[Paraview] reverse connection

[Weiguang Guan]

Thanks a lot. I've got it.

Weiguang

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007, Karelitz, David B wrote:

> Here's how I do it:
>
> 1. In the paraview GUI (started normally), click the connect icon.
> 2. In the box that pops up, click on Add a server
> 3. The name can be whatever you would like (we use "Manual"). Server
> Type should be "Client/Server (reverse connection)". Host and port can
> be left alone.
> 4. Hit Configure
> 5. "Startup Type:" should be "Manual"
> 6. Hit "Save"
> 7. Exit the client
> 8. Start the client from the command line with "paraview
> --server=Manual" If you named the server differently in step 3, use that
> name instead.
> 9. Start the server with "pvserver -rc -ch=<client machine>"
>
> This will modify the XML file specified below in your home directory to
> include the items necessary for reverse-connection from the command
> line.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: paraview-bounces+dbkarel=sandia.gov at paraview.org
> [mailto:paraview-bounces+dbkarel=sandia.gov at paraview.org] On Behalf Of
> Moreland, Kenneth
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 12:16 PM
> To: Weiguang Guan
> Cc: Berk Geveci; paraview at paraview.org
> Subject: RE: [Paraview] reverse connection
>
> I always use the ParaView GUI or XML to specify the client connections.
> In the XML, you change the resource to start with "csrc:" instead of
> "cs:".  I don't know how to do it from the command line.  Perhaps Berk
> or Alan can speak up here.
>
> -Ken
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Weiguang Guan [mailto:guanw at rhpcs.mcmaster.ca]
>> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 11:56 AM
>> To: Moreland, Kenneth
>> Cc: Berk Geveci; paraview at paraview.org
>> Subject: RE: [Paraview] reverse connection
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007, Moreland, Kenneth wrote:
>>
>>> I can think of a couple of things that might have gone wrong.
>>>
>>> 1. Are you sure you told the client to do a reverse connection as
> well
>>> as the server?  If you did not tell the client (the paraview
> executable)
>>> to do a reverse connection, then both sides will try to connect to
> the
>>> other and no one will be listening for a connection.
>>
>> I didn't start paraview client as -rc is not a valid option for the
>> client. How to tell the client to do reverse connection?
>>
>> Weiguang
>
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