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In order to run STAR-CCM+ you have to specify the parameter -podkey, as shown in the Example Jobscripts below.

Introduction

This page describes the specifics of installation and usage at NHR@ZIB systems only. A brief product overview is provided here. An introductory tutorial is accessible here.

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Now you can start StarCCM locally, and connect via

with the following settings:

Here, you need to replace your username, the host name b####.usr.hlrn.de, and the port number #####, according to the screen output created after starting the remote server (see first step).

Known Issues

1. license failure

To check if the license server of CD-adapco is accessible type:

telnet flex.cd-adapco.com 1999

This test (Trying ...) is positiv if the server answers (within a second):
Escape character is '^]'
Typically, after some minutes, a negative test outcome is indicated by:
telnet ... Connection timed out

2. starccm+ GUI startup issues (with older versions)

Warning message:
X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)

Solution:

starccm+ -mesa