Re: Re: MD run terminated with singnal 11

From: Josh Vermaas (vermaasj_at_msu.edu)
Date: Fri Oct 15 2021 - 08:30:05 CDT

Hi Alex,

Are you sure that you have the right structure, coordinates,
bincoordinates, and binvelocities files? Those do not look sane to me.

-Josh

On 10/15/21 8:04 AM, Alessandro Ruda wrote:
>
> It seems related to the PME parameters anyway. I tried to change
> parameters such as the size of the grid or the spacing from 0.5 to 1.5
> but it didn't work as well.
>
>
> Any hints on what could cause the instability?
>
>
> All the best,
>
> Alex
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Alessandro Ruda
> *Sent:* 23 September 2021 15:46:31
> *To:* namd-l_at_ks.uiuc.edu
> *Subject:* MD run terminated with singnal 11
> Dear NAMD comunity,
>
> I am running a simulation of a tetrasaccharide in salty water (0.2M
> NaCl - 50x50x50 wb) using Hydrogen Mass Repartition. I run a first
> minimization followed by heating and short equilibration (few us) but
> when I start the production it stops after few seconds with this error
> in slurm (i am running on a cluster).
>
> * *namd2:37211 terminated with signal 11 at PC=fc9213
> SP=7ffe9c9ee6a0. Backtrace:*
> * *namd2:37213 terminated with signal 11 at PC=fc9213
> SP=7ffca5b2a120. Backtrace:*
> * *namd2:110002 terminated with signal 11 at PC=fc9213
> SP=7ffe5edf3f20.  Backtrace:*
> * *namd2:37217 terminated with signal 11 at PC=fc9213
> SP=7ffe224b27a0.  Backtrace:*
>
> ...etc...etc....
>
> * *software/sse/manual/namd/2.12/i18/nsc1/namd2(_ZN12PmeRealSpace12fill_chargesEPPfS1_RiS2_PcS3_P11PmeParticle+0x2d43)[0xfc9213]*
> * */software/sse/manual/namd/2.12/i18/nsc1/namd2(_ZN12PmeRealSpace12fill_chargesEPPfS1_RiS2_PcS3_P11PmeParticle+0x2d43)[0xfc9213]*
> * */software/sse/manual/namd/2.12/i18/nsc1/namd2(_ZN12PmeRealSpace12fill_chargesEPPfS1_RiS2_PcS3_P11PmeParticle+0x2d43)[0xfc9213]*
> * */software/sse/manual/namd/2.12/i18/nsc1/namd2(_ZN12PmeRealSpace12fill_chargesEPPfS1_RiS2_PcS3_P11PmeParticle+0x2d43)[0xfc9213]*
> * */software/sse/manual/namd/2.12/i18/nsc1/namd2(_ZN10ComputePme6doWorkEv+0x1684)[0xb92d14]*
> * */software/sse/manual/namd/2.12/i18/nsc1/namd2(_ZN12PmeRealSpace12fill_chargesEPPfS1_RiS2_PcS3_P11PmeParticle+0x2d43)[0xfc9213]*
> * */software/sse/manual/namd/2.12/i18/nsc1/namd2(_ZN10ComputePme6doWorkEv+0x1684)[0xb92d14]*
>
> ...etc...etc
>
> please find attached file if needed.The log file simply states:
>
> * *mpprun info:   Job terminated with error*
>
>
> It happened to another simulation also with a very much similar
> tetrasaccharide and I managed to make it work by building the
> tetrasaccharide again, solvate it, minimize etc etc. It worked but I
> don't know why.
> It didn't work for this one and every time I restart the simulation I
> get the same error.
>
> This is the configuration file I am using:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> structure          /.pdf
> coordinates        /.pdb
> bincoordinates     /.coor
> binvelocities      /.vel
>
> set temperature    300
>
> firsttimestep      0
>
> # Input
> paraTypeCharmm        on
> parameters          /Parameters/par_all36_carb.inp
> parameters          /Parameters/par_water_ions.inp
> parameters          /Parameters/par_all36_prot.inp
> parameters          /Parameters/par_all36m_prot.inp
> parameters          /Parameters/par_hbond.inp
>
>
> # Force-Field Parameters
> exclude             scaled1-4
> 1-4scaling          1.0
> cutoff              12.0
> switching           on
> switchdist          10.0
> pairlistdist        16.0
> margin              0
>
> # Integrator Parameters
> timestep            4.0    ;
> rigidBonds          all  ;
> nonbondedFreq       1
> fullElectFrequency  1
> stepspercycle       20
> pairlistsPerCycle   2
> wrapWater           on
> wrapAll             on
>
>
> # Constant Temperature Control
> langevin            on    ;
> langevinDamping     1     ;
> langevinTemp        $temperature
> langevinHydrogen    off    ;
>
> # PME
> PME                 yes
> PMEGridSpacing      1.0
>
> #manual grid definition
> PMEGridSizeX        60
> PMEGridSizeY        60
> PMEGridSizeZ        60
>
>
> # Constant Pressure Control (variable volume)
> useGroupPressure      yes ;
> useFlexibleCell       no
> useConstantArea       no
>
> langevinPiston        on
> langevinPistonTarget  1.01325 ;#  in bar -> 1 atm
> langevinPistonPeriod  50.0
> langevinPistonDecay   25.0
> langevinPistonTemp    $temperature
>
>
> # Output
> outputName          $outputname
>
> restartfreq         2500     ;# 2500steps = every 10ps
> dcdfreq             2500    ;# = every 10ps
> xstFreq             2500
> outputEnergies      2500
> outputtiming        2500
> outputPressure      150
> binaryoutput        yes
>
>
> extendedSystem
> /proj/carbohydratedynamics/users/x_aleru/LeA_LeX/Run_LeX4_HMR/3_equilibration/LeX4_heated.restart.xsc
>
> run 125000000 ;#  500 ns
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I really don't know what the problem is related to. Does anybody have
> some hints about it?
>
> Thank you in advance,
> Alessandro
>
>
>
>
>

-- 
Josh Vermaas
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Assistant Professor, Plant Research Laboratory and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Michigan State University
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