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nameSoftware Modules

Overview

Supercomputing software environments are highly domain dependent, and to prevent conflicts while balancing ease of use, the software that your research needs will likely need to be loaded into the environment as a software module.

Note

No software modules are loaded when you start a new session, so you must load software in every session.

Listing Available Modules

The following command will list all available software modules.

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module avail

You can also see available modules from the web portal.

Sol: https://links.asu.edu/sol-modules

Phoenix: https://links.asu.edu/phx-modules

Loading a module

The following command will load Aspect 2.3.0 installed with Spack

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module load aspect-2.3.0-gcc-11.2.0

The following command will load Aspect 2.3.0 built manually on the Supercomputer

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module load aspect/2.3.0

Tip: you can use “ml” as a shorthand for “module load”

Listing Loaded Modules

To see a list of modules that are currently loaded use the following command.

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module list

Unloading modules by name

To unload only a single module use the following command.

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module unload aspect/2.3.0

Unloading all loaded modules

To unload all modules that are currently loaded run the following

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module purge

Example

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$ module avail aspect
------------------------------ /packages/modulefiles/apps ------------------------------
aspect/2.3.0  aspect/2.3.0-debug  aspect/2.4.0  aspect/2.4.0-debug  aspect/2.5.0-pre

----------------------------- /packages/modulefiles/spack ------------------------------
aspect-2.3.0-gcc-11.2.0
$ module load aspect/2.3.0
$ module list
Currently Loaded Modulefiles:
 1) dealii-9.3.3-gcc-11.2.0   2) openmpi-4.1.3-gcc-11.2.0   3) aspect/2.3.0
$ module purge
$ module list
No Modulefiles Currently Loaded.

Using Modules in SBATCH Job Scripts

Many sbatch scripts will include a module load command as part of the script.

Examples of this can be found here: Slurm - SBATCH Job Scripts

Installing Software as Modules

Please create a support ticket by sending an email to rtshelp@asu.edu. Please indicate the URL to the software downloading source, the version of the software needed, and other related information in the email.

Additional Help

If you require further assistance on this topic, please don't hesitate to contact the Research Computing Team. To create a support ticket, kindly send an email to rtshelp@asu.edu. For quick inquiries, you're welcome to reach out via our #rc-support Slack Channel or attend our office hours for live assistance

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