Remote Form

          As described in the chapter on Interactive Molecular Dynamics, VMD has the capability to work with a molecular dynamics program running on another computer, in order to display the results of a simulation as they are calculated. The Remote form, along with the Sim form, are used to start up and connect to a molecular dynamics simulation on a remote computer, and to control the state and visual display characteristics of that simulation. VMD can display any number of different connections simultaneously. The Remote form is used to establish a connection, while the Sim form is used to control a connected simulation. To do all this, VMD uses the MDComm   daemons and library, which have been developed by Rick Kufrin at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Before using the information in this section, however, you should first read the chapter on Interactive Molecular Dynamics, which describes how this capability is installed and how it functions.

The Remote form has the following uses:

1. It is used to connect to a remote machine running the MDComm daemons.
2. It is used to submit a request to the daemon to start a new job running on the remote computer, or to attach to a job already running on the machine.

 
• Establishing a Connection
• Starting a New Simulation
• Once a Connection is Made