Installing SBGrid Software
Using the SBGrid Environment
Support for Site Administrators
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Getting Help
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LINUX : sbgrid-cli_2.0.44_linux.tar.gz
macOS : sbgrid-cli_2.0.44_macOS.tar.gz
Linux (CentOS/RHEL 7 or 8 recommended) or Apple OSX computers running MacOSX v10.12 - 10.15.
MacOS 10.15 Catalina can be used, but a work-around is required to add the /programs path. See here for more info :
Admin access required on your computer. The SBGrid installation client will install the software tree to /opt/sbgrid and create a symlink from this directory to /programs. While admin privileges are not required to run the application, you will likely need admin privileges to create /opt/sbgrid and /programs .
$ ./sbgrid-cli
Usage: sbgrid-cli [command] [options]
Commands:
help [command] command-specific help
activate [options] <site user key> | <credential-key> activate a new installation
reactivate [options] <configFilePath> [packagesPath] reactivate installation using config or package list
install [options] [title] [otherTitles...] install package(s)
remove|uninstall [options] [title] [otherTitles...] remove package(s)
reinstall [options] [title] [otherTitles...] reinstall package(s)
update|upgrade [options] [title] [otherTitles...] update package(s) to the latest release/version
list [options] [title] list available software titles
installed list installed software titles
updates list available updates
pending list pending installations
obsolete list obsolete software titles
search <query> search availble titles
collections list available package collections
grids list available software trees
info [options] [title] print title information
shell start SBGrid Shell
clean [options] remove obsolete software versions and titles
admin [options] run periodic installation, update and clean up
rebuild rebuild installation environment
crontab [options] basic script for crontab
save [filename] save current configuration
check-connection connectivity checks
diag [options] troubleshooting and diagnostics
verify list missing software versions and .rc files
Options:
-V, --version version
--verbose verbose output
--quiet disable output
-h, --help usage information
--linux specify linux as platform
--darwin specify macOS as platform
--no-color disable output colorsThe SBGrid command line installation client takes subcommands and arguments to those commands to perform various tasks. These can be found in the usage info shown above. Each subcommand can also take a -h or --help argument to show usage info.
To install the software, you must have valid credentials provided by SBGrid.
Activate with the 'activate' subcommand
activate
Usage: activate [options] [site] [user] [key]
activate new installation using credentials provided
(credentials are sent via email and can either be a single credential-key, or a site username key triplet)
Options:
-k, --credential-key <credential-key> activate with activation key
-h, --help output usage informationTrouble activating? See Troubleshooting options further down this page.
reactivate
reactivate can restore from a saved config file. See below.
$ ./sbgrid-cli reactivate -h
Usage: reactivate [options] <configFilePath> [packagesPath]
reactivate a new instance of an installation using a “saved” configuration file
to repair an existing installation see “reinstall --all-versions”
Options:
--skip-folder-checking skip checking if folder with programs already exists
--just-activation skip software titles installation
-h, --help output usage informationThe sbgrid list command will show all available titles. They are normally colored by their installation status. Available options :
list
Usage: list [options] [title] [otherTitles...]
list available software titles
Options:
-a, --all-versions list all available software versions
-d, --default-versions list default software versions
-c, --collections list available collections
-o, --one-column list software in one column
-l, --long-format list software versions in long format
-h, --help output usage informationupdates
Shows available updated version and titles
./sbgrid-cli updatesobsolete
Shows obsolete versions that will be removed. Obsolete versions are previously installed versions no longer included in the SBGrid installation.
./sbgrid-cli obsoleteinfo
The info flag shows information about each title, including a description and links to documentation can be show with the sbgrid info
Usage: info [options] [title] [otherTitles...]
print software title(s) metadata
Options:
-v, --versions list available and default versions for <title> on current platform
-c, --collections list available collections with software count
-h, --help output usage informationFor example, info for RELION :
$ ./sbgrid-cli info relion
Fetching requested info...
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Package information for relion (i386-mac):
Package: RELION
Title: relion
Architecture: i386-mac
Available version(s):
* 1.3 (installed) depends on: openmpi (1.8.4)
* 1.4 (installed) depends on: openmpi (1.8.4)
* 2.1 (installed) depends on: openmpi (2.1.2)
* 3.0.6 (installed) depends on: openmpi (2.1.3)
* 3.0.7 (installed) depends on: openmpi (2.1.3)
* 3.0.8 (installed, default)
* 3.1-beta (installed)
Grid(s): SBGrid
Collection(s): Electron Microscopy
Description:
(REgularised LIkelihood OptimisatioN) a stand-alone computer program for Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) refinement of (multiple) 3D reconstructions or 2D class averages in cryo-electron microscopy.
Technical notes:
**GPU-accelerated RELION : ** RELION versions > 2.0 are GPU-accelerated using Nvidia CUDA on Linux.
For general information on running GPU accelerated applications from SBGrid, please see here : https://sbgrid.org/wiki/gpu</a>
CUDA builds of RELION are designated by a '_cu<cuda_version>' suffix in the version of the application.
For example, 2.0.4_cu7.5 is linked against CUDA v7.5 libraries and is not recommended for Pascal architecture Nvidia hardware (GTX 1080 and higher). 2.0.4_cu8.0 is built with CUDA 8.0 which supports Pascal architecture GPUs. The '_SP' designation indicates 'single precision' CPU builds. All builds are single precision on the GPU and can be run on 'consumer-grade' GPU hardware.
**RELION and MPI : **
RELION uses the 'mpirun' executable to manage MPI ranks. SBGrid includes two OpenMPI versions, 2.1.2 (default) and 1.8.4 (legacy).
The OpenMPI mpirun executable must match the version of OpenMPI used to build RELION.
For example, RELION versions 2.1_cu*.0 use OpenMPI version 2.1.2 and must use mpirun from 2.1.2.
Older RELION versions require an override in $HOME/.sbgrid.conf to set the older OpenMPI version to 1.8.4. Add
OPENMPI_X=1.8.4"
to $HOME/.sbgrid.conf and open a new terminal to use the correct mpirun.
You can also use the 'mpirun.relion' executable in place of mpirun to use the MPI that matches the currently configured version of RELION.
Links:
Website: http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/relion/index.php/Main_Page
Manual: http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/relion/index.php/Main_Page
Forumhelp: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=CCPEMInstall and remove titles with the sbgrid install
install
install software title(s)
Options:
-d, --all-default install all default versions of all available software titles
-a, --all-versions install all versions of all available software titles
-c, --collection <collection> install all software titles from collection
title@all install all versions of a software title
title@x.y.z install "x.y.z" version of a software title
-p, --progress-bar show progress bar during installation
-y, --yes continue without confirmation
-h, --help output usage informationInstall examples :
Install a single default version of an application :
./sbgrid-cli install relion Install a specific version of a relion :
./sbgrid-cli install relion@3.0.8Install all versions of relion :
./sbgrid-cli install relion@allInstall the 'Electron Microscopy' collection of titles (see above list command to list collections):
$ ./sbgrid-cli install -c 'Electron Microscopy'Install all default versions of all titles :
./sbgrid-cli install --all-defaultsInstall all versions of all titles ( The full collection):
./sbgrid-cli install --all-versionsremove
Same options as install flag above.
remove software title(s)
Options:
-d, --all-default remove all default versions of all installed software titles
-n, --non-default remove all non-default versions of all installed software titles
-a, --all-versions remove all versions of all installed software titles
-c, --collection <collection> remove all software titles from collection
title@all remove all installed versions of a software title
title@x.y.z remove "x.y.z" version of a software title
-y, --yes continue without confirmation
-h, --help output usage informationUpdates are performed when default titles change to a new version or bugs are fixed in existing verisons. To update, use the update flag.
update
./sbgrid-cli update relionUse the obsolete flag to list or remove obsolete versions or titles
obsolete
$ ./sbgrid-cli obsolete -h
Usage: obsolete [options]
list obsolete software versions
Options:
-r, --remove remove the obsolete software versions
-y, --yes continue without confirmation
-h, --help output usage information
The advanced modes perform multiple actions and are designed for automated use for a managed 'rolling release' installation.
clean
Removes all obsolete software versions and titles
admin
Run periodic installation, update and removal. Installs all new titles, updates where appropriate and cleans up (removes) obsolete versions
Usage: admin [options]
periodic update and installation
Options:
-a, --all-versions install all versions of all available software titles
-r, --reinstall reinstall all of installed software titles
-h, --help output usage informationFor example running
./sbgrid-cli admin will install all default, update all installed titles and remove all obsolete versions while
./sbgrid-cli admin -awill install all versions of all titles, add any new titles, update any pending updates, and remove obsolete versions. This
rebuild
rebuild rebuilds the installation environment configuration files.
crontab
Writes a basic script for crontab for admin functionality
save
The save flag saves the current configuration so it can be restored at a later stage or replicated on another machine (or in the cloud).
check-connection
connectivity checks
diag troubleshooting and diagnostics
verify
list missing software versions and .rc files
On linux, add the --darwin command to install / remove for macOS . Conversely, use the --linux command to install / remove for Linux while on macOS.
--linux specify linux as platform
--darwin specify macOS as platformIf you have a single version of an application installed, explicit version selection in your environment is not needed.
In the case of multiple installed versions, the SBGrid Default version will be the version available at the terminal when it is installed, unless configured otherwise in ~/.sbgrid.conf. This is standard for the SBGrid software environment.
In the case of multiple non-default versions installed, the latest release will be version available in your shell. If you would like to have more than one version of a title installed, and prefer to use an older release or the non-default version when a default version is installed, you must set this explicitly in your ~/.sbgrid.conf file. This is the same as in the standard SBGrid environment.
Version priority in the shell
There is more info on how to do that here --> SBGrid version overrides
To use the software at the terminal in bash, open a new terminal and run
$ source /programs/sbgrid.shrc
or in tcsh
$ source /programs/sbgrid.cshrc
For help or to report issues, please email bugs@sbgrid.org.