Default case from provided example config.community.sh file fails on most Tier-1 platforms

[mkavulich]

Expected behavior

Running the default case from the provided config.community.sh file will work "out-of-the-box" on tier 1 platforms.

Current behavior

The default case will not run unless a location containing the test data is manually specified in the config.sh file.

Machines affected

All machines aside from Jet will fail if the default data location is not manually specified.

Steps To Reproduce

1. cd ush
2. cp config.community.sh config.sh
3. ./generate_FV3LAM_wflow.py
4. Run the experiment with rocoto

Depending on the platform, this will result in a failure at the get_extrn_ics/get_extrn_lbcs step, or it may succeed (on Jet, where a default data location is present).

Possible Implementation

An initial fix was proposed in https://github.com/ufs-community/regional_workflow/pull/820, but there was disagreement on the best approach. The regional_workflow --> UFS SRW merger meant that this PR needed to be closed and discussion moved to this repository, so absent a consensus on a fix we will continue here in an issue.

[MichaelLueken]

@mkavulich - The community WE2E test, which uses config.community.yaml, successfully passes on Tier-1 platforms.

Additionally, using:

• cd ush
• cp config.community.yaml config.yaml
• Manually changing the machine and account in config.yaml for each platform
• ./generate_FV3LAM_wflow.py

the default case successfully passes on all platforms. Can this issue be closed?

[MichaelLueken]

Closing issue now. If you feel this issue hasn't been addressed, please feel free to either reopen this issue or open a new issue.