1.2. Using a Job Scheduler with Remote Visualization

You have the option to use job schedulers in coordination with the Remote Visualization Client and server. Job schedulers are primarily covered in Setting Parallel Scheduler Options in Fluent Launcher in the Fluent User's Guide, however, there are some nuances for using a job scheduler with remote visualization.

There are three types of server-client connections that you can make:

  • Start the client and server separately

  • Start the client from the server

  • Start the server from the client

The only type of connection that may require an additional step for remote visualization is when starting the server from the client. For this case you must define the SERVER_INFO_DIR environment variable on both the server and the client machines. Set the environment variable to a location that is accessible for both the server and the client.

(Linux only) Fluent automatically selects the best graphics driver and defaults to using the X11 graphics driver when it does not detect the required graphics support. You can use the HOOPS_PICTURE environment variable to force a particular graphics driver, if you feel it is necessary to use an alternate driver.


Note:  SGE does not support starting the server from the client.