Installation Manual 2025.2

The Installation Manual describes installation of the AMS program package.

• (PDF) Installation Manual

• Bumblebee Manual

Table of Contents:

• Windows Quickstart Guide
  • Step 1: Download
  • Step 2: Run the installer
  • Step 3: Launch AMSjobs
  • Step 4: Provide license information
  • Step 5: Tutorials
  • Next steps
• Linux Quickstart Guide
  • Step 1: Download
  • Step 2: Extract the archive
  • Step 3: Set up the environment, source the amsbashrc.sh file
  • Step 4: Start the AMSjobs graphical user interface
  • Step 5: Create desktop icon
  • Step 6: Automatically set up environment for all sessions
• MacOS Quickstart Guide
• Introduction
  • Requirements
  • Important changes since AMS2024
  • Important changes since AMS2023
  • Important changes since AMS2022
  • Important changes since AMS2021
  • Important changes since AMS2020
  • Important changes since AMS2018
  • Important changes since ADF2017
• Installation
  • Decide which version to install
  • Download and install the software
  • Set up the environment
  • Set up the license
  • Set up the scratch space
  • Test your installation
  • Configure AMSjobs queues and 3rd party software (optional)
• Package Manager: Installing Optional Components
  • Introducing AMSpackages
  • Managing packages from the command line
  • Using the package manager offline
  • Instructions for administrators
  • Persistent configurations
  • F.A.Q. & Troubleshooting
• Additional Information and Known Issues
  • Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and Docker
  • Shared memory and batch systems (SLURM)
  • GPFS file system
  • Running MPI jobs
  • More on running MPI jobs
  • IntelMPI and core-binding
  • IntelMPI and SLURM
  • IntelMPI and SGE
  • IntelMPI and ABI compatibility
  • Multi-node issues
  • OpenMPI on Linux
  • Corrupted License File
  • Windows: running jobs from the command line
  • Windows: Installing a license from the command line
• Using the GUI on a remote machine
  • More detailed information
  • X11 over SSH
  • X11 with OpenGL over SSH (3D graphics)
  • Using ThinLinc for Remote GUI
  • Sources
• Deploying AMS in the cloud using AWS ParallelCluster
  • Introduction
  • Prerequisites
  • Setting up your cluster with AWS ParallelCluster
  • Installing and configuring AMS
  • Using the queues on your local AMS installation
  • Considerations
  • Appendix
• Appendix A. Environment Variables
  • More on the SCM_TMPDIR variable
• Appendix B. Directory Structure of the AMS Package
  • The bin directory
  • The atomicdata directory
  • The data directory
  • The examples directory
  • The src directory
  • The Utils directory
  • The Doc directory
  • The scripting directory
• Appendix C. Debugging MPI Problems
  • Technical introduction into AMS
  • Debugging MPI issues
  • IntelMPI on Linux Quirks
• Compiling AMS from Sources
  • Unpacking the distribution
  • Setting up environment
  • Running Install/configure
  • Compiling AMS
• Platform Specific Information
  • Machine-specific comments

• FAQ