The operating system (OS) used on BlueBEAR has been upgraded, to RedHat 8, in April 2021. Information on the software that is available, or not available, post install is detailed on the BEAR Application Versions page.
Exceptions on Software Installs
The above linked page gives information on the software that has automatically been installed on the new operating systems. We have installed over 6000 applications on the new operating systems. However, there are a small number of applications where it was not possible to reinstall the software on the new operating systems.
Software install exceptions for BlueBEAR
| Software | Alternative |
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| ABAQUS (all version) |
See the available ABAQUS versions to use instead. |
| ANSYS (including Fluent) |
See the available ANSYS versions to use instead. |
| ANSYSEM (all versions) |
See the available ANSYS EM versions to use instead. |
| Longshot/0.3.4-GCCcore-8.2.0 |
Please use Longshot/0.4.1-GCCcore-8.3.0 instead. |
| NEdit/5.7 |
There are other text editors available. |
| OpenMPI |
We have upgraded the OpenMPI versions we use. If you directly load an MPI version then you will need to alter the version you use. All applications that require MPI will automatically load a new version. |
| Intel MPI |
We no longer support Intel MPI on BlueBEAR. Please use OpenMPI instead. |
| Intel toolchain |
As we no longer support Intel MPI we have switched to using the iomkl toolchain, which replaces the Intel MPI with OpenMPI. Any previous module with intel in the name or version will now have iomkl instead. |
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LAMMPS/stable_7Aug2019-foss-2019a and LAMMPS/stable_7Aug2019-fosscuda-2019a
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These have been replaced by LAMMPS/stable_7Aug2019-foss-2019a-Python-3.7.2 and LAMMPS/stable_7Aug2019-fosscuda-2019a-Python-3.7.2 respectively. |
Self Built Software
If you build your own software on BlueBEAR you will likely find that this needs rebuilding post the upgrade. If you require assistance then please contact us.
CentOS 7 Access
We have created singenbatch to allow continuing access to the old software installs. This is provided to support applications where we do not currently have an installed version that is compatible with RedHat 8. Support for the use of singenbatch is only given for those applications where there is no alternative version available on RedHat 8. Also, support for the use of singenbatch will only be available in 2021.
Support
If you have any problems or need support then please contact us for information on requesting this.