Partition of Scratch Dbset full (FATAL MESSAGE 1221)
Partition of Scratch Dbset full (FATAL MESSAGE 1221)
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Hi,
When I perform an analyse, I get this message :
USER FATAL MESSAGE 1221 (GALLOC)
THE PARTITION OF THE SCRATCH DBSET USED FOR DMAP-SCRATCH DATABLOCKS IS FULL.
I really don't understand how to extend the size (I have more than 100 Go free on the partition but Femap doesn't seem to "see" them).
Has anyone ever experienced this problem ?
Julien
When I perform an analyse, I get this message :
USER FATAL MESSAGE 1221 (GALLOC)
THE PARTITION OF THE SCRATCH DBSET USED FOR DMAP-SCRATCH DATABLOCKS IS FULL.
I really don't understand how to extend the size (I have more than 100 Go free on the partition but Femap doesn't seem to "see" them).
Has anyone ever experienced this problem ?
Julien





RE: Partition of Scratch Dbset full (FATAL MESSAGE 1221)
I don't thing the problem is in Femap. I think its the solver (Nastran). What "flavour" of Nastran do you use (MSC/NX/NEi)?
Regards
Thomas
RE: Partition of Scratch Dbset full (FATAL MESSAGE 1221)
Thomas, thanks again for helping me : I see your answering on all my threads !
Regards,
Julien
RE: Partition of Scratch Dbset full (FATAL MESSAGE 1221)
I have never used NX but I previously used MSC.Nastran (today it's NEi).
But, NX and MSC are (or at least were) very similair.
There is a setting where you can allocate memory in MSC and it should be the same in NX.
I've found an old tread regarding this:
http://www
I hope it works.
Thomas
RE: Partition of Scratch Dbset full (FATAL MESSAGE 1221)
Just to be sure :
Where do I have to paste this ?
Do I paste even the $ ?
What do I have to change if my scratch file is in the default location ?
Regards,
Julien
RE: Partition of Scratch Dbset full (FATAL MESSAGE 1221)
If you are still using all of the installation defaults, then try the following:
In the Analysis Set Manager,On the NASTRAN Executive and Solution Options form, in the box labeled "system cells" type in the following:
buffsize=65537
RE: Partition of Scratch Dbset full (FATAL MESSAGE 1221)
Now I'm at the office and I have picked the following from an old MSC-file:
$INIT MASTER(S)
$NASTRAN SYSTEM (151)=1
INIT SCRATCH LOGICAL=(SCR(70GB)), SCR300=(SCR300(70GB))
INIT DBALL LOGICAL=(DBALL(70GB))
ASSIGN SCR = './tmp.scr',TEMP
ASSIGN SCR300 = './tmp.scr300',TEMP
ASSIGN DBALL = './tmp.DBALL',TEMP
$NASTRAN OP2NEW=0
$ID D,MSC
$SOL SEMODES
$TIME 10000
$CEND
The lines with $ is just to orientate you in the dat-file. These are the very first lines in the file.
Since you run NX it might not work, but it also might work.
I hope it does
Thomas
RE: Partition of Scratch Dbset full (FATAL MESSAGE 1221)
It seems to work.
I will confirm when calculation is done.
Regards,
Julien
RE: Partition of Scratch Dbset full (FATAL MESSAGE 1221)
Used to that, I fixed it and processed the analysis again.
And then, in the analysis monitor, after 5 to 20 seconds I get the following :
(...)
14:31:19 Beginning analysis
14:31:19 NSINIT: *** NSINIT ERROR 70 *** UNABLE TO OPEN UNIT 8
14:31:19 STOP
14:31:19 Analysis complete 3
NSINIT/NSCLOSE
(...)
And I get this again and again, even with the previous model (the one with the excessive pivot ratio)
It seems that Femap is the first soft that has an April Fools' Day plugin.
What do you think about that ?
Julien
RE: Partition of Scratch Dbset full (FATAL MESSAGE 1221)
RE: Partition of Scratch Dbset full (FATAL MESSAGE 1221)
I think that "OPEN UNIT 8" can be related to the disk. I admit that I don't know why there is a problem but related to your other post om issues with saving. Could it be so that your disk is not feeling well? Have you tried defragmenting it or running a diskcheck.
The problems might have that in common.
Also, since you mentioned the analysis monitor. Are you running Nastran from within Femap. If so, try running it outside Femap.
Regards
Thomas
RE: Partition of Scratch Dbset full (FATAL MESSAGE 1221)
Good news is Nei have posted a month's lease on there website to use NEINastran for a month or whatever it takes to fix it. Could keep you going - neat marketing from someone at Noran to spot the problem and make the offer.
RE: Partition of Scratch Dbset full (FATAL MESSAGE 1221)
watch this:
http://www
April fools' day, I told you!
Regards
Julien