====== IE418: Setting up Symphony and Using Condor ======

In this page, steps to set up Symphony and use Condor is listed. Contribute this page by adding missing details and extra information.

===== Setting up Symphony =====

First, we will download Symphony from the COIN-OR website and complete its installation.

==== Prepare folder ====


  - Login to polyps.ie.lehigh.edu by using a terminal application (use Putty for Windows)
  - Create a new folder by calling \\ ''mkdir ie418''
  - Enter the directory \\ ''cd ie418''
  - Create a new folder \\ ''mkdir symphony''

==== Download and Set up Symphony ====

  - In the symphony directory call \\ ''svn checkout https://projects.coin-or.org/svn/SYMPHONY/trunk''
  - This command will download (checkout) svn directory of SYMPHONY to your local folder. After it finishes create a new folder \\ ''mkdir build''
  - Call \\ ''cd build'' \\ ''../configure'' \\ which will configure SYMPHONY
  - Call \\ ''make''
  - Call \\ ''make install'' \\ to complete installation

===== Using CONDOR to solve problems =====

In this section it is assumed that you have an mps file ready. You can use one of the problems in the miplib library.

  - To use condor, you need to create a ''.sub'' file.
  - Check [[http://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/quick-start.html|this]] website to see a ''.sub'' file example. Edit this file for your needs.
  - Call \\ ''condor_submit myexp.sub''