Update on Taki The work on the Infiniband switch continues Due to problems with one of our Infiniband switches, a number of 2013 nodes (batch nodes) are currently offline. The repair of the IB switch is taking substantial longer than we had anticipated. We are still working with the vendor to get the switch back online. We will keep you updated as work proceeds. ]]> Due to problems with one of our Infiniband switches, a number of 2013 nodes (batch nodes) are currently offline. The repair of the IB switch is taking substantial longer than we had anticipated.... https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/133951/guest@my.umbc.edu/2b454766a89022952b5360bf558bd5e3/api/pixel HPCF https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/hpcf https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/659/63ae3e64663572042ecdd0ef493c16e1/xsmall.png?1596736674 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/659/63ae3e64663572042ecdd0ef493c16e1/original.png?1596736674 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/659/63ae3e64663572042ecdd0ef493c16e1/xxlarge.png?1596736674 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/659/63ae3e64663572042ecdd0ef493c16e1/xlarge.png?1596736674 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/659/63ae3e64663572042ecdd0ef493c16e1/large.png?1596736674 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/659/63ae3e64663572042ecdd0ef493c16e1/medium.png?1596736674 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/659/63ae3e64663572042ecdd0ef493c16e1/small.png?1596736674 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/659/63ae3e64663572042ecdd0ef493c16e1/xsmall.png?1596736674 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/659/63ae3e64663572042ecdd0ef493c16e1/xxsmall.png?1596736674 HPCF 0 0 true Fri, 09 Jun 2023 18:06:58 -0400 Recordings Posted: M.O.S.T. OER Creation Showcase Watch the keynote and presentations from the OER Showcase
On Friday, May 5 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. we held our M.O.S.T. OER Creation Showcase and heard from faculty across the state who have created openly licensed instructional and learning materials. 

Recordings from the Showcase are now available on the event webpage, along with links to the presenters’ OER.

The Showcase began with a keynote presentation, Using Open to Create More Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Resources, presented by Apurva Ashok, Executive Director of the Rebus Foundation.

Following the keynote presentation, there were three concurrent Showcase blocks featuring Maryland faculty and the open educational resources they have created, including resources for courses such as data analytics, ESL, grant writing, Spanish, quantitative literacy, and engineering. 

We encourage you to check out their resources and listen to the recordings of their presentations!
 
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  • gpunode001

    This node is currently offline. We have had issues with this node in the past and the usual resolution is fixing the problem onsite. I should be able to resolve is this issue on Monday.

  • A number of 2013 nodes

    We have a failed Infiniband switch on the cluster that has taken a number of 2013 nodes offline. We have a ticket in to get this issue resolved with the vendor. I expect this to be resolved early next week.
As always, if you run into issues, please submit a help desk ticket with as much detail as you can provide about the issue.

I hope everyone has a good weekend.
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At 16:55, large portions of the taki cluster were abruptly taken offline by administrators to help with an unexpected chiller failure in the data center. 

This unfortunately means that all running jobs were lost. 

I will send another message when the issue has been resolved.

Happy Friday!
Roy Prouty
UMBC HPCF System Administrator
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Creating many questions on a test can be a time-consuming process. Instructors might import questions using third-party tools or publisher test banks, if compatible or available. Beginning with the June update to Ultra, instructors can create up to 250 questions offline in a tab-delimited TXT file and upload into an Ultra test or assignment.

Image 1: Instructor view – ‘Upload questions from file’ option in tests. This same option exists for assignments
Image 1: Instructor view featuring the Upload questions from file option in tests. This same option exists for assignments

A future update to this tool will support uploading questions via TXT file directly to question banks. Until then, instructors can migrate uploaded test questions using Manage Question Banks -> Reuse Questions. Please open a RT ticket for additional support.

This month, the Announcements tool increases its visibility when it moves to the top navigation bar. This ensures users can easily access Announcements anywhere in the course. All functionality remains the same. 

Image 2: Announcements at the top of the Ultra course
Image 2: Announcements at the top of the Ultra course

Additional updates to Ultra for June include:
  • Instructors can enable anonymous grading on tests, which may add an additional layer of fairness and impartiality to the grading process. 
  • Users can expand a shortcut course link to a folder or learning module as they would a folder or learning module. The contents displayed are read only. 
  • Instructors can add exemptions for anonymous grading activity.
  • Instructors can opt to use the "Base calculation on points earned out of total graded points" option for any gradebook calculation, regardless of whether it contains operators with functions and variables. 
  • The Original course's assignment submission page is redesigned to be less confusing and easier for students to use. 
Faculty should see the latest updates in Ultra courses around June 1-2, 2023. 

The next update to our Ultra test environment will take place on June 6, 2023. Faculty who are interested in test driving new features before they are released to production should open an RT ticket to request early access. Please watch the FAQs, including the What's New with Ultra page, and myUMBC for additional information about Ultra. 

Connect with Instructional Technology
As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC, please consider the following options:
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During Summer 2023, DoIT staff and Blackboard will archive our entire instance of Blackboard, which will save individually backed-up copies of every course and organization through SP2023. Courses offered before and including AY19-20 will be retired by the end of FA2023. 

Beginning July 1, courses offered from the following terms will be scheduled for retirement:

  • Any courses older than five years
  • Fall 2019
  • Winter 2020
  • Spring 2020
  • Summer 2020

The Blackboard system's overall performance and efficiency will improve by removing files and database transactions from the content server and database. AY20-21, AY21-22, and AY22-23 will remain on the server. Fall 2023 will begin a new academic year of data retention (AY23-24).

FAQs about Course Retirement

Is my content gone forever?

No, Blackboard archived courses captured all course data, files, student submissions, discussions, grades, etc. through SP2023. These archives will reside on a secure cloud storage location.

When will I lose access to courses that are being retired?

The archiving process will begin on July 1st. Faculty can place an RT ticket to have their course content restored through November 2023. 

Can I save a copy of my own courses?

Yes -- and it is strongly encouraged! Instructors can export (course content) and/or archive (course content & student data) their courses. You should also download a copy of your gradebook. We recommend saving these files to UMBC's cloud storage to ensure long-term access in the event you change computer systems.

Can I restore (regain access to) only course content?

Yes. Course content consists of files and course structure (menu, folders, etc.). Faculty can only import course content to an existing Blackboard course shell.

Can I restore course data?

Course data consists of student submissions, discussions, and grades. We generally prefer not to restore full courses to avoid reinstating user accounts and confusing students with old content. If you must restore archived course data, please open an RT ticket with justification included.

How long will you keep the retired courses?

We will keep the retired courses for approximately 2 years after Blackboard archives the courses. Faculty who may need content beyond 2 years should plan to save copies of their exported courses to UMBC Box or other cloud storage.

As always, if you have any questions about teaching, learning, and technology, please consider the following options:

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To all taki users,

The maintenance downtime for the taki cluster environment is complete. Feel free to begin using the system.

We are aware of a few nodes that are down in the batch partition. These nodes are down due to a network hardware issue that will be resolved soon.

As always, let us know if you have any questions or concerns by submitting a descriptive help request form found at the following link.

https://doit.umbc.edu/request-tracker-rt/doit-research-computing/

Roy Prouty
HPCF System Administrator
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Over the last 18 months, we have been working on implementing a new suite of financial reports utilizing Tableau, a visual analytics platform.  I am thrilled to announce the launch of these new Tableau reports, Rex Finance 2.0. This represents a significant upgrade from our previous data warehouse and reports by incorporating Tableau's powerful features and capabilities.

 

At UMBC, we recognize the critical role of data in driving informed decision-making and achieving financial excellence. With the implementation of Rex Finance 2.0, we have embraced a more intuitive and interactive approach to visualize and analyze our financial data. The legacy Rex Finance reports will remain available but will eventually be phased out.

 

Key Features and Benefits:

- Improved Accuracy allowing the campus to have a "single source of truth."

- Options to Expand/Collapse to display levels of the Department and Account hierarchies.

- More flexible filters with the ability to select multiple funds, departments, and projects.

- Ability to show budgets at a point in time.

- Sharing capability allows users to share their dashboard with their selected filters and views, allowing easier collaboration.

 

To access Rex Finance 2.0, please follow the instructions below:

  1. Connect to the "Eduroam" network, a wired connection on-campus, or log on to the VPN.
  2. Visit analytics.umbc.edu
  3. Click the "Rex Finance 2.0" icon.
  4. Select either Finance Summary Reports or Finance Detail Reports.

We'd like to encourage you to take advantage of Rex Finance 2.0 and discover its valuable insights. To support your transition and ensure a smooth experience, please sign up for virtual training on the my.umbc.edu Training Group Page. The initial training will be short and will focus on accessing and navigating the reports. Additional and more robust training will be offered in the following weeks and posted on the same page.

 

As we embark on this exciting new chapter with Rex Finance 2.0, we acknowledge these two workbooks are only the beginning of a new reporting strategy, as we will deliver more workbooks and features in the future.

 

Please contact me for any questions or assistance if you need help accessing or navigating Rex Finance 2.0.

 

Thank you for your ongoing commitment to data-driven decision-making at UMBC. With Rex Finance 2.0, we are poised to unlock the full potential of our financial data, empowering us to make strategic and informed decisions for the continued success of our university.

 

Best regards,

--

Jared Fincke
Assistant Director - Financial Services
UMBC, Admin 422
University of Maryland Baltimore County
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As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Thursday, May 25th and Saturday, June 3rd.  While many of the systems will be patched without any service disruption, there are some systems which require the downtime of key services.  The schedule below outlines which key services will be offline and for how long.

Thursday, 05/25/2023 between 5pm and 10pm (most systems will only be down for a short period during this time):

  • Access to Cyrus (legacy) email (accounts not migrated to UMBC Gmail)
    • All mail will be queued up and delivered after the server is patched
  • All HFS (afs) servers - gl.umbc.edu home directories will be offline
  • Between 9:00pm and 10pm only: Certain software licenses will be unavailable (autodesk, cadence, idl, schrodinger, xilinx, mathematica). 
  • Between 9:00pm and 10pm only: The web hosting environments (virthost) will be partially unavailable (pages will be available but any database calls will not work)
  • Between 5:00pm and 6:30pm only: LDAP-Master and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this time account creations and password changes will be unavailable.  Account authentication and logins will not be affected.
Saturday, 06/03/2023 between 7am and 8am (most systems will only be down for a short period during this time):
  • myUMBC lite page will be up resulting in reduced myUMBC functionality
  • Wiki will be unavailable


Please let us know if you have any concerns or questions.

Thanks!

Tim Champ

Asst. Director of Research and Enterprise Computing
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