WorkBalance

Short Description

Computes several metrics for workload balance per processor

Description

The idea here is to compute per-processor metrics to help in determining the quality of a partitioning.

Currently computes: number of local elements, nodes, dofs and partition sides. The partition sides are the sides of elements that are on processor boundaries (also known as the "edge-cuts" in partitioner lingo). Also computes the "surface area" of each partition (physically, how much processor boundary each partitioning has).

Important Notes

Note that, by default, this VPP only computes the complete vector on processor 0. The vectors this VPP computes may be very large and there is no need to have a copy of them on every processor.

However, you can modify this behavior by setting sync_to_all_procs = true

Input Parameters

  • sync_to_all_procsFalseWhether or not to sync the vectors to all processors. By default we only sync them to processor 0 so they can be written out. Setting this to true will use more communication, but is necessary if you expect these vectors to be available on all processors

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Description:Whether or not to sync the vectors to all processors. By default we only sync them to processor 0 so they can be written out. Setting this to true will use more communication, but is necessary if you expect these vectors to be available on all processors

  • execute_onTIMESTEP_ENDThe list of flag(s) indicating when this object should be executed, the available options include NONE, INITIAL, LINEAR, NONLINEAR, TIMESTEP_END, TIMESTEP_BEGIN, FINAL, CUSTOM.

    Default:TIMESTEP_END

    C++ Type:ExecFlagEnum

    Description:The list of flag(s) indicating when this object should be executed, the available options include NONE, INITIAL, LINEAR, NONLINEAR, TIMESTEP_END, TIMESTEP_BEGIN, FINAL, CUSTOM.

  • systemALLThe system(s) to retrieve the number of DOFs from (NL, AUX, ALL). Default == ALL

    Default:ALL

    C++ Type:MooseEnum

    Description:The system(s) to retrieve the number of DOFs from (NL, AUX, ALL). Default == ALL

  • contains_complete_historyFalseSet this flag to indicate that the values in all vectors declared by this VPP represent a time history (e.g. with each invocation, new values are added and old values are never removed). This changes the output so that only a single file is output and updated with each invocation

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Description:Set this flag to indicate that the values in all vectors declared by this VPP represent a time history (e.g. with each invocation, new values are added and old values are never removed). This changes the output so that only a single file is output and updated with each invocation

Optional Parameters

  • enableTrueSet the enabled status of the MooseObject.

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Description:Set the enabled status of the MooseObject.

  • use_displaced_meshFalseWhether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Description:Whether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.

  • outputsVector of output names were you would like to restrict the output of variables(s) associated with this object

    C++ Type:std::vector

    Description:Vector of output names were you would like to restrict the output of variables(s) associated with this object

  • control_tagsAdds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.

    C++ Type:std::vector

    Description:Adds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.

  • allow_duplicate_execution_on_initialFalseIn the case where this UserObject is depended upon by an initial condition, allow it to be executed twice during the initial setup (once before the IC and again after mesh adaptivity (if applicable).

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Description:In the case where this UserObject is depended upon by an initial condition, allow it to be executed twice during the initial setup (once before the IC and again after mesh adaptivity (if applicable).

  • force_preauxFalseForces the GeneralUserObject to be executed in PREAUX

    Default:False

    C++ Type:bool

    Description:Forces the GeneralUserObject to be executed in PREAUX

Advanced Parameters

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