3. Configure and publish submission templates

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Configure the CATIA application and save an existing CATIA template under a new name (for example, myCATIA) and customize it to your needs.

Configure the CATIA application

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Procedure

  1. Log on to the IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center web server host as the LSF® administrator.
  2. Create the rendering server map file $GUI_CONFDIR/application/vnc/app_render_host.map and map each LSF server host (application host) to its Rendering Server.
    Note: The Rendering Server is generally configured as the virtual machine's hypervisor for better performance. Check the DCV documentation for details on selecting and setting up the Rendering Server.

    Each line in the file maps an LSF server host (application host) to the IP address of its rendering server in the format: LSF_server_host_name=rendering_server_IP_address

    For example,
    dcv_vm1=10.10.100.1
  3. Complete this step ONLY if you did not install IBM Spectrum LSF or RealVNC in the default locations.

    The CATIA template uses the default installation location for the RealVNC server, LSF and applications.

    If you did not use the default location at installation, modify the following files and specify the correct location:

    • $GUI_CONFDIR/application/vnc/prepare_dcvjob.sh
    • $GUI_CONFDIR/application/vnc/start_catia.bat
  4. Update the WIN_DOMAIN variable with your Windows domain name in the file: $GUI_CONFDIR/application/draft/CATIA/CATIA.cmd
  5. Log in to IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center as the LSF administrator and publish the CATIA submission template so that it is accessible to users.

Create a custom application for DCV

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Procedure

  1. Log on to IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center the LSF administrator, select Definitions > Templates on the Workload tab, and select the CATIA template.
  2. Click the Save As button and save the application with a new name (for example, myCATIA).
  3. Create the rendering server map file $GUI_CONFDIR/application/vnc/app_render_host.map and map each LSF server host (application host) to its Rendering Server.
    Note: The Rendering Server is generally configured as the virtual machine's hypervisor for better performance. Check the DCV documentation for details on selecting and setting up the Rendering Server.

    Each line in the file maps an LSF server host (application host) to the IP address of its rendering server in the format: LSF_server_host_name=rendering_server_IP_address

    For example: 

    dcv_vm1=10.10.100.1
  4. Complete this step ONLY if you did not install IBM Spectrum LSF or RealVNC in the default locations.

    The CATIA template uses the default installation location for the RealVNC server, LSF and applications.

    If you did not use the default location at installation, modify the following files and specify the correct location:

    • $GUI_CONFDIR/application/vnc/prepare_dcvjob.sh
    • $GUI_CONFDIR/application/vnc/start_catia.bat
  5. Update the WIN_DOMAIN variable with your Windows domain name in the file: $GUI_CONFDIR/application/draft/CATIA/CATIA.cmd
  6. Log in to IBM Spectrum LSF Application Center as the LSF administrator and publish the CATIA submission template so that it is accessible to users.