FAQs and HOWTOs

FAQ
Please send suggestions and questions for the FAQ to cactusmaint@cactuscode.org

QuickStart-HOWTO
A quick start quide for checking out, compiling, and running some example applications.

CactusRepositories-HOWTO
How to understand and use the Cactus CVS repositories.

ComputationalToolKit-HOWTO
A guide to the features and use of the Cactus Computational ToolKit.

Globus-HOWTO
How to compile and run Cactus using MPICH-G and the Globus toolkit.

HDF5-HOWTO
How to install and use the HDF5 library.

OpenDX-HOWTO
How to use OpenDX to visualize data from file or streamed from a socket.

PETSc-HOWTO
How to compile, run and use PETSc within the Cactus framework.

Management-HOWTO
How to manage and work with your Cactus installation.

Visualization-HOWTO
How to visualize Cactus data.

VizLauncher-HOWTO
How to use the VizLauncher to directly view all kinds of remote data produced by your Cactus runs which are advertised on your simulation web server.

WebServer-HOWTO
How to turn your Cactus simulation into a web server, allowing you and your colleagues to monitor and interact with your run from anywhere around the world.

WindowsNT-HOWTO
Special instructions for using Cactus on the Windows NT platform.

Profiling-HOWTO
Instructions on how to profile on different machines