[Paraview] pvserver dies after client closes. How to prevent that?

[David E DeMarle]

Yes that is the expected behavior. We use a pure client server
approach in which the server only ever does what the client tells it
to. The only exception to that is when you save an animation there is
an option on the save animation dialog that tells the server to keep
going until it writes the last frame of the movie.

Since 3.14 pvserver's --multi-clients mode _could_ allow this, but
even that shuts down when it finds that there are no clients
connected. You might then add a flag that changes that behavior but
you would also have to provide a mechanism where you tell the server
to shutdown manually.

David E DeMarle
Kitware, Inc.
R&D Engineer
21 Corporate Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
Phone: 518-881-4909


On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Arya Mazaheri <aryanet at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think you have chosen the Manual mode. You have to connect to the server
> with the command mode. So you can enter the command on how to connect to the
> server and start a new session. In this way each time a client wants to
> start a new session a new process will be spawned on the server. The
> following link may help you come over with it:
> http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView/Users_Guide/Establishing_Connections
>
> If you are running a cluster and you want to make a comfortable environment
> for your clients, you might create a .pvsc file format to automate this
> process.
>
> Regards,
>
> On Wednesday ۱۹ July ۱۳۹۱ at ۱۷:۵۴, Mirko Vukovic wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am using paraview 3.14 in the client/server mode (server running in
> serial mode on linux, client on a windows 7).
>
> After I close the client on my desktop, the server process dies, and I
> have to log it to the server machine to restart the server.
>
> - Is that the expected behavior?
> - How can I set up the server, so that it is always available for listening.
>
> Actually, as our simulations are relatively small, and I work with a
> few colleagues, I would like to set-up a few servers, so that every
> person can have one instance.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mirko
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