Research IT

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Status and Service Updates

Savio Scratch file system is back! Sat. 11/16

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' continuing efforts to clean up and move their (un-needed) 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.

Savio Scratch Update: Fri, 11/15

We are planning another emergency downtime for Savio. DDN is recommending we take the filesystem out of commission to power cycle some components as well as replace another cable.

Savio Scratch Update: Fri, 11/8

Savio scratch is available again but users may experience slower performance than usual. We are planning additional hardware replacements that we hope will restore it fully soon.

Scratch filesystem is down Tues, 11/5

The Scratch filesystem is down as one of the pools has lost three disks. We have opened a ticket with DDN and are working through the issues. We are aiming for resolution tomorrow afternoon.

No office hours during Thanksgiving Break: Wed, 11/27 - Thurs, 11/28

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not be holding office hours on Wed, 11/27 or Thurs, 11/28. Thursday and Friday are university holidays so we will be limited in our responses until we resume service on Monday, 12/2. Please contact us by e-mail in the meantime.

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News Articles

Introduction to high performance computing with Savio training

October 5, 2022

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Training: 3:40-5:00pm via Zoom (we will send the Zoom info after you register)

Research IT is offering an introductory training session on using Savio, the campus Linux high-performance computing cluster. We will give an...Read more about Introduction to high performance computing with Savio training

Managing Research Data Using REDCap

September 16, 2022
Date/Time: October 25, 3-4pm
Instructors: Wan Nurul Naszeerah, Noah Baker
Description:
Need a platform for secure data collection? REDCap — short for Research Electronic Data Capture — is a secure web...Read more about Managing Research Data Using REDCap

UC Berkeley Cloud Meetup 036: High Performance Computing (HPC) Cloud costs

August 22, 2022

Details

This month the Cloud Meetup will host a presentation and discussion by Gary Jung (Gary Jung is the lead for the Scientific Computing Group at the...Read more about UC Berkeley Cloud Meetup 036: High Performance Computing (HPC) Cloud costs