The version requires netcdf 4.4* and above. PETSc module is optional. Below is my env on Pleiades: 1) comp-intel/2016.2.181 4) hdf4/4.2.12 7) netcdf/4.4.1.1_serial 2) mpi-sgi/mpt.2.14r19 5) szip/2.1.1 8) petsc/3.7.5_intel_mpt 3) mpi-sgi/mpt 6) hdf5/1.8.18_serial