Download and install X-Win32 from [ http://software.unc.edu/ ] UNC Software Acquisitions. Setup X-Win32 for use with the Research Computing server Emerald. Details for the installation and setup of X-Win32 can be found [ http://help.unc.edu/?id=4696 ] here.

Invoke X-Win32 from Start menu by going to

Start->Programs->X-Win32

and clicking on the X-Win32 application. The program will start and will place an X on the taskbar. Click on the X symbol and choose Emerald and an xterm screen will appear.

At the xterm prompt, type the following command. Skip this step if you have done it before.

 ipm add avs_express

The shell scripts (public/.pkg.cshrc and public/.pkg.kshrc) in the home directory are then modified. The PATH to access AVS/Express and all necessary environment variables are set up properly.

To check if your startup scripts have been setup for AVS/Express, type the following command at the prompt.

 ipm query

A line "avs_express" is shown which indicates that the environment for AVS/Express is already set.

After the PATH and environment variables for AVS/Express are set up properly, AVS/Express can then be accessed. At the Linux machine prompt, type the following LSF command to invoke the software. The int queue will allow the program to run in interactive mode for 10 hours.

 bsub -q int -R blade -Ip vxp

where "blade" is one of the resource names on Emerald.