Running and Verifying GAMESS
Procedure
- Use PuTTY to log in to the server as the root user.
- Run the following command to check the host name:
hostname
- Run the following command to change the host name in the runall file:
- Open runall.
vi runall
- Press i to enter the insert mode and change the value of si.msg.chem.iastate.edu in line 23 to hostname.
- Press Esc, type :wq!, and press Enter to save the file and exit.
- Open runall.
- Run the following command to run the test case:
time ./runall 00
- Move the 47 log files in the /path/to/GAMESS directory to the /path/to/GAMESS/tests/standard directory.
- Run the following command to check whether the test case is executed successfully:
- Switch to the test case directory.
cd tests/standard
- Modify the checktst file.
- Open checktst.
vim checktst
- Press i to enter the insert mode and change 48 in line 39 to 47.
- Press Esc, type :wq!, and press Enter to save the file and exit.
- Open checktst.
- Run the check command.
time ./checktst
If the following information is displayed, GAMESS is installed successfully:
All 47 testresults are correct!
- Switch to the test case directory.
Parent topic: GAMESS Porting Guide (CentOS 7.6)