Research IT
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Status and Service Updates
Scratch file system is back! Tues, 9/17
Our admin team has worked tirelessly to restore the Savio cluster's scratch system. The cluster functionality is now back to normal, and we are thankful for your patience and support throughout the process. We also appreciate users' efforts to clean up and move their files out of scratch. As a part of best practices, we urge users to keep backing up their files from scratch to permanent storage discs and avoid storing massive numbers of tiny files in scratch for long periods.
Global scratch issues: Mon, 9/16
Due to extensive usage, the Savio storage system /global/scratch has run out of capacity. As a result, you might have seen the "out-of-space" errors and experienced other instabilities. We are aware of these issues, and our team is working on resolving them; however, during this phase, you might see that the terminal command/s(for example, ls) executions are slow and sluggish. We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this time. Please reach out to us at brc-hpc-help@berkeley.edu if you have any further questions.
Savio HPC Services Resumed: Mon, 8/12
We are excited to report that Savio HPC services have resumed. As planned, the Berkeley IT team repaired the automated transfer switch in the data center over the weekend. The data center's power is restored, and the Savio supercluster is back online. Jobs have started running, and HPC services, including Open OnDemand and Globus, are also back in service.
News Articles
Intro to Savio Training
Tuesday, November 12, 3:40-5pm
117 Dwinelle (Academic Innovation Studio) and Zoom
Registration coming soon.
Research IT is offering an introductory training session on using Savio, the campus Linux high-performance computing cluster. We will give an overview of how the...Read more about Intro to Savio Training
Introduction to Analyzing L2 Voter Data on Savio for Political and Social Scientists
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
3:00pm - 4:30pm via Zoom
Prerequisites: Participants must have completed their ...Read more about Introduction to Analyzing L2 Voter Data on Savio for Political and Social Scientists
Bridging Boundaries: Dr. Yogananda Pittman’s Dissertation on Women in Law Enforcement and Her Collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Research IT
Dr. Yogananda Pittman, who serves as Chief of UC Berkeley Police after serving as U.S. Chief of Capitol Police in 2021, completed her doctoral degree in 2023 with a dissertation that explores the obstacles...Read more about Bridging Boundaries: Dr. Yogananda Pittman’s Dissertation on Women in Law Enforcement and Her Collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Research IT