[LA-SiGMA] LSU HPC/LONI system latested updates

[Wei P Feinstein]

********** HPC/LONI SOFTWARE STACK UPDATES (September 2016<http://www.hpc.lsu.edu/sysnews/index.php>) ********

CONTENTS:

    LONI HPC
        QB2
        Eric
    LSU HPC
        SuperMIC
        SuperMike2
        Philip

The latest information of software stack can be found at http://www.hpc.lsu.edu/docs/guides/index.php

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I            LONI QB2--Nvidia GPU
    Hardware
        no news
    Software
    Newly installed packages
        Key: impi/5.0.1.035/intel64
        Description: This is an intel MPI implementation. It is included in the Intel-15.0.0 compiler. It is a good compiler for MPI programming on Xeon Phi.
        Key: impi/5.0.1.035/mic
        Description: This is an intel MPI implementation. It is included in the Intel-15.0.0 compiler. It is a good compiler for MPI programming on Xeon Phi.
        Key: intel/16.0.3
        Description: Intel Cluster Toolkit Compiler Edition provides Intel C,C++ and fortran compilers, Intel MPI and Intel MKL
        Key: pgi/15.10
        Description: The Portland Group compilers for C, C++ and Fortran. It also supports OpenACC. http://www.pgroup.com/resources/docs.htm
        Key: pgi/16.5
        Description: The Portland Group compilers for C, C++ and Fortran. It also supports OpenACC. http://www.pgroup.com/resources/docs.htm

    Maintenance Scheduled
        Not scheduled

    Known Problems
        No impact on users

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II            LONI Eric

    No changes

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III        LSU HPC SuperMIC--Intel Xeon Phi

    Hardware
        no news
    Software
        Updated packages
          Key: hdf5/1.8.17/INTEL-140-MVAPICH2-2.0
          Description: HDF5 is a unique technology suite that makes possible the management of extremely large and complex data collections. -
          Key: pgi/16.5
          Description: The Portland Group compilers for C, C++ and Fortran. It also supports OpenACC. http://www.pgroup.com/resources/docs.htm

    Maintenance Scheduled
        Not scheduled

    Known Problems
        No impact on users

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IV            LSU HPC SuperMike2

    Hardware
        no news
    Software
        Updated packages
          Key: +amber-14-Intel-13.0.0-openmpi-1.6.2-CUDA-5.0
          Description: Amber is a package of programs for molecular dynamics simulations of proteins and nucleic acids, it includes AmberTools for developers
          Key: +mathematica-11.0
          Description: Mathematica seamlessly integrates a numeric and symbolic computational engine, graphics system, programming language, documentation system, and advanced connectivity to other applications.
          Key: +Python-3.5.1-anaconda-3.4.0
          Description: Python is a general-purpose, interpreted high-level programming language.
          Key: +wq-272
          Description: WQ (WorkQueuing) provides a task dispatcher-worker service. To use, you'll need the PBS template ($WQ_PBS_TEMPLATE). Just make a copy and edit to fit your application needs. A sample task script ($WQ_EXAMPLE_TASK) and user documentation ($WQ_DOC) are also available.
      Retired packages
         Key: +mathematica-8.0
         Key: +mathematica-9.0

    Maintenance Scheduled
        Not scheduled

    Known Problems
        No impact on users

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V            LSU HPC Philip

    Hardware
        no news
    Software
        Updated packages
            Key: ddt/4.2
            Description: A proprietary debugger for C/C++ and Fortran code. It also supports debugging on GPU (with CUDA and OpenACC) a nd Intel Xeon Phi co-processor. It's only available to LSU users.

    Maintenance Scheduled
        Not scheduled

    Known Problems
        No impact on users

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Please contact us if you have any questions.  Thank you!


Wei Feinstein, Ph.D.
High Performance Computing
Information Technology Services
Louisiana State University
337 Frey Computing Services Center
Baton Rouge, LA  70803
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