Parallel Processing

[Derryn]

I was wondering if cloud compare was able to be run on a cluster server? I currently have a small 4 node cluster and was looking to utilize this for improved speeds in processing.

I know that the software supports multi-threading and CLI tools so I am looking to install this on my Server 2016 R2 cluster and utilize a HPC job manager for the process.

Any information would be appreciated.

[daniel]

I have absolutely no idea.

We rely partly on the Qt "concurrent" module (https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtconcurrent-index.html) and on OpenMP (https://www.openmp.org/) for multi-threading. I don't know if one of them handles natively clusters.

[Derryn]

Thanks Daniel,

I have tried to install the GUI on the head node but would not run. post install when attempting to run I receive the following:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: CloudCompare.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 5c72fe4a
Fault Module Name: Qt5Gui.dll
Fault Module Version: 5.9.3.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 5a0d5292
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 000000000007be70

To me this suggests that the QT5GUI is not compatible with a server OS. I have tried on a server running Windows server 2008 R2 as well and receive the same error.

The install that I have been running is for V2.11 Alpha.

[daniel]

Well, if you want to use the graphical version of CC, you definitely a graphic card (do you have one on the server?). And if ou are accessing it remotely, then I believe you have to properly configure how the display is handled (there are a few posts on the forum about that, I never remember how it works since I never played with this myself , sorry :| ).