Local platform

To run simulations and experiments on the local platform you must have met the installation prerequisites. For more information, see Installation. In addition, the Docker client must be running. For more information, see https://github.com/InstituteforDiseaseModeling/idmtools#development-environment-setup.

Verify local platform is running

Type the following at a command prompt to verify that local platform is running:

idmtools local status

You should see the status of running for each of the following docker containers:

  • idmtools_redis

  • idmtools_postgres

  • idmtools_workers

If not then you may need to run:

idmtools local start

Run examples

To run the included examples on local platform you must configure the Platform to Local, such as:

platform = Platform('Local')

And, you must include the following block in the idmtools.ini file:

[Local]
type = Local

Note

You should be able to use most of the included examples, see Examples, on local platform except for those that use IWorkflowItem or Suite Python classes.

View simulations and experiments

You can the dashboard or the CLI for idmtools to view and monitor the status of your simulations and experiments.

The dashboard runs on a localhost server on port 5000 (http://localhost:5000). It is recommended that you use Google Chrome to open the dashboard.

The CLI command to see the status of simulations is:

idmtools simulation --platform Local status

And, for experiments:

idmtools experiment --platform Local status