a href="x">here</a>.</ul> |
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<p><br><b>Once you have your computer set up</b> |
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<blockquote>go <a href="../getting_started/index.html" target="mainFrame">here |
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</a>to find out how to download the model. The full distribution (including |
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examples with input datasets and sample output) is around 50MB. Instructions |
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on estimating the computing resource requirements (CPU time, memory usage |
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and disk space) for a set of numerical experiments can be found here.</blockquote> |
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<b>Simulation output is usually examined</b> |
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<blockquote>using one of several <a href="sideMenuBarFrame.html#analysis" target="sideMenuBarFrame">standard |
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analysis tools</a>, depending on individual preference and experience.</blockquote> |
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<p><br><b>Still confused?</b> |
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<blockquote>send us <a href="mailto:support@mitgcm.org">mail</a>. We like |
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our software to be used and are happy to help out if we can. |
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