# Connect connect to server
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [April 30, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538 "2024-04-30T21:23:38Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Ardalan\_Javadi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ardalan_Javadi)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/1 "2024-04-30T21:23:38Z")
I receive same error. Tried pv5.11.1 and pv5.11.0 as suggested on the forum while it did not help.
I waited for 600seconds for the connection tobe built but it did not.
Any help?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 7:46am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/2 "2024-05-02T07:46:58Z")
Please share your actual error message and what you are doing.
Also try with the last release from [paraview.org/download](http://paraview.org/download)
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### Author:  [@Ardalan\_Javadi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ardalan_Javadi)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 1:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/3 "2024-05-02T13:21:07Z")
Thanks Mathieu,
The reason to use pvserver is to take an animation out a huge about of data, 200 iso-surfaces 3 GB each. I could connect to the server of Expanse (San Diego machine) while paraview can not even open a single iso-surface. It can open smaller files but not those I want. I apply 190GB memory for any cpu and 128 cpu on any node.
Do you have any idea?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/4 "2024-05-02T13:22:13Z")
> [@mwestphal](#):
>
> Please share your actual error message
Please share your actual error message
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### Author:  [@Ardalan\_Javadi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ardalan_Javadi)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/5 "2024-05-02T13:45:44Z")
( 492.264s) [pvserver.0] vtkMPICommunicator.cxx:204 WARN| This operation not yet supported for more than 2147483647 objects
( 492.935s) [pvserver.0] vtkDataReader.cxx:566 ERR| vtkGenericDataObjectReader (0x555557292f00): Unrecognized file type: for file: (Null FileName)
( 493.609s) [pvserver.0] vtkDataReader.cxx:566 ERR| vtkGenericDataObjectReader (0x555557292f00): Unrecognized file type: for file: (Null FileName)
( 494.283s) [pvserver.0] vtkDataReader.cxx:566 ERR| vtkGenericDataObjectReader (0x555557292f00): Unrecognized file type: for file: (Null FileName)
( 494.284s) [pvserver.0]vtkGenericDataObjectRea:356 ERR| vtkGenericDataObjectReader (0x555557292f00): Could not read file
( 494.284s) [pvserver.0] vtkExecutive.cxx:740 ERR| vtkCompositeDataPipeline (0x555557548330): Algorithm vtkGenericDataObjectReader (0x555557292f00) returned failure for request: vtkInformation (0x5555575307b0)
Debug: Off
Modified Time: 322159
Reference Count: 1
Registered Events: (none)
Request: REQUEST\_DATA
FROM\_OUTPUT\_PORT: 0
ALGORITHM\_AFTER\_FORWARD: 1
FORWARD\_DIRECTION: 0
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/6 "2024-05-02T13:49:30Z")
What do you do exactly to reach this error ?
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### Author:  [@Ardalan\_Javadi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ardalan_Javadi)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/7 "2024-05-02T13:56:16Z")
sbatch on the remote machine, local tunnel and paraview 5.11.1, then connect to the server.
Finally, open a single iso-surface file of 2.8 GB. 🙂
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/8 "2024-05-02T14:06:23Z")
please share your data
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### Author:  [@Ardalan\_Javadi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ardalan_Javadi)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/9 "2024-05-02T14:16:19Z")
#!/usr/bin/env bash
#SBATCH --job-name=paraview-compute1
#SBATCH --account=XXXX
#SBATCH --partition=compute
#SBATCH --nodes=1
#SBATCH --ntasks-per-node=128
#SBATCH --cpus-per-task=1
#SBATCH --mem=190GB
#SBATCH --export=none
#SBATCH --time=1:00:00
#SBATCH --output=%x.o%j.%N
module reset
module load singularitypro
module load cpu/0.17.3b
module load gcc/10.2.0
module load mvapich2/2.3.7
singularity exec /cm/shared/apps/containers/singularity/e4s/v23.05/e4s-cuda80-x86\_64-23.05.sif /bin/bash --norc -ci “. /etc/bash.bashrc; module load paraview; module li; mpirun -launcher fork -n 128 pvserver --force-offscreen-rendering”
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
```
ssh -f -N -L localhost:11111:localhost:11111 username@exp-X-XX.expanse.sdsc.edu
```
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then the connect to server and then my file. I can open taht single file on my own paraFoam.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/10 "2024-05-02T14:24:23Z")
please share your actual OpenFOAM dataset.
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### Author:  [@Ardalan\_Javadi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ardalan_Javadi)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/11 "2024-05-02T14:35:55Z")
Do you mean the .vtp file created by OpenFoam? If so, I could not find a way to attached any file here. Sorry.
If you mean my OpenFoam installation, I use the module provided by the officials.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/12 "2024-05-02T14:36:50Z")
> [@Ardalan\_Javadi](#):
>
> Do you mean the .vtp file created by OpenFoam? If so, I could not find a way to attached any file here. Sorry.
Yes, I mean the file you open in ParaView.
You can use [https://wetransfer.com/](https://wetransfer.com/)
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### Author:  [@Ardalan\_Javadi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ardalan_Javadi)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/13 "2024-05-02T14:41:18Z")
Please see if you can download from my dropbox
> **[Q2\_0.356429.vtp](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9heieh7swgh5b7nkdy51h/Q2_0.356429.vtp?rlkey=0h7p4qf167q6glepo9joayhub&dl=0)**
>
> Shared with Dropbox
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/14 "2024-05-02T14:54:36Z")
I can open your file without issue in client server mode with ParaView 5.12.0:
You only open and apply ? No other operations ?
Try reseting your settings.
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### Author:  [@Ardalan\_Javadi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ardalan_Javadi)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/15 "2024-05-02T16:23:11Z")
Yes, I do. I can visualize smaller files but not that one. I receive an error saying that remote rendering is disabled.
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/16 "2024-05-02T16:24:50Z")
> [@Ardalan\_Javadi](#):
>
> I receive an error saying that remote rendering is disabled.
You want to fix this.
how did you install ParaView on the server ? Do you have GPU there ? Do you have a graphic session there ?
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### Author:  [@Ardalan\_Javadi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ardalan_Javadi)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/17 "2024-05-02T16:29:21Z")
That is will be great if I can fix this.
I load the following modules provided by the officials.
module load singularitypro
module load cpu/0.17.3b
module load gcc/10.2.0
module load mvapich2/2.3.7
not GPU!
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/18 "2024-05-02T16:30:38Z")
> module load singularitypro
> module load cpu/0.17.3b
> module load gcc/10.2.0
> module load mvapich2/2.3.7
ParaView is not there
> I load the following modules provided by the officials.
You have to ask them
> not GPU!
Then you want to use osmesa rendering on the server side.
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### Author:  [@Ardalan\_Javadi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ardalan_Javadi)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/19 "2024-05-02T16:32:12Z")
The paraview module is paraview/5.9.1/tsz7a6r
Yes, I asked them but they said that is from my side!
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/connect-connect-to-server/14538/20 "2024-05-02T16:51:48Z")
Its not. You should never use local rendering in that case, always use remote rendering.