IMSI documentation

The Integrated Modelling System Infrastructure (IMSI) ( /ɪm.ziː/ ) is a Python-based infrastructure and configuration framework for earth system modelling applications.

IMSI is developed and maintained by the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis (CCCma).

Contents:

• Installation
  • Creating a virtual environment
  • Installing imsi into your environment from PyPI
  • Local installation
  • Testing the installation
  • Tab Completion
• Overview of imsi
  • Role of imsi in climate model simulations
  • imsi design principles and goals
  • How imsi works
  • imsi data structures (hierarchical configuration format)
• Usage
  • Setting up a run
  • Querying available configurations
  • Modifying basic run parameters
  • Building run executables
  • Saving restarts
  • Submitting the run
  • Monitoring a run
• Developing or modifying configurations
  • Adding new options for future reuse
  • Adding new models or experiments
  • Porting an imsi based model to a new machine
  • Using imsi with a different model alltogether
  • Sequencing and sequencer configuration
• Ensemble Tool
  • Overview
  • Configuration Files
  • The entry config (required)
  • Aliases
  • Setup parameters
  • Configuration tables via the config_table parameter (optional)
  • Advanced Configuration Techniques
  • Modifying lower level configuration parameters
  • Simple examples from CanESM
  • Conceptual examples of broadcasting
• Imsi Tracking
  • What is tracked?
  • When does tracking occur
• The imsi developer guide
  • Contributing
  • Testing
  • Extending configuration
  • Building the docs
• The imsi API
  • Command line interface (cli.py) and link to backend (ui_manager.py)
  • Configuration manager (config_manager.py)
  • Shell interface
  • Scheduler interface
  • Sequencer interface
  • Utility functions
• Config Breaking Changes
  • Versioning Practice
  • Configuration Breaking Changes

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page