AMBER Archive (2007)

Subject: Re: AMBER: replica exchange out files continually overwritten

From: Carlos Simmerling (carlos.simmerling_at_gmail.com)
Date: Fri Dec 14 2007 - 15:11:37 CST

sorry I didn't see the input earlier, last day of class syndrome.
as I suspected, ntpr is 5000 and nstlim is 500, so you're never writing
to the info file. we now handle this in Amber10, but in 9 you need to
be careful since it does exactly what you ask it to do, and each exchange
is a separate sander run so the step counter is reset.
carlos

On Dec 14, 2007 2:18 PM, David Mobley <dmobley_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> All,
>
> > Amber 10 will return to having complete output files for the entire run,
> > rather than being overwritten. Amber9 does overwrite due to issues with
> how
> > the
> > actual exchanges are done in terms of file ownership among replicas.
>
> Hmm, that sounds good.
>
> > However, I have not seen a case with Amber9 where info files don't get
> > written. Also, trajectory files should NOT be overwritten, just modified
> > using
> > an append. Are you sure the traj files only have 1 frame that keeps
> > changing?
>
> Sorry this wasn't clear. My trajectory files and rem.log are the ONLY
> files that I get complete. Everything else gets overwritten or not
> written. So yes, I am getting trajectory files. But no info files.
>
> > is nwtx less than or equal to nstlim? is ntpr less than or equal to
> nstlim?
> > both of these things work a little better in amber10, but for now make
> sure
> > that you are actually telling sander to write at least once per
> exchange.
>
> I have nstlim = 500, ntwx = 500, ntwe = 500.
>
> I can send my input file again if that would be helpful. (In fact, I
> can send a tarball of everything if you want to try reproducing it).
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Dec 14, 2007 1:47 PM, David Mobley <dmobley_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > > All,
> > >
> > > I neglected to mention that my info files are not being written. And
> > > everything else except rem.log and the trajectory files is being
> > > overwritten every iteration.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > David
> > >
> > >
> > > In fact, EVERYTHING except the
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Dec 14, 2007 9:17 AM, David A. Case <case_at_scripps.edu> wrote:
> > > > On Fri, Dec 14, 2007, David Mobley wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I've used AMBER 9 quite a bit, but am just trying to run my first
> > > > > replica exchange simulations. I appear to have MPI working
> properly
> > > > > and the simulations are running just fine. This is on a xeon
> cluster.
> > > > >
> > > > > However, all of my output files for individual replicas (with the
> > > > > exception of the trajectories) are apparently being overwritten
> every
> > > > > exchange attempt. I briefly see contents in them in between
> exchange
> > > > > attempts, for example:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Energy files appear to only have one block of energies ever.
> However,
> > > > > my rem.log file fills up just fine, as do my trajectory files.
> > > >
> > > > This is what you should expect. See the first paragraph in Section
> > 6.9.2, p.
> > > > 164 of the Users' Manual: the usual roles of mdout and mdinfo are
> > switched,
> > > > as explained there.
> > > >
> > > > Others with more Amber 9 remd experience can of course chime in
> here.
> > > >
> > > > ...dac
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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