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- Version neglect makes support harder over time, for any of these layers.
- Impact on research when software (1) updates, or (2) upgrades.
Other language used to hopefully help clarify roles and responsibilities related to software on the research clusters
(1) Â Application software your researchers install on the cluster should not go in the home directories. Instead, software should be installed in:
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I have drafted a page listing the research applications (and related software) on your cluster, identifying explicitly the software your researchers are responsible for installing (including compiling) and maintaining:
https://confluence.cornell.edu/x/ogNpDw
Details:
The page also lists, for completeness and clarity, application software ChemIT , (through Lulu, ) is responsible for installing (including compiling) and configuring. (For added clarity, that software is installed elsewhere on your cluster; see page for directory details.) Even for software ChemIT is responsible for installing, researchers still have the responsibility to know how to effectively use the software, to confirm it works correctly (and helping characterize the problem when it doesn't), and for thoughtfully responding to requests related to our debugging efforts of that software to meet your researchers' needs.