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The software installed cluster wide on Helium and Neon is not identical and so two separate lists are maintained. Even in cases where the the same package is installed on the systems the versions may be different due to operating system differences or other factors. We generally recommend that you install special software in your home directory but if you feel a package would be useful for many people then send a request to hpc-sysadmins@iowa.uiowa.edu.
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Software review
Packages that are installed centrally on an HPC system must be compliant with the University of Iowa policy on software licensing. Verifying compliance is part of the process for installing software centrally and can potentially add days to weeks to the deployment time, depending on the complexity of the software agreement. Also, depending on the nature of the license, we may need to get more information from you. The compliance verification process is described below with the hope that it will give you an idea of what to expect. Generally speaking, we will handle the initiation of the review process but may need to gather more information from you to complete the process. The exception would be for software that was purchased by a department, in which case the department IT staff are likely in a better position to drive the review process.
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Once the software package has been reviewed and authorized for deployment on a cluster, possibly with an access control scheme, the software can then be deployed centrally on the HPC system. While we can usually work on the mechanics of the deployment in parallel with the review process please plan accordingly for all of the steps to be completed.