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ParaView on Anselm updated to v5.1.2 and added for Salomon

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## Installed Version
## Installed Version
Currently, version 4.0.1 compiled with GCC 4.8.1 against Bull MPI library and OSMesa 10.0 is installed on Anselm.
Currently, version 5.1.2 compiled with intel/2017a against intel MPI library and OSMesa 12.0.2 is installed on Anselm.
## Usage
## Usage
On Anselm, ParaView is to be used in client-server mode. A parallel ParaView server is launched on compute nodes by the user, and client is launched on your desktop PC to control and view the visualization. Download ParaView client application for your OS here: <http://paraview.org/paraview/resources/software.php>. Important : **your version must match the version number installed on Anselm** ! (currently v4.0.1)
On Anselm, ParaView is to be used in client-server mode. A parallel ParaView server is launched on compute nodes by the user, and client is launched on your desktop PC to control and view the visualization. Download ParaView client application for your OS here: <http://paraview.org/paraview/resources/software.php>.
 
 
!!!Warning
 
Your version must match the version number installed on Anselm.
### Launching Server
### Launching Server
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After the interactive session is opened, load the ParaView module :
After the interactive session is opened, load the ParaView module :
```console
```console
$ module add paraview
$ ml ParaView/5.1.2-intel-2017a-mpi
```
```
Now launch the parallel server, with number of nodes times 16 processes:
Now launch the parallel server, with number of nodes times 16 processes:
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Because a direct connection is not allowed to compute nodes on Anselm, you must establish a SSH tunnel to connect to the server. Choose a port number on your PC to be forwarded to ParaView server, for example 12345. If your PC is running Linux, use this command to establish a SSH tunnel:
Because a direct connection is not allowed to compute nodes on Anselm, you must establish a SSH tunnel to connect to the server. Choose a port number on your PC to be forwarded to ParaView server, for example 12345. If your PC is running Linux, use this command to establish a SSH tunnel:
```console
```console
ssh -TN -L 12345:cn77:11111 username@anselm.it4i.cz
$ ssh -TN -L 12345:cn77:11111 username@anselm.it4i.cz
```
```
replace username with your login and cn77 with the name of compute node your ParaView server is running on (see previous step). If you use PuTTY on Windows, load Anselm connection configuration, t>hen go to Connection-> SSH>->Tunnels to set up the port forwarding. Click Remote radio button. Insert 12345 to Source port textbox. Insert cn77:11111. Click Add button, then Open.
replace username with your login and cn77 with the name of compute node your ParaView server is running on (see previous step).
 
 
If you use PuTTY on Windows, load Anselm connection configuration, then go to *Connection* -> *SSH* -> *Tunnels* to set up the port forwarding.
 
 
Fill the Source port and Destination fields. **Do not forget to click the Add button.**
 
 
![](../../img/paraview_ssh_tunnel.png "SSH Tunnel in PuTTY")
Now launch ParaView client installed on your desktop PC. Select File->Connect..., click Add Server. Fill in the following :
Now launch ParaView client installed on your desktop PC. Select *File* -> *Connect*... and fill in the following :
Name : Anselm tunnel
![](../../img/paraview_connect.png "ParaView - Connect to server")
Server Type : Client/Server
Host : localhost
Port : 12345
Click Configure, Save, the configuration is now saved for later use. Now click Connect to connect to the ParaView server. In your terminal where you have interactive session with ParaView server launched, you should see:
The configuration is now saved for later use. Now click Connect to connect to the ParaView server. In your terminal where you have interactive session with ParaView server launched, you should see:
```console
```console
Client connected.
Client connected.
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