HTC Modules Transition to EL9
This announcement concerns users of the HTC system who rely on modules for their software needs.
As part of our operating system transition, we are deprecating modules that are compiled for EL7 and EL8 operating systems on Monday November 18. See the below table for affected modules and their corresponding solutions.
Affected modules
| Module name | Old version (EL7/EL8) | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| abaqus | 6.14.4, 2018-hotfix-1904 | Use abaqus/2024 module |
| ansys | 2019r2, 2021r1, 17.2 | Use ansys/2024r1 module |
| cmake | 3.16.5 | Use containers |
| comsol | 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2 | Installation in progress |
| gcc | 8.3.0 | Use containers |
| gurobi | 9.5.1 | Use containers (recipe) |
| lumerical | 2019b-R6, 2021-r2.4 | Installation in progress |
| openmpi | 3.1.4-GCC-8.3.0 | Use containers |
Unaffected modules
| Module name | Version |
|---|---|
| abaqus | 2024 |
| ansys | 2024r1 |
| comsol | 6.0-physics |
| cst | ece-2022 |
| wims | wims_11b_ru0, wimsbuilder3b_ru0 |
More information and next steps
Users can also view the list of modules using the module avail command.
Modules to be deprecated are listed under /software/chtc/modules.
Unaffected modules are listed under /software/chtc/manual/el9/modules.
[user@ap2002 ~]$ module avail
-------------------------------------- /software/chtc/modules ---------------------------------------
ABAQUS/6.14.4 ANSYS/2021r1 COMSOL/5.6 GCC/8.3.0 OpenMPI/3.1.4-GCC-8.3.0
ABAQUS/2018-hotfix-1904 CMake/3.16.5 COMSOL/6.0 GUROBI/9.5.1
ANSYS/17.2 COMSOL/5.4 COMSOL/6.1 Lumerical/2019b-R6
ANSYS/2019r2 COMSOL/5.5 COMSOL/6.2 Lumerical/2021-r2.4
--------------------------------- /software/chtc/manual/el9/modules ---------------------------------
abaqus/2024 comsol/6.0-physics wims/wims_11b_ru0
ansys/2024r1 cst/ece-2022 wims/wimsbuilder3b_ru0
If your computations rely on an affected module, please switch to an unaffected module or container solution, or contact us (chtc@cs.wisc.edu) for assistance in planning your software transition.