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pause simulation

Posted Sep 15, 2011, 4:13 a.m. EDT Studies & Solvers Version 4.2a 1 Reply

Gustav Schrenk
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hello,

how can I pause simulations and restart them later. I don't want to use the stop button, because then I have to start from the beginning.
Is that feature even available? Couldn't find anything.

I'm using Comsol 4.2

Thanks for your help
1 Reply Last Post Mar 12, 2012, 3:18 p.m. EDT
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Posted: 1 decade ago Mar 12, 2012, 3:18 p.m. EDT
Depending on your operating system, you may be able to pause the program (less than ideally), but I need this as i run COMSOL on my laptop which uses the network research license at my school, if I leave and just let the computer keep running without the network connection, it eventually quits completely. There is a method in OSX using the kill -STOP #PID that can pause the program. i have tried it, shortly, and will be trying it this afternoon on my ride home for longer term. It goes like this:

-open 'Activity Monitor' , or use ps -axww | grep COMSOL and find the COMSOL instance with a lot of CPU time
-type 'kill -STOP #PID'
-where #PID is the Process ID listed in activity monitor or the first number listed on grep (they should match)
-the program should now instantly be stalled but still open, and probably unresponsive
- type "kill -CONT #PID' to start it up again

Hope this helps, or at least guides you a little. This would be an extremely useful feature (almost like pausing a virtual machine). Good luck.
Depending on your operating system, you may be able to pause the program (less than ideally), but I need this as i run COMSOL on my laptop which uses the network research license at my school, if I leave and just let the computer keep running without the network connection, it eventually quits completely. There is a method in OSX using the kill -STOP #PID that can pause the program. i have tried it, shortly, and will be trying it this afternoon on my ride home for longer term. It goes like this: -open 'Activity Monitor' , or use ps -axww | grep COMSOL and find the COMSOL instance with a lot of CPU time -type 'kill -STOP #PID' -where #PID is the Process ID listed in activity monitor or the first number listed on grep (they should match) -the program should now instantly be stalled but still open, and probably unresponsive - type "kill -CONT #PID' to start it up again Hope this helps, or at least guides you a little. This would be an extremely useful feature (almost like pausing a virtual machine). Good luck.

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