Case Setup

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Case Setup#

After a new case is created, the tool that sets up the new case is case.setup. This tool is located in the $CASEROOT directory.

After running case.setup the following actions occur:

  • The $RUNDIR and $EXEROOT directories are created as shown on the figure.

CESM case.setup

Figure: Detailed view of the location of case.setup

For the current tutorial on Derecho, the paths are:

  • $SRCROOT = /glade/u/home/$USER/code/my_cesm_code

  • $CASEROOT = /glade/u/home/$USER/cases/$CASE

  • $EXEROOT =/glade/derecho/scratch/$USER/$CASE/bld

  • $RUNDIR =/glade/derecho/scratch/$USER/$CASE/run

Note that other files and directories are created at case.setup. This will be covered in more detail in later sections (i.e. Namelist modifications)

  • user_nl_xxx files, where the user can customize component namelist files

  • The case.run and case.st_archive scripts and Macros.make file

  • Hidden files like env_mach_specific.*

  • The CaseDocs directory, which should not be edited

Command Syntax#

Go to the $CASEROOT directory 

cd /glade/u/home/$USER/cases/CASE

Example case.setup command: 

./case.setup

NOTE: Do not enter the example above at the command line. You will create your first case in the Exercise at the end of this section.

Click here for example output 
/glade/u/home/$USER/cases/b1850.basics/env_mach_specific.xml already exists, delete to replace
job is case.run USER_REQUESTED_WALLTIME None USER_REQUESTED_QUEUE None WALLTIME_FORMAT %H:%M:%S
Creating batch scripts
Writing case.run script from input template /glade/u/home/$USERrun
Writing case.st_archive script from input template /glade/u/home/$USER/code/my_cesm_code/cime/config/cesm/machines/template.st_archive
Creating file case.st_archive
Creating user_nl_xxx files for components and cpl
If an old case build already exists, might want to run 'case.build --clean' before building
You can now run './preview_run' to get more info on how your case will be run

Notes:

  • Notice the ./ before any command run in the CASEROOT.

  • You can run the script name followed by the --h or --help argument to see help documentation for that script and a list of all command line arguments for that script.

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