The restart file contains all the geometry data: current geometry, cycle number, gradient and Hessian information, if calculated, etc. It does not contain information on the atoms, so the restart data set has to have a normal geometry just like a non-restart data set. This is used only for supplying the atom-types and number of atoms..
Example: If the following data set is run, it will stop after three geometry optimization cycles, and output a message indicating that restart files have been created.
cycles=3
Ethanol
C2H5OH
O
C 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 1
C 1.5 1 120 1 0 0 2 1
H 1.0 1 120 1 90 1 1 2 3
H 1.0 1 109 1 120 1 2 1 3
H 1.0 1 109 1 240 1 2 1 3
H 1.0 1 109 1 0 1 3 2 1
H 1.0 1 109 1 120 1 3 2 1
H 1.0 1 109 1 240 1 3 2 1
By adding the word "RESTART" to the original data set, and re-submitting the
job, the calculation can be continued. In this example, "cycles=3" has
been deleted; this allows the job to run to completion.
restart
Ethanol
C2H5OH
O
C 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 1
C 1.5 1 120 1 0 0 2 1
H 1.0 1 120 1 90 1 1 2 3
H 1.0 1 109 1 120 1 2 1 3
H 1.0 1 109 1 240 1 2 1 3
H 1.0 1 109 1 0 1 3 2 1
H 1.0 1 109 1 120 1 3 2 1
H 1.0 1 109 1 240 1 3 2 1
It is not necessary to change the geometric data to reflect the new geometry, although this can be done, if desired. When RESTART is used, the <file>.res file contains all the geometric data, and this will immediately over-write the geometry supplied by the data set. Note, however, that the data set must have a geometry because the <file>.res file does not contain the atom types. A convenient way to monitor a long run is to specify 1SCF and RESTART; this will give a normal output file at very little cost.
Note: Two restarts exist in the IRC calculation. If an IRC calculation stops while in the FORCE calculation, then a normal restart can be done. If the job stops while doing the IRC calculation itself then the keyword IRC=n should be changed to IRC, or it can be omitted if DRC is also specified. The absence of the string "IRC=" is used to indicate that the FORCE calculation was completed before the restart files were written.
See also OLDENS.