11. Parallel PEST and BEOPEST

11. Parallel PEST and BEOPEST..........................................................................................223

11.1 General ......................................................................................................................223

11.1.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................223

11.1.2 Parallelisation of the Jacobian Matrix Calculation Process ..............................224

11.1.3 Parallelisation of the Parameter Upgrade Process.............................................224

11.1.4 Communication Overheads...............................................................................224

11.1.5 Installing Parallel PEST and BEOPEST ...........................................................225

11.1.6 The Parallel Run Queue ....................................................................................225

11.2 Parallel PEST – Concepts and Specifications...........................................................225 11.2.1 Model Input and Output Files ...........................................................................225

11.2.2 The Parallel PEST Agent Program....................................................................226

11.2.3 Running the Model on Different Machines.......................................................227

11.2.4 Communications between Parallel PEST and its Agents..................................228

11.2.5 The Parallel PEST Run Management File ........................................................229

11.2.6 Alternative PARLAM Settings .........................................................................233

11.2.7 PARLAM Override ...........................................................................................236

11.2.8 Agent Groups ....................................................................................................236

11.3 Using Parallel PEST..................................................................................................236

11.3.1 Preparing for a Parallel PEST Run....................................................................236

11.3.2 Starting the Agents............................................................................................237

11.3.3 Starting PEST....................................................................................................237

11.3.4 Re-Starting Parallel PEST.................................................................................238

11.3.5 Starting Agents Late..........................................................................................239

11.3.6 Losing Agents ...................................................................................................239

11.3.7 Re-Starting Agents............................................................................................239

11.3.8 Parallelisation of First Model Run ....................................................................240

11.3.9 The Parallel PEST Run Management Record File............................................240

11.3.10 The Importance of the WAIT Variable ...........................................................241

11.3.11 If Parallel PEST does not Respond .................................................................242

11.3.12 An Example.....................................................................................................242

11.4 BEOPEST .................................................................................................................243

11.4.1 Credits ...............................................................................................................243

11.4.2 Some Concepts..................................................................................................243

11.4.3 Versions of BEOPEST......................................................................................244

11.4.4 Running BEOPEST as the Manager .................................................................244

11.4.5 Running BEOPEST as the Agent......................................................................245

11.4.6 Terminating BEOPEST Execution....................................................................245

11.4.7 BEOPEST and SVD-Assist...............................................................................246

11.4.8 Parallelisation of Initial Model Run ..................................................................246

11.4.9 Multiple Command Lines..................................................................................247

11.4.10 The Run Management File, PARLAM and RUN_SLOW_FAC....................247

11.4.11 Run Management Record File.........................................................................248

11.4.12 Agent Groups ..................................................................................................249

11.4.13 Culling Agents.................................................................................................249

11.4.14 Opening a Port to the Outside World ..............................................................249

11.4.15 An Example.....................................................................................................250