How to run TRANSP at PPPL
NOTE: These instructions apply only to users with a PPPL Unix account.
How to obtain a TRANSP account
Send an e-mail to the TRANSP support team, indicating you wish to become a TRANSP user and providing the name of a contact person (e.g. your supervisor or collaborator).
How to setup your environment
Define in your .login file or .bashrc/.cshrc file the following environment variables
TR_EMAIL: Your e-mail address
EDITOR: Your favourite editor
MDS_TRANSP_SERVER: transpgrid.pppl.gov
How to submit your run
From the directory where your TR.DAT file is (i.e. your namelist) type:
tr_start < runid >
to request that your run is not debugged by a developer when it fails, type:
tr_start < runid > no-triage
This script creates MDSplus tree for input data and writes < runid >.REQUEST file
To submit the run, type:
tr_send < runid >
How to delete a run
type (from any directory) tr_cleanup runid if the run is archived you need to supply tok.yy and you will be asked for confirmation before deleting any archived run. If the run is still active it wil be aborted immediatelyHow to create interim outputs during a run
It is possible to write interim MDS output during a run by typing: tr_look runid [tok] [archive] Options: [archive] the output is archived "as is" and the run is interrupted and completed. [nomdsplus] generated CDF file only in the directory $LOOKDIR/TOKHow to suspend a run
tr_halt runid tok [t time] to suspend immediately or at time t.How to monitor a run
How to look at the output
Completed runs are stored at PPPL in the archive directory: $ARCDIR/TOK is the tokamak identifier (4 letters)
yy is the year associated with the run. For non-existent tokamak, the year is arbitrary, check with TRANSP developers the yesr convention.
The TRANSP run can be restored from MDSplus
MDS server: TRANSPGRID.PPPL.GOV
MDS Tree: TRANSP_TOK