Blog from November, 2018

Removal of unused ECMWF and 3rd-party software modules - November 2018
Xavier Abellan posted on Nov 14, 2018

There are many modules of ECMWF and 3rd-party software deployed on all platforms at the centre that, according to our logs, haven't been loaded in 2018. As part of our annual cleanup cycle, in this first stage, we are going to remove the modules for those unused versions. The actual deployments and installations for those software packages are not going to be deleted at this point. This will be done at a later stage after the summer.

If you are using any of the versions affected by this change outside the module system, we strongly recommend moving to the default version for that particular package before the second stage to avoid any future problems

If you have any concerns, please get in touch with our servicedesk@ecmwf.int.

When?

The session is scheduled for Wednesday 28 November 2018 at 11:00 UTC

What and where?

ifs-git-tools
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iris
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ecflow
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eccodes
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schedule
  • 1.1
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quaver
  • 0.5.1
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fcm
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ecbuild
  • 2.7.3
emos
  • 394
  • 400
  • 443
  • 453
  • 454
  • 456
perforce
  • 2009.2
ecmp
  • 0.1
  • 0.3
  • 1.0.1
ecfs
  • 2.0.13rc2
ecaccess
  • 4.0.1
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grib_api
  • 1.12.0
  • 1.12.1
  • 1.12.3
  • 1.23.1
  • 1.25.0
  • 1.26.0
Magics
  • 2.22.7
  • 2.23.1
  • 3.0.2
codes_ui
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odb
  • CY39R1.001
odb_api
  • 0.17.4
eckit
  • 0.18.1
gmt
  • 5.1.1
ifs-support
  • CY43R1.0
  • CY43R1.0-UNSTABLE
  • CY43R1.5
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ecflow
  • 4.7.0
  • 4.8.0
eccodes
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metview
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ecbuild
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  • 2.7.0
emos
  • 442
  • 443
  • 454
  • 456
metpy
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ecmp
  • 0.1
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eclib
  • 20131118
grib_api
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odb_api
  • 0.10.2
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eckit
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cmor
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ifs-git-tools
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ecflow
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ncchecker
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cmake
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eccodes
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metview
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emos
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totalview
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cppcheck
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odb_api
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ifs-git-tools
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ifs-support
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ecflow
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sms
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eccodes
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pgen
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quaver
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metview
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ecbuild
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emos
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metpy
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ecmp
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perl
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ecaccess
  • 4.0.1
  • 4.0.2t
comfies
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Magics
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  • 2.32.1
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grib_api
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  • 1.18.0
webdev
  • 2016-11-09-001
  • 2016-11-30-001
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  • feature-reduce-latency-in-datastore
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odb_api
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eckit
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ifs-support
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git
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cmake
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emos
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sms
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idl
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comfies
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webdev
  • 2016-10-12-002
ifs-git-tools
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ecflow
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eccodes
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metview
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  • 4.8.7
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ecbuild
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emos
  • 451
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perl
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grib_api
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forge
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ecflow
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cmake
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eccodes
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ecbuild
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emos
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ecfs
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grib_api
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eckit
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ecflow
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eccodes
  • 2.6.0
  • 2.8.1
  • 2.8.2
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eckit
  • 0.18.1


MARS/MIR is now production ready!
Xavier Abellan posted on Nov 01, 2018

We are pleased to announce that the new MARS client with MIR, the new interpolation library replacing EMOSLIB, is now considered ready for production and suitable for operational use. It is available on all ECMWF platforms and can be accessed with:

mars -m

Using MARS/MIR through the ECMWF WebAPI can also be done by adding an extra keyword:

ppengine=mir

Although it is still not the default, we would like to encourage you to start using this new MARS/MIR client with your usual workload and report any problems or feedback to servicedesk@ecmwf.int. 

MARS/MIR will become the default version at ECMWF at the end of January 2019, with the exact date to be confirmed at a later stage. The old MARS/EMOSLIB would still be accessible with:

mars -e

or, if using the WebAPI, with the keyword:

ppengine=emos

You can find some more information about this in our MARS interpolation with MIR page in this User Documentation wiki space, including the main differences and known issues. This page will be updated to reflect any changes or new features, including the exact implementation dates. You may want to "watch" this page to be notified about those updates. 

Do not hesitate to contact servicedesk@ecmwf.int for more information.