The executable ecflow_server is used to start an ecflow_server using the default port number or that defined by the variable environment variable ECF_PORT.
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cd ECF_dir1 nohup ecflow_server & # start ecFlow with default port port31413141 |
Multiple ECFs can be run on the same host using different port numbers. There are two mechanisms for specifying the port number:
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Note: the ECFs are started in different directories so that the output and checkpoint files are not overwritten
Adding a new server to ecflow_ui adds the definition to the file ~/.ecflowviewecflowrc/servers. This can be modified directly.
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Figure 7 1 Viewing new ECFLOW servers with ecflow_ui
When using non-default ecFlow servers, ecflow_ui needs to be configured to recognise the port used. Opening the edit-preferences under ecflow_ui and selecting the servers tab you can describe your new ecFlow server to ecflow_ui.
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