WRF 4.1.1 Installation ¶

Tested on (Requirements)¶

OS base: CentOS (x86_64) \(\boldsymbol{\ge}\) 6.6
Compiler: Intel \(\boldsymbol{\ge}\) 19.0.4
Requirements:
- zlib \(\boldsymbol{\ge}\) 1.2.11 with Intel 19.0.4
- szip \(\boldsymbol{\ge}\) 2.1.1 with Intel 19.0.4
- hdf5 \(\boldsymbol{\ge}\) 1.12 with Intel 19.0.4
- NetCDF-C \(\boldsymbol{\ge}\) 4.7.4 with Intel 19.0.4
- NetCDF-Fortran \(\boldsymbol{\ge}\) 4.5.3 with Intel 19.0.4
- MPICH \(\boldsymbol{\ge}\) 3.3.2 with Intel 19.0.4
- JasPer \(\boldsymbol{\ge}\) 1.900.1 with Intel 19.0.4

Make sure you have all the dependencies installed correctly. If you don’t have them installed or think you have them installed correctly, please go to the following guide because your installation will most likely fail. WRF 4.1.1 Dependencies

Build process ¶

Get the source code

wget https://github.com/wrf-model/WRF/archive/v4.1.1.tar.gz
tar xvf v4.1.1.tar.gz
cd WRF-4.1.1

Distributed Memory Installation ¶

This is the installation for the distributed memory option that WRF has, please follow it exactly as it is.

Load the necessary modules

module load intel/19.0.4
module load szip/2.1.1_intel_19.0.4
module load zlib/1.2.11_intel_19.0.4
module load hdf5/1.12_intel-19.0.4
module load netcdf/4.7.4_intel-19.0.4
module load netcdf-fortran/4.5.3_intel-19.0.4
module load mpich2/3.3.2_intel-19.0.4
module load jasper/1.900.1_intel-19.0.4

Execute the configuration script, you will be asked two questions, choose 16 for the fist one (Enables distributed-memory processing with the Intel compiler), and 1 for the second one.
```
./configure
```
Compile WRF, with the case you need, we recommend the case to be em_real.
./compile <case> | tee wrf-compilation.log
In main/ you should see the following executables:
- If you compile a real case:
  wrf.exe real.exe ndown.exe tc.exe
- If you compile an idealized case
  wrf.exe ideal.exe

Modulefile¶

#%Module1.0####################################################################
##
## module load wrf/4.1.1_intel-19.0.4
##
## /share/apps/modules/wrf/4.1.1/intel-19.0.4
## Written by Tomas Navarro & Santiago Alzate
##

proc ModulesHelp {} {
     global version modroot
     puts stderr "Sets the environment for using wrf-4.1.1\
                  \nin the shared directory /share/apps/wrf/4.1.1/intel-19.0.4/\
                  \nbuilded with intel-2017_update-1, netcdf-fortran-4.4.4,\
          \nnetcdf-4.5.0, hdf5-1.8.19, jasper-1.900.1"
}

module-whatis "(Name________) wrf"
module-whatis "(Version_____) 4.1.1"
module-whatis "(Compilers___) intel-2019_update-4"
module-whatis "(System______) x86_64-redhat-linux"
module-whatis "(Libraries___) "

# for Tcl script use only
set         topdir        /share/apps/wrf/4.1.1/intel-19.0.4
set         version       4.1.1
set         sys           x86_64-redhat-linux

module load intel/19.0.4
module load hdf5/1.12_intel-19.0.4
module load netcdf/4.7.4_intel-19.0.4
module load netcdf-fortran/4.5.3_intel-19.0.4
module load mpich2/3.3.2_intel-19.0.4
module load jasper/1.900.1_intel-19.0.4
module load wps/4.1_intel-19.0.4

setenv       WRFIO_NCD_LARGE_FILE_SUPPORT   1

setenv       WRF_DIR                        $topdir

prepend-path PATH               $topdir/main

Compile WPS 4.1 Distributed¶

The WRF Preprocessing System (WPS) [1] is a set of three programs whose collective role is to prepare input to the real.exe program for real-data simulations.

Download the latest version of WSP

wget https://github.com/wrf-model/WPS/archive/v4.1.tar.gz
tar xvf 4.1.tar.gz
cd WPS-4.1

Load the correspondent modules and execute the configuration script, use the option 19.
```
module load wrf/4.1.1_intel-19.0.4
./configure
```
Edit the configuration file configure.wps

In the section WRF_LIB = add after the following parameter -lnetcdf these parameters -liomp5 -lpthread
Compile it.
```
./compile | tee wps-compilation.log
```

Modulefile¶

#%Module1.0####################################################################
##
## module load wps/4.1_intel-19.0.4
##
## /share/apps/modules/wps/4.1/intel-19.0.4
## Written by Tomas Navarro & Santiago Alzate
##

proc ModulesHelp {} {
     global version modroot
     puts stderr "Sets the environment for using wps-4.1\
                  \nin the shared directory /share/apps/wps/4.1/intel-19.0.4/\
                  \nbuilded with intel-2019_update-4, wrf-4.1.1, netcdf-fortran-4.5.3,\
          \nnetcdf-4.7.4, hdf5-1.12, jasper-1.900.1\n"
}

module-whatis "(Name________) wps"
module-whatis "(Version_____) 4.1"
module-whatis "(Compilers___) intel-2019_update-4"
module-whatis "(System______) x86_64-redhat-linux"
module-whatis "(Libraries___) "

# for Tcl script use only
set         topdir        /share/apps/wps/4.1/intel-19.0.4
set         version       4.1
set         sys           x86_64-redhat-linux

module load intel/19.0.4
module load jasper/1.900.1_intel-19.0.4

prepend-path PATH               $topdir

Shared Memory Installation ¶

This is the installation for the Shared-Memory/Serial option that WRF has, please follow it exactly as it is.

Load the necessary modules

module load intel/19.0.4
module load szip/2.1.1_intel_19.0.4
module load zlib/1.2.11_intel_19.0.4
module load hdf5/1.12_intel-19.0.4
module load netcdf/4.7.4_intel-19.0.4
module load netcdf-fortran/4.5.3_intel-19.0.4
module load jasper/1.900.1_intel-19.0.4

Execute the configuration script, you will be asked two questions, choose 14 for the fist one (Enables shared-memory processing with the Intel compiler), and 1 for the second one.
```
./configure
```
Compile WRF, with the case you need, we recommend the case to be em_real.
./compile <case> | tee wrf-compilation.log
In main/ you should see the following executables:
- If you compile a real case:
  wrf.exe real.exe ndown.exe tc.exe
- If you compile an idealized case
  wrf.exe ideal.exe

Modulefile¶

#%Module1.0####################################################################
##
## module load wrf/4.1.1_sm_intel-19.0.4
##
## /share/apps/modules/wrf/4.1.1/sm-intel-19.0.4
## Written by Tomas Navarro & Santiago Alzate
##

proc ModulesHelp {} {
     global version modroot
     puts stderr "Sets the environment for using wrf-4.1.1\
                  \nin the shared directory /share/apps/wrf/4.1.1/sm-intel-19.0.4/\
                  \nbuilded with intel-2017_update-1, netcdf-fortran-4.4.4,\
          \nnetcdf-4.5.0, hdf5-1.8.19, jasper-1.900.1"
}

module-whatis "(Name________) wrf"
module-whatis "(Version_____) 4.1.1 Shared-Memory"
module-whatis "(Compilers___) intel-2019_update-4"
module-whatis "(System______) x86_64-redhat-linux"
module-whatis "(Libraries___) "

# for Tcl script use only
set         topdir        /share/apps/wrf/4.1.1/sm-intel-19.0.4
set         version       4.1.1
set         sys           x86_64-redhat-linux

module load intel/19.0.4
module load hdf5/1.12_intel-19.0.4
module load netcdf/4.7.4_intel-19.0.4
module load netcdf-fortran/4.5.3_intel-19.0.4
module load jasper/1.900.1_intel-19.0.4
module load wps/4.1_sm_intel-19.0.4

setenv       WRFIO_NCD_LARGE_FILE_SUPPORT   1

setenv       WRF_DIR                        $topdir

prepend-path PATH               $topdir/main

Compile WPS 4.1 Serial¶

The WRF Preprocessing System (WPS) [1] is a set of three programs whose collective role is to prepare input to the real.exe program for real-data simulations.

Download the latest version of WSP

wget https://github.com/wrf-model/WPS/archive/v4.1.tar.gz
tar xvf 4.1.tar.gz
cd WPS-4.1

Load the correspondent modules and execute the configuration script, use the option 17.
```
module load wrf/4.1.1_intel-19.0.4
./configure
```
Edit the configuration file configure.wps

In the section WRF_LIB = add after the following parameter -lnetcdf these parameters -liomp5 -lpthread
Compile it.
```
./compile | tee wps-compilation.log
```

Modulefile¶

#%Module1.0####################################################################
##
## module load wps/4.1_sm_intel-19.0.4
##
## /share/apps/modules/wps/4.1/sm-intel-19.0.4
## Written by Tomas Navarro & Santiago Alzate
##

proc ModulesHelp {} {
     global version modroot
     puts stderr "Sets the environment for using wps-4.1\
                  \nin the shared directory /share/apps/wps/4.1/sm-intel-19.0.4/\
                  \nbuilded with intel-2019_update-4, wrf-4.1.1, netcdf-fortran-4.5.3,\
          \nnetcdf-4.7.4, hdf5-1.12, jasper-1.900.1\n"
}

module-whatis "(Name________) wps"
module-whatis "(Version_____) 4.1 Serial"
module-whatis "(Compilers___) intel-2019_update-4"
module-whatis "(System______) x86_64-redhat-linux"
module-whatis "(Libraries___) "

# for Tcl script use only
set         topdir        /share/apps/wps/4.1/sm-intel-19.0.4
set         version       4.1
set         sys           x86_64-redhat-linux

module load intel/19.0.4
module load jasper/1.900.1_intel-19.0.4

prepend-path PATH               $topdir

References ¶

[1]	(1, 2) Mesoscale & Microscale Meteorology Laboratory. (n.d.). Chapter 3: WRF Preprocessing System. [online] Available at: http://www2.mmm.ucar.edu/wrf/users/docs/user_guide/users_guide_chap3.html [Accessed 28 Aug. 2019].

WRF 4.1.1 Installation¶

Tested on (Requirements)¶

Build process¶

Distributed Memory Installation¶

Modulefile¶

Compile WPS 4.1 Distributed¶

Modulefile¶

Shared Memory Installation¶

Modulefile¶

Compile WPS 4.1 Serial¶

Modulefile¶

References¶

WRF 4.1.1 Installation ¶

Build process ¶

Distributed Memory Installation ¶

Shared Memory Installation ¶

References ¶