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TmoleX

TmoleX is an easy to use graphical user interface to handle TURBOMOLE calculations. TmoleX includes a structure builder and tools for preparing TURBOMOLE jobs and analyzing results. TmoleX can also be used to submit and supervise TURBOMOLE jobs on CSC's supercomputers.

The free TmoleX Client version can be used from your local Windows, Linux, or MacOS desktop to run TURBOMOLE at CSC.

Available

  • Can be freely downloaded (requires registration) from the Dassault Systèmes website. This is a demo version that also includes a restricted version of TURBOMOLE.

License

TmoleX can be downloaded freely, but the use of TURBOMOLE itself is restricted to non-profit research purposes by users affiliated with academic (i.e. degree-granting) institutes.

Usage

Use via your browser

Go to puhti.csc.fi using a web browser and login using your CSC/Haka user account.

  1. From there launch a Desktop.
  2. Open a Terminal and load the TURBOMOLE module module load turbomole/7.8.
  3. Start TmoleX with the command TmoleX24.
  4. Select New Project and define a suitable project in the File Name slot (e.g. /scratch/<yourproject>/my_tmolex_project).
  5. Define your system and type of calculation.
  6. Small jobs can be run interactively: Start Job -> Run (local)
  7. Larger jobs should be run as batch jobs: Start Job -> Run (network). Example settings are given below. Note that passwordless connection doesn't work via the browser. Remember to save the settings using Save Machine.

Install your own TmoleX

Install the TmoleX client on your local workstation. For details, see the registration and download page at Dassault Systèmes website. With your version of TmoleX you can build your actual job locally and then submit the job to Puhti. With the client you can monitor how the job proceeds. When the job has completed you can retrieve the output and use your local client to analyze the results.

Below are some example queue settings that can be used in TmoleX:

Slurm settings

Where the complete script to be inserted in the field "Script before job execution" contains something like (modify according to your actual needs):

#SBATCH --partition=test
#SBATCH --nodes=1
#SBATCH --ntasks-per-node=4             # MPI tasks per node
#SBATCH --account=project_XXXXXX        # insert here the project to be billed 
#SBATCH --time=00:10:00                 # time as `hh:mm:ss`
source /appl/profile/zz-csc-env.sh
ulimit -s unlimited
export PARA_ARCH=MPI                    # use MPI
module load turbomole/7.8
export SLURM_CPU_BIND=none
export PARNODES=$SLURM_NTASKS           # for MPI
export PATH=$TURBODIR/bin/`$TURBODIR/scripts/sysname`:$PATH

Remember to save the settings using Save Machine.

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Last update: February 12, 2024