Known issues

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Known Issues

Title Category Resolution Description Postedsort ascending Updated
WARN SparkSession in Jupyter + Spark instance Software Resolved
(workaround)

You may encounter the following warning message when running a Spark instance using the default PySpark kernel in a Jupyter + Spark application:

WARN SparkSession: Using an... Read more          
1 month 3 weeks ago 1 month 3 weeks ago
Singularity: failed to run a container directly or pull an image from Singularity or Docker hub Software Resolved
(workaround)

You might encounter an error while run a container directly from a hub:

[pitzer-login01]$ apptainer run shub://vsoch/hello-world
Progress |===================================| 100.0%... Read more          
1 month 3 weeks ago 1 month 3 weeks ago
Singularity: failed to pull a large Docker image Software Resolved
(workaround)

You might encounter an error while pulling a large Docker image:

[pitzer-login01]$ apptainer pull docker://qimme2/core
FATAL: Unable to pull docker://qiime2/core While running... Read more          
1 month 3 weeks ago 1 month 3 weeks ago
MPI-IO issues on home directories with Intel MPI 2019.3 Pitzer, Software Resolved
(workaround)

Certain MPI-IO operations with intelmpi/2019.3 may crash, fail or proceed with errors on the home directory. We do not expect the same issue on our GPFS file system, such as the... Read more

1 month 3 weeks ago 1 month 3 weeks ago
Using mpiexec/mpirun with Intel MPI on Slurm Software Resolved
(workaround)

Intel MPI on Slurm batch system is configured to support PMI process manager. It is recommended to use srun as MPI program launcher. If you prefer using mpiexec/... Read more

1 month 3 weeks ago 1 month 3 weeks ago
Multiple definition error Software Resolved
(workaround)

GNU compiler versions 10+ may have C compiler errors like

/.libs/libmca_mtl_psm.a(mtl_psm_component.o): multiple definition of `mca_mtl_psm_component'

This is a ... Read more

1 month 3 weeks ago 1 month 3 weeks ago
Type mismatch error Software Resolved
(workaround)

GNU compiler versions 10+ may have Fortran compiler errors like

Error: Type mismatch between actual argument at (1) and actual argument at (2) (REAL(4)/REAL(8))

... Read more

1 month 3 weeks ago 1 month 3 weeks ago
OSC will remove Jupyter MATLAB Kernel Cardinal, OnDemand Resolved

OSC will remove the default MATLAB Jupyter Kernel on Tuesday, May 20th, 2025. To create your own Jupyter MATLAB Kernel please follow the documentation on the MATLAB Page... Read more

1 month 3 weeks ago 1 month 3 weeks ago
Intermittent failure of default CPU binding Software Resolved
(workaround)

The default CPU binding for ORCA jobs can fail sporadically.  The failure is almost immediate and produces a cryptic error message, e.g.

$ORCA/orca h2o.in... Read more          
2 months 23 hours ago 2 months 23 hours ago
OpenMPI-HPCX 4.1.x hangs on writing files on a shared file system Software Resolved
(workaround)

Your job utilizing openmpi/4.1.x-hpcx (or 4.1.x on Ascend) might hang while writing files on a shared file system. This issue is caused by a ... Read more

2 months 1 day ago 2 months 1 day ago

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