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| | Running ExperimentRunner
Jan 28, 2011
- Clone the git repository located at ssh://[name]@okanagan.cs.ubc.ca/ubc/cs/project/arrow/git/smac.git - the experiment runner is
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- You will need a directory with the following directories or links:
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- algorithms/ containing algorithm executables/wrappers.
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- features/ containing .csv instance feature files.
- instances/ containing instances.
- targetalgs/ containing target algorithm wrappers.
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- Set the db name.
- If you used a MySQL Database, you will need to get the MySQL plugin from the HAL Website ssh://[name]@okanagan.cs.ubc.ca/ubc/cs/project/arrow/git/mysql-hal.git
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- Set the db name.
- If you used a MySQL Database, you will need to get the MySQL plugin from the HAL Website ssh://[name]@okanagan.cs.ubc.ca/ubc/cs/project/arrow/git/mysql-hal.git
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- Running on Arrow:
- Running on Westgrid:
- The Experiment Runner requires classes from HAL. You can grab HAL from
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- Running locally: See Running Locally
- Running on Arrow: See Running on Arrow
- Running on Westgrid: See Running on Westgrid
- The Experiment Runner requires classes from HAL. You can grab HAL from ssh://[name]@okanagan.cs.ubc.ca/ubc/cs/project/arrow/git/hal.git
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- Export jar to the directory structure, from right-click -> export -> Runnable Jar. This requires a Run Configuration, which you can
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- Run the .jar with the command java -Xmx[##] -jar experimentrunner.jar
- [##] Set this to a reasonable number (e.g. -Xmx512m or -Xmx1g)
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- Some considerations for running on Arrow
- Using the correct SSHExecutionManager for the HAL environment.
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- There are some special considerations for running on Westgrid
- Installing Ruby (for ParamILS and wrapper scripts)
- Installing MCR (for SMAC)
- Setting up Directory Structure
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Monitoring with Hal
- Start HAL with the command * java -jar hal.jar *. This will create a Hal.json file.
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