Code Saturne v9.0.2 - CFD

Code Saturne CFD v9.0.2 with DCV Remote Desktop - Usage Instructions

QUICK START GUIDE

Step 1: Launch Your Instance

1. Select Instance Type:

   • Minimum: t3.medium (2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM)
   • Recommended: t3.large (2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM)
   • Performance: c5.large or c5.xlarge for complex simulations

2. Configure Security Garoup: Create or select a security group with these inbound rules:

   • SSH: Port 22 (Source: Your IP)
   • DCV: Port 8443 (Source: Your IP)
   • HTTPS: Port 443 (Source: Your IP - optional)

3. Launch with your SSH key pair

Step 2: Connect via SSH

Connect to your instance ssh -i your-key.pem ubuntu@YOUR-INSTANCE-PUBLIC-IP

Example: ssh -i my-keypair.pem ubuntu@54.123.45.67

Step 3: Configure DCV Access

Set password for ubuntu user (required for DCV login) sudo passwd ubuntu Enter your desired password when prompted

Start DCV server (if not already running) sudo systemctl start dcv-server sudo systemctl enable dcv-server

Check DCV status sudo systemctl status dcv-server

Create DCV session (if needed) dcv create-session --type=virtual --user ubuntu desktop

Step 4: Access DCV Remote Desktop

1. Open your web browser
2. Navigate to: https://YOUR-INSTANCE-PUBLIC-IP:8443 
3. Accept the security certificate (self-signed)
4. Login credentials:
   • Username: ubuntu
   • Password: [password you set in Step 3]

Step 5: Launch Code Saturne Once connected to the DCV desktop:

• Open Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T or click terminal icon)
• Launch to Code Saturne GUI: code_saturne gui