Dft, plane waves, paw method, electronic minimization, part 2. Wien2khardware software wien2k runs on any linuxplatform from pcs, macs, workstations, clusters to supercomputers intel i7 quad sixcore processors with fast memory bus 24 gbcore, gbitnetwork, sata disks. In general, if you have several kpoints it makes sense to use the kpoint parallelization in wien2k. The k path for band structure spaghetti plot can be selected graphically via the tools k path selection. First is kpoint parallelization, second is hybrid mode, third is mpionly. Hence it is not necessary for users to compile an individual version of wien2k in order to use the software. I both the k point and mpi parallelizations can be used simultaneously or only one of them. Testing the kpoint parallelization in vasp peter larsson. Density functional theory dft and the concepts of the. The program package wien2k allows to perform electronic structure calculations of solids using density functional theory dft.
Karlheinz schwarz vienna university of technology institute of materials chemistry getreidemarkt 9165tc. For this demonstrator, these legacy car functions were ported from singlecore platforms to a multicore. Program wien2k computes the electronic structure of solids. Wien2k hardwaresoftware wien2k runs on any linux platform from pcs, macs, workstations, clusters to supercomputers. In this example, each kpoint group will use 8 cores to run its mpi parallel execution. There are two modes of mpi parallelization that can be used. In general, if you have several k points it makes sense to use the k point parallelization in wien2k. Most recent version of the wien2kusersguide mafiadoc. Ppt wien2k software package powerpoint presentation free. Wien2k software package an augmented plane wave plus local orbital program for calculating crystal properties. The first in principle depends on the kpoint density the result can be checked with the tetrahedron method. Installation of wien2k, parallelization, large scale applications with wien2k. Broyden fixedpoint methods k t k t kkkk kk ss ssby bb 1 k t k t kkkk kk yy yyhs hh 1 k t k t kkkk kk ys syhs hh 1 c.
For many jobs it can be most efficient to run on less than a full node, e. Parallelization is the act of designing a computer program or system to process data in parallel. Large problems can often be divided into smaller ones, which can then be solved at the same time. Links to home pages are given where possible, together with a short description and some details about licensing. Solid state calculations using wien2k sciencedirect. The second depends on the q point and k point density, and thus should be different. This parallelization is particular useful when running wien2k on modern multicore pcs 4 to max 8 cores. A combination of openmp, kpoint and mpiparallelization is possible and often. The most efficient way is to calculate 1 k point per computer core if memory use isnt too big. Wien2k is an allelectron scheme including relativistic effects. Now, since i parallelize each k point, which is a relatively small block of this calculation, the order of the problem becomes too small to be parallelized efficiently. Speedup of a wien2k calculation lapw1 diagonalization of a 32atom gan cell on a grid of 128 kpoints. Now, since i parallelize each kpoint, which is a relatively small block of this calculation, the order of the problem becomes too small to be parallelized efficiently.
For serial jobs and single machine k point parallelization nothing special needs to be done beyond the normal methods of specifying job parameters for sge. In addition to running serially, wien2k can be run in parallel. For most queuing systems you can specify only the number of processors you want to use, but not the names of the nodes. Installation of wien2k, parallelization, large scale applications with. In wien2k only lapw0, lapw1, and lapw2 are parallelized. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. Dft, plane waves, paw method, electronic minimization, part 2 duration. They are assigned by the queuing system later on and usually stored in some variables. Here is a list of software codes that may be used to perform the sort of research of interest to the psi k community.
A fine grain parallelization for a single kpoint is also available. For each bar in the chart, the npar value has been individually optimized and is thereby different for each number of cores. Openmp parallelizes only on a shared memory architecture, not on a cluster. The wien2k program is used to perform electronic structure calculations. The k point parallelization works very well on a cluster of pcs connected with a common nfs filesystem and needs only a slow network 100 mbs.
Runwien supports parallelization on two different forms. For serial jobs and single machine kpoint parallelization nothing. Once you have a valid licence please submit a request via safe to request access on archer. Software parallelization in automotive multicore systems. Installation of wien2k, parallelization, large scale. A fine grain parallelization for a single k point is also available. Wien2k hardware software wien2k runs on any linux platform from pcs, macs, workstations, clusters to supercomputers intel i7 quad sixcore processors with fast. To run wien2k you need to add the correct module to your environment. For this demonstrator, these legacy car functions were ported from singlecore platforms to a multicore platform to gain real world closetoproductio. As usual, the k point parallelization is over the k points in the irreducible brillouin zone and is managed by cshell scripts. The first in principle depends on the k point density the result can be checked with the tetrahedron method.
Wien2k runs on any linux platform from pcs, macs, workstations. Try to redo the eph summation with a different swdith this is the smearing width b used in the eph summation in the code, see ephcouple. The industrys leading compounding pharmacy software suite. The latter is provided only for informational purpose, namely, to see the shape of the bz.
The kpath for band structure spaghetti plot can be selected graphically via the toolskpath selection. Wien2k performs electronic structure calculations of solids using density functional theory dft. Wien2k hardware software wien2k runs on any linux platform from pcs, macs, workstations, clusters to supercomputers. This script kpoint optimization is written to find the optimal kpoint, it based on the variation of the total energy vs kpoint. Wien2k will perform electronic structure calculations of solids using density functional theory dft. For all other packages fortran programs use the update option of. Here is a list of software codes that may be used to perform the sort of research of interest to the psik community. Define the geometry of a 3,0 carbonnitride nanosheet and repeat it ten times along the zaxis. Speedup of a wien2k calculation lapw1 diagonalization of a 32atom gan cell on a grid of 128 k points. The second depends on the qpoint and kpoint density, and thus should be different. Wien2khardwaresoftware wien2k runs on any linuxplatform from pcs, macs, workstations, clusters to supercomputers intel i7 quad sixcore processors with fast memory bus 24 gbcore, gbitnetwork, sata disks. First it creates the corresponding ffile, where the connection. Broyden, a class of methods for solving nonlinear simultaneous equations, mathematics of computation, 19 1965 577593. If a computer program or system is parallelized, it breaks a problem down into smaller pieces that can each independently be solved at the.
Pdf reciprocal space calculations of eels and xas spectra. Wien2k an augmented plane wave plus local orbitals program for calculating crystal properties users guide, wien2k 11. The kpoint parallelization works very well on a cluster of pcs connected with a common nfs filesystem and needs only a slow network 100 mbs. It will also load any dependent environment modules if needed. Kpar is the new parameter which controls the number of kpoint parallelized groups. Since touchpads are normally found on laptops, the process will generally be preinstalled along with the system hardware and software. In the above window we see two tabs entitled i primitive brillouin zone and ii conventional brillouin zone. Reciprocal space calculations of eels and xas spectra without the supercell. Parallel computing is a type of computation in which many calculations or the execution of processes are carried out simultaneously.
Aug 30, 2016 this script kpoint optimization is written to find the optimal kpoint, it based on the variation of the total energy vs kpoint. For serial jobs and single machine kpoint parallelization nothing special needs to be done beyond the normal methods of specifying job parameters for sge. Kpar is the new parameter which controls the number of k point parallelized groups. Wien2k an augmented plane wave plus local orbitals program for calculating crystal properties users guide, wien2k. Hector, how it is parallelized, and then i shall discuss the introduction of kpoint parallelism into vasp and how i implemented what i will call kpoint parallelized version of vasp. Xcrysden xwindow crystalline structures and densities. The most efficient way is to calculate 1 kpoint per computer core if memory use isnt too big. On the one hand, the intrinsic parallel methods already implemented in wien2k are transparently employed if available. I shall then present the results of the kpoint parallelized code and. Jan 16, 2017 broyden fixed point methods k t k t kkkk kk ss ssby bb 1 k t k t kkkk kk yy yyhs hh 1 k t k t kkkk kk ys syhs hh 1 c. First is k point parallelization, second is hybrid mode, third is mpionly. Wien2kis used to perform electronic structure calculations of solids using density functional theory dft. Report of foreign issuer notice of annual general meeting of shareholders 6k 28jan. Running wien2k in k point andor mpi parallel mode under queuing systems like slurm, pbs, sge or loadleveler lsf analysis.
The program is written in fortran90 and runs under linuxunix on practically all platforms. Problem running wien2k in parallel too old to reply. In the context of the aramis project, audi ag contributed the development of a multicore demonstrator based on car functions already in production. Select the contcar file containing the optimized configuration, and drag and drop it into the builder to construct the geometries of the initial and final endpoints starting from bulk pt as discussed in the tutorial pt diffusion on pt surfaces using. Once the bulk optimization is finished, the vasp output files will appear in the labfloor main window. If you need to use kpoint parallelization, you need to generate. Your task will use so many processors how many you specify in the qsub command. Running wien2k in kpoint or mpiparallel mode under queuing systems like slurm, sge, pbs or loadleveler compiling wien2k on linux and ifort including compiler installation and tips for older versions including an external link provided by g. I both the kpoint and mpi parallelizations can be used simultaneously or only one of them. The program package wien2k allows to perform electronic structure. As usual, the kpoint parallelization is over the kpoints in the irreducible brillouin zone and is managed by cshell scripts.
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