Scheduled Downtime of taki Cluster Completed

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 17:57:31 -0400
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To all taki users,

The taki downtime scheduled for today from 0800-1700 has completed. We have updated the operating system and cluster management software stack. We have run some small jobs to confirm normal operating conditions, but will otherwise rely on user reports of unforeseen issues potentially related to the downtime.

Therefore, please let us know if you notice any issues or 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/

The next few scheduled downtimes for the HPCF are listed below:

Tuesday August 29, 0800-1700 for upgrade ada OS and management software stack

*Wednesday September 13, 0800-1700 for upgrading taki SLURM

Tuesday September 19, 0800-1700 for upgrading ada SLURM

* In order to support classes currently running on the taki cluster, we’ve moved this downtime from Tuesday to Wednesday

Roy Prouty

HPCF System Administrator, UMBC DoIT

Director, UMBC Observatory

PhD Candidate, CSEE