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.
Listing Available Modules
The following command will list all available software modules.
module -l avail
Loading a module
The following command will load Aspect 2.3.0 installed with Spack
module load aspect-2.3.0-gcc-11.2.0
The following command will load Aspect 2.3.0 built manually on the Super Computer
module load aspect/2.3.0
Listing Loaded Modules
To see a list of modules that are currently loaded use the following command.
module list
Unloading modules by name
To unload only a single module use the following command.
module unload aspect/2.3.0
Unloading all loaded modules
To unload all modules that are currently loaded run the following
module purge
Example
$ 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 Scripts
Many sbatch scripts will include a module load command as part of the script.
Examples of this can be found here: Slurm - SBATCH Scripts
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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