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srun -p cpu-clx:test --tasks-per-node 96 --pty bash
module load starccm
starccm+ -server -collab -power -podkey $PODKEY

The screen output information after this server start is needed later.

Locally, the StarCCM client requires a password-less SSH connection, however du to security reasons NHR@ZIB allows password protected ssh keys only. To resolve this conflict on Linux/Mac systems run a shh-agent in the background:

ssh-add ~/.ssh/your_private_key

Hence, you need to type your password only once. If you are on Windows using PuTTy please refer here.

Now you can start StarCCM locally, and connect via
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with the following settings:
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Here, you need to replace your username, the host name b####.usr.hlrn.de, and the port number #####, according to the screen output created after starting the remote server (see first step).

Known Issues

To check if the license server of CD-adapco is accessible type:

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