From dugan@caedmon.bu.edu Mon Mar 27 14:34:43 2000
Subject: SCF software upgrade and downtime: Tues., Apr. 4, 10:00am - 11:00am

On Tuesday, April 4, beginning at 10:00am, the six SCF machines
(LEGO, TONKA, TINKER, SLINKY, PLAYDOH, and JACKS) will be down
for one hour to install new system software.

Major Changes:

o Operating System:  IRIX-6.5.5m -> IRIX-6.5.7m

o Compilers:         7.3 -> 7.3.1.1m

o MPT (MPI and PVM): 1.3 -> 1.4

o Netscape:          4.05 -> 4.7A

If your environment is setup to use modules you can use the
new compilers now by using the command:

~> module load MIPSpro.7.3.1.1m

or the new mpt with the command:

~> module load mpt.1.4

After the upgrade, you can use the current compilers with the
command:

~> module load MIPSpro.7.3

or the current mpt with the command:

~> module load mpt.1.3

For information on how to setup and use modules see:
http://scv.bu.edu/SCV/FAQ/modules.txt.

Please send questions or report problems to bugs@tonka.bu.edu.

                --Mike Dugan SCV