Introduction to PETSc on SeaWulf

PETSc is a suite of data structures and routines for the scalable solution of scientific computations, particularly for problems involving partial differential equations. It provides a high-performance environment for solving large, sparse linear and nonlinear systems of equations. PETSc is commonly used in scientific and engineering applications, especially for simulations requiring parallel computing and high performance.

Available PETSc Versions

SeaWulf provides the following versions of PETSc:

Milan Nodes

• petsc/intel2024.2/3.4.5
• petsc/intel2024.2/3.21.5

Haswell Nodes

• petsc/3.1
• petsc/3.4.5
• petsc/3.15.0
• petsc/3.1-p8
• petsc/3.7.5
• petsc/intel2017/3.4.5
• petsc/3.2-p7
• petsc/3.14.6
• petsc/intel2022.2/3.4.5

To load a specific version of PETSc, use the module command: