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Description: The tag {{TAG|VCAIMAGES}} allows to perform two different MD's with e.g. different {{TAG|POTCAR}} files.
Description: The tag {{TAG|VCAIMAGES}} allows to perform two different MD's with e.g. different {{TAG|POTCAR}} files.
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By setting this tag to {{TAG|VCAIMAGES}}>-1 (regardless of the value) the tag {{TAG|IMAGES}}=2 is set. To set the number of cores per image the tag {{TAG|NCORE_IN_IMAGE1}} has to be set.
By setting this tag to {{TAG|VCAIMAGES}}>-1 (regardless of the value) the tag {{TAG|IMAGES}}=2 is set. This means the communicator is split into two images. To set the number of cores in the first image the tag {{TAG|NCORE_IN_IMAGE1}} has to be set. The second image contains the remaining number of cores.


== Related Tags and Sections ==
== Related Tags and Sections ==

Revision as of 17:12, 20 March 2020

VCAIMAGES = [real]
Default: VCAIMAGES = -1 

Description: The tag VCAIMAGES allows to perform two different MD's with e.g. different POTCAR files.


By setting this tag to VCAIMAGES>-1 (regardless of the value) the tag IMAGES=2 is set. This means the communicator is split into two images. To set the number of cores in the first image the tag NCORE_IN_IMAGE1 has to be set. The second image contains the remaining number of cores.

Related Tags and Sections

NCORE_IN_IMAGE1