In order to run Hero using the launcher on a remote computer (such as an HPC), there are a couple of things that need to be done.


  1. Add an entry to the HeroHostTable.txt file for the remote computer.  This file is located in the Hero installation folder on your Windows computer.
    1. Open the file in a text editor
    2. Go to the bottom of the file and add an entry for the remote computer.  There is a description of each field at the top of the HeroHostTable.txt.  The form of the hero command (the last field) to run hero on the remote computer may vary.  You should verify this command on the remote computer.
    3. Save and close the file. 
  2.  Create an "isdone" file for the new remote computer
    1. Make a copy of one of the isdone_* files in the Hero installation folder and rename it with the the remote computer name.  For example if the new remote compute name is "titan", the new isdone_ file should be named isdone_titan.
    2. Edit the new isdone_ file and replace the copied remote compute name with the new remote computer name.  There is presently only one line to change, as follows:  jobid=`awk '/.titan/' submit.txt`
    3. Save and close the file.


With these changes in place, the Hero launcher should show the new remote computer as a option to select from.