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In addition to the "Common TeraGrid Software and Services" (CTSS) available on all TeraGrid resources, the UC/Argonne IA-32 Visualization Cluster also provides the Visualization TeraGrid Software Stack (VTSS), as well as other visualization software packages.

In order to make use of the VTSS and other visualization software, you should use SoftEnv to set up your environment. Do this by adding the appropriate keys to your .soft file.

Visualization Software SoftEnv Keys

Below is a table of the visualization software packages currently available on the UC/Argonne Visualization Cluster and all of their corresponding SoftEnv keys. Keys in BOLD type are the default versions for that software package.

UC/Argonne Visualization Software
Package	Version	SoftEnv Key	Web site	Description
Chromium	1.6	+chromium	Chromium homepage	Chromium is a system for interactive rendering on clusters of graphics workstations.
CMake	1.8.1 2.0.3 2.2.3 2.4.6	+cmake-gcc-1.8.1-gcc-41 +cmake +cmake-2.2.3-gcc-r1 +cmake-2.4.6-gcc-r1	CMake homepage	CMake is a cross-platform, open source make system. It is used to compile VTK and ParaView, and can also be used as a build environment for user applcations.
GLUT	3.7.0 (OpenGL) 3.7.1(Mesa)	(no key needed for OpenGL) +mesa-glut (Mesa)	GLUT homepage	GLUT is the OpenGL Utility Toolkit, a window system independent toolkit for writing OpenGL/Mesa programs. It implements a simple windowing application programming interface (API) for OpenGL. Glut is simple, easy, and small, but is not full featured enough to be used to design complex user interfaces.
ImageMagick	5.5.7	+imagemagick	ImageMagick homepage	Collection of tools and libraries to read, write, and manipulate an image in over 89 major image formats.
Mesa	5.0.2 6.4.2 with namespace mangling 6.5.2 glut	+mesa +mesa-mangled +mesa-glut	Mesa homepage	A 3-D graphics library with an API similar to that of OpenGL.
Netpbm	10.11.13	+netpbm	Netpbm homepage	Netpbm is a toolkit for manipulation of graphic images, including conversion of images among a variety of different formats.
ParaView	2.0.1 NVGL MPICH 2.2.1 NVGL MPICH 2.4.2 NVGL MPICH 2.6.0 NVGL MPICH 2.6.0 NVGL MPICH	+paraview-nvgl-mpi-2.0.1-gcc-r1 +paraview-nvgl-mpi-2.2.1-gcc-r1 +paraview-nvgl-mpi-2.4.2-gcc-r1 +paraview-nvgl-mpi-2.6.0-gcc-r0 +paraview	ParaView homepage TGviz ParaView Overview	An extensible, open source, multi-platform application for visualizing large data sets. It supports distributed compotation models for processing large data sets.
POV-Ray	3.6.1	+povray	POV-Ray homepage	The Persistence of Vision Raytracer (POV-Ray) is a freely available package for generating high-quality, ray-traced images of 3-D scenes.
VTK	4.4.2 Mesa 4.4.2 Mesa MPICH 4.2.2 NVGL 4.4.2 NVGL 4.4.2 NVGL MPICH 5.0.2	+vtk-mesa +vtk-mesa-mpi +vtk-nvgl-4.2.2-gcc-r1 +vtk +vtk-nvgl-mpi +vtk-5.0.2-gcc-r1	VTK homepage	The Visualization Toolkit (VTK): open source software for 3-D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization, compiled with Mesa or NVGL.
VTK Data	4.2.2	+vtk-data	VTK Hompeage	Data files needed for running some of the VTK examples and tests.

PBS Tags on the UC/Argonne IA-32 Visualization Cluster

Because the UC/Argonne resource uses a single queue for both the IA-32 Visualization Cluster and the IA-64 Compute Cluster, jobs submitted to this resource should indicate the type of nodes that are requested through the use of PBS tags. These tags can be used when submitting a job to the scheduler, either directly or through the use of Grid submission tools. If no tag is specified, the node type for the job will default to IA-64 compute. The following table gives a listing of the available tags, along with a description on their meanings:

PBS Tag	Description of Nodes
ia32-compute ia32 viz	The UC/Argonne IA-32 Visualization Cluster nodes (Virtual frame buffer:4069x4096)
openviz	Deprecated: The UC/Argonne IA-32 Visualization Cluster nodes (While this tag is still honored for historical reasons, users are encouraged to use one of the above tags instead)
ia64-compute (default)	The UC/Argonne IA-64 Cluster nodes (No graphics hardware)