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The default module updates for software programs and libraries that were announced last month were implemented on Monday, April 11. The most notable change was for the MPT MPI library on Cheyenne, where the default is now version 2.25. The new version contains many backend improvements and users should migrate to mpt/2.25 for distributed workflows as soon as possible. The full list of new defau...
None planned for Cheyenne, Casper, GLADE, Campaign Storage, Quasar, Stratus, or JupyterHub.
Our previous recommendation in a heads up for conda users about not using Python versions 3.8 or later no longer applies. We cannot now reproduce the failure modes that resulted in the "BlockingIOError: [Errno 11]..." message on Cheyenne and Casper, and we no longer recommend limiting your use to version 3.7.
NCAR’s HPC resources will be unavailable to users May 9-13 while CISL staff perform annual system and facility maintenance at the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center (NWSC). The work includes a number of HPC system software updates in addition to power and cooling system maintenance tasks. Progress will be communicated through Notifier emails during the week. Software upgrades are planned for al...
Registration is open for another session in a series of workshops and tutorials on GPU computing. “Directive-Based Programming with OpenACC (2 of 2)” will be on Thursday, April 14, at 10 a.m. MDT. Please use this form to register by April 10 if you plan to attend and have not already registered for the series. The series of one-hour sessions is for scientists, software engineers, and students...
None planned for Cheyenne, Casper, Glade, Campaign Storage, Quasar, Stratus, or JupyterHub.