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Created by: jenos 2022-01-03 13:36:01 (Channels: mandatory)
Blue Waters Users-
Thank you for being part of the Blue Waters experience- we hope it has served your science well. It is now permanently shutdown.
Blue Waters Project Team
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Created by: gbauer 2021-12-17 15:41:51 (Channels: mandatory)
Dear Blue Waters Partner -
This is a reminder that Blue Waters will end production at midnight on December 31, 2021. Please make plans now to complete the transfer of your data from Blue Waters prior to December 31, 2021, as we cannot guarantee there will be an extended access grace period after that date. All queued and running jobs will be removed when the system is shutdown (most likely on Jan 3 around noon CT).
Support availability will be very limited after December 23rd due to the holiday break. Please begin making plans now to transfer your data.
Details on data transfer options are posted on the Blue Waters portal at https://bluewaters.ncsa.illinois.edu/data-transfer-doc including use of Globus AWS and Google Drive connectors.
Illinois users, please see https://bluewaters.ncsa.illinois.edu/illinois-data-transfer for some additional storage options.
Please send your questions to help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu.
Thank you,
The Blue Waters Team
Read LessDear Blue Waters Partner -
This is a reminder that Blue Waters will end production at midnight on December 31, 2021. Please make plans now to complete the transfer of your data from Blue Waters prior to December 31, 2021, as we cannot guarantee there will be an extended access grace period after that date....
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Created by: tbouvet 2021-09-25 17:36:50 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices)
Update: The login nodes h2ologin1 and h2ologin3 were returned to service September 24th, 4PM CT.
The login nodes h2ologin1 and h2ologin3 will be removed from service September 22, 2021 for maintenance. They will have access restricted and current login sessions will drain for 24hrs. Please access the available login nodes by using the round-robin alias bw.ncsa.illinois.edu or h2ologin.ncsa.illinois.edu. A followup email will be sent when they are returned to service.
Blue Waters Admin Team
Read LessUpdate: The login nodes h2ologin1 and h2ologin3 were returned to service September 24th, 4PM CT.
The login nodes h2ologin1 and h2ologin3 will be removed from service September 22, 2021 for maintenance. They will have access restricted and current login sessions will drain for 24hrs. Please access the available login nodes...
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Created by: tbouvet 2021-09-25 09:15:05 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices)
The login nodes h2ologin1 and h2ologin3 will be removed from service September 22, 2021 for maintenance. They will have access restricted and current login sessions will drain for 24hrs. Please access the available login nodes by using the round-robin alias bw.ncsa.illinois.edu or h2ologin.ncsa.illinois.edu. A followup email will be sent when they are returned to service.
Blue Waters Admin Team
Read LessThe login nodes h2ologin1 and h2ologin3 will be removed from service September 22, 2021 for maintenance. They will have access restricted and current login sessions will drain for 24hrs. Please access the available login nodes by using the round-robin alias bw.ncsa.illinois.edu or h2ologin.ncsa.illinois.edu. A followup email will be sent when...
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Created by: tbouvet 2021-08-13 14:35:22 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices)
The login nodes h2ologin3 and h2ologin4 have been returned to service.
The login node h2ologin1 will be removed from production Aug 22, 2021 for general maintenance. It will have access restricted and current login sessions will drain for 24hrs. Please access the available login nodes by using the round-robin alias bw.ncsa.illinois.,edu or h2ologin.ncsa.illinois.edu.
Blue Waters Admin Team
Read LessThe login nodes h2ologin3 and h2ologin4 have been returned to service.
The login node h2ologin1 will be removed from production Aug 22, 2021 for general maintenance. It will have access restricted and current login sessions will drain for 24hrs. Please access the available login nodes by using the round-robin alias bw.ncsa.illinois.,edu...
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Created by: tbouvet 2021-07-29 16:46:08 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices)
The login nodes h2ologin3 and h2ologin4 will be removed from production Aug 9, 2021 for general maintenance. They will have access restricted and current login sessions will drain for 24hrs. Please access the available login nodes by using the round-robin alias bw.ncsa.illinois.,edu or h2ologin.ncsa.illinois.edu. A followup email will be sent when they are returned to service.
Blue Water Admin Team
Read LessThe login nodes h2ologin3 and h2ologin4 will be removed from production Aug 9, 2021 for general maintenance. They will have access restricted and current login sessions will drain for 24hrs. Please access the available login nodes by using the round-robin alias bw.ncsa.illinois.,edu or h2ologin.ncsa.illinois.edu. A followup email will be sent...
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Created by: tbouvet 2020-11-04 14:13:35 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices)
Login Maintenance Schedule
As logins are rotated out of production, a wall message will be issued as a reminder that an interrupt is pending. h2ologin1 has already been serviced.
- h2ologin2 access restricted 11/02/2020 10AM
- Reboot and return to service 11/03/2020 10AM
- h2ologin3 access restricted 11/02/2020 10AM
- Reboot and return to service 11/03/2020 10AM
- h2ologin4 access restricted 11/03/2020 10AM
- Reboot and return to service 11/04/2020 10AM.
Note: Aliases bw.ncsa.illinois.edu or h2ologin.ncsa.illinois.edu should reflect the in-service login nodes at any given time.
UPDATE:11/04/2020 Maintenance is complete on the login nodes.
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As logins are rotated out of production, a wall message will be issued as a reminder that an interrupt is pending. h2ologin1 has already been serviced.
h2ologin2 access restricted 11/02/2020 10AM
Reboot and return to service 11/03/2020 10AM
h2ologin3 access restricted 11/02/2020 10AM
Reboot and return to service 11/03/2020 10AM
h2ologin4 access restricted...
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Created by: jenos 2020-06-11 12:12:35 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices|softwareupdate)
Blue Waters Partners:
Summary:
- Globus command line interface issue is resolved.
- Shifter software upgrade on 6/18/2020
- Reminder: Portal dynamic data interruption on 6/12/2020
- The Globus issue experienced when using the command line interface provided by bwpy/2.0.2 has been resolved without a need for any local updates, as changes performed by Globus outside of Blue Waters resolved the issue.
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On Thursday, June 18, 2020, we will be updating Shifter module from version 16.08.3 to 18.03.4. The new version will provide a number of stability improvements and enables local user images. When complete, the "shifter" GRES specification will remain valid, but shifter16 will be disabled.
Documentation will be updated at that point to reflect the changes.
https://bluewaters.ncsa.illinois.edu/shifter
Shifter jobs that are already running at that time are unlikely to encounter issues, but it is possible in some circumstances. If this happens, you can resubmit the job using the "shifter" GRES as documentation will reflect once the change is performed.
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A reminder that on Friday June 12 at 2 PM CT, maintenance will be performed on a backend database supporting dynamic system information presented in the Blue Waters portal. The hardware maintenance should complete in less than an hour. During this timeframe, updated dynamic data regarding Blue Waters system status may not be available. The Blue Waters system is expected to continue to operate normally during this maintenance.
Please notify help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu with any questions.
-Blue Waters project
Read LessBlue Waters Partners:
Summary:
Globus command line interface issue is resolved.
Shifter software upgrade on 6/18/2020
Reminder: Portal dynamic data interruption on 6/12/2020
The Globus issue experienced when using the command line interface provided by bwpy/2.0.2 has been resolved without a need for any local updates, as changes performed by...
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Created by: mshow 2020-06-09 15:08:42 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices)
Blue Waters users-
On Friday June 12 startnig at 2 PM central, maintenance will be performed on a backend database supporting dynamic system information presented in the Blue Waters portal. The hardware maintenance should complete in less than an hour. During this timeframe, updated dynamic data regarding Blue Waters system status may not be available. The Blue Waters system is expected to continue to operate normally during this maintenance.
Questions may be sent to help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu.
Thank you for your patience.
Blue Waters Admins
Read LessBlue Waters users-
On Friday June 12 startnig at 2 PM central, maintenance will be performed on a backend database supporting dynamic system information presented in the Blue Waters portal. The hardware maintenance should complete in less than an hour. During this timeframe, updated dynamic data regarding Blue Waters system status may...
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Created by: jenos 2020-05-01 16:02:55 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
Blue Waters users-
For the duration spanning May 5 through May 6, maintenance will be performed on a backend database supporting dynamic system information presented in the Blue Waters portal. During this timeframe, updated dynamic data regarding Blue Waters system status may not be available. The Blue Waters system is expected to continue to operate normally during this maintenance.
Questions may be sent to help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu.
Thank you for your patience.
Blue Waters Admins
Read LessBlue Waters users-
For the duration spanning May 5 through May 6, maintenance will be performed on a backend database supporting dynamic system information presented in the Blue Waters portal. During this timeframe, updated dynamic data regarding Blue Waters system status may not be available. The Blue Waters system is expected...
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Created by: bbode 2020-03-18 08:32:01 (Channels: mandatory)
Valued partners and collaborators,
NCSA is doing our part to protect the health and wellbeing of our employees and the community. Therefore, we have taken the necessary steps to help minimize the risk of infection, including transitioning our staff to working remotely. These measures are to protect our team and to practice the social distancing advised by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Despite these extraordinary circumstances, NCSA and the National Petascale Computing Facility (NPCF) remain fully operational and will continue to provide resources, services, and research support to our partners. We will adhere to our standard interaction methods, maintenance practices, and schedules. Furthermore, we will continue to monitor and adjust operations so NPCF’s full capabilities remain available. Please contact us for support using the established contacts and channels for your resource needs.
NCSA will follow the remote-work protocol mandated by the University of Illinois until the restrictions are lifted. In the event there is a significant change that affects our ability to provide services, we will be sure to inform our partners.
We are grateful for your understanding, support, and continued scientific partnership during these unprecedented times.
Please contact help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu with questions or concerns.
William Gropp
Director and Chief Scientist, NCSA
Thomas M. Siebel Chair in Computer Science
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Read LessValued partners and collaborators,
NCSA is doing our part to protect the health and wellbeing of our employees and the community. Therefore, we have taken the necessary steps to help minimize the risk of infection, including transitioning our staff to working remotely. These measures are to protect our team and to...
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Created by: bbode 2020-03-02 09:28:06 (Channels: mandatory|scheduledoutages)
Hello Blue Waters Partners,
The Blue Waters nearline (tape) subsystem will be permanently shutdown March 31, 2020. This is a hard deadline with no extension possible as NCSA is contractually obligated to remove the controlling software and metadata following the shutdown since we will no longer have the right to use that software. If your team has data on Nearline that you wish to keep, this is your last opportunity to retrieve that data!
Projects that expired in December 2019 are also approaching the end of the 90-day grace period for online data. If you have such a project, the precise end of the grace period is included in emails you will receive specifically for that project. Once the grace period expires, the Lustre /projects/ project space will be removed and accounts (including respective home directories) that are not members of a different, active, project will be removed from the system. Short grace period extensions are possible with a well-justified request made via help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu by the principle investigator for the project.
For data transfer questions with Globus Online please see https://bluewaters.ncsa.illinois.edu/data-transfer-doc.
For transfers to your academic Google Drive or to an AWS S3 object see https://bluewaters.ncsa.illinois.edu/data-transfer-doc#googledrive and https://bluewaters.ncsa.illinois.edu/data-transfer-doc#aws respectively.
The Blue Waters team
Read LessHello Blue Waters Partners,
The Blue Waters nearline (tape) subsystem will be permanently shutdown March 31, 2020. This is a hard deadline with no extension possible as NCSA is contractually obligated to remove the controlling software and metadata following the shutdown since we will no longer have the right...
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Created by: bbode 2020-01-28 10:09:30 (Channels: mandatory)
Hello Blue Waters Partners,
This is a reminder that the Blue Waters nearline (tape) system will be permanantly shutdown and dismantled on 4/1/2020 (no extension is possible). A rush on data retrieval is expected as the end of nearline service approaches which will be limited by the retrieval throughput of nearline. Thus, if you have data on nearline that you wish to keep you must transfer it to other storage ASAP.
All projects that expired on 12/19/2019 are currently in their 90 day grace period. At the end of that grace period, those projects will be deactivated. As part of that process, any accounts that no longer are part of an active project will also be closed and data associated with those accounts removed. If your project/account is expired please ensure any data that you want keep is transferred to other storage off of Blue Waters ASAP.
Please mail help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu with questions, problems, or anticipated problems.
The Blue Waters Team
Read LessHello Blue Waters Partners,
This is a reminder that the Blue Waters nearline (tape) system will be permanantly shutdown and dismantled on 4/1/2020 (no extension is possible). A rush on data retrieval is expected as the end of nearline service approaches which will be limited by the retrieval throughput...
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Created by: mshow 2019-12-22 23:32:00 (Channels: mandatory|unscheduledoutages)
After a full system reboot and checkout, the system hs been retrned to full service operations
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Created by: jenos 2019-12-19 19:03:08 (Channels: mandatory|systemnotices|general|policychange)
Hello Blue Waters partners,
Today marks the conclusion of regular NSF Blue Waters operations and allocations. Allocations ending today will be granted the normal 90 day grace period to transfer data off Blue Waters storage systems. After today, jobs remaining in the queue will be permitted to run but job submission will be disabled for expired projects.
As Blue Waters transitions to support changing workflow needs for the NGA phase of operations, several policies and processes will be adjusted. Though they are detailed in the summary page linked below, additional notices will be issued near key timeframes.
Transition summary: https://bluewaters.ncsa.illinois.edu/transition
If you have questions about any changes, please submit a service request as normal to help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu, but keep in mind that the upcoming holiday period may not have typical business hour response.
As a final note, the Blue Waters staff has thoroughly enjoyed the challenges, innovations, enthusiasm, and breakthrough science experienced over the last seven years with everyone involved. Best of luck in the next stage of your research!
Read LessHello Blue Waters partners,
Today marks the conclusion of regular NSF Blue Waters operations and allocations. Allocations ending today will be granted the normal 90 day grace period to transfer data off Blue Waters storage systems. After today, jobs remaining in the queue will be permitted to run but job submission...
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Created by: kingda 2019-10-01 20:46:38 (Channels: scheduledoutages|unscheduledoutages|systemnotices)
Blue Waters returned to service at 8:45PM following today's scheduler maintenance.
Please email help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu to report any issues.
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Created by: jenos 2019-10-01 16:54:57 (Channels: scheduledoutages|unscheduledoutages|systemnotices)
Update: This testing period will be extended to 8PM due to unanticipated system-related delays.
A scheduled systems testing period will take place on Tuesday, October 1st from 7AM to 5PM 8PM Central, necessitating a shutdown of the job scheduler. Compute nodes will not be available during the test period. Login nodes and file systems will remain accessible.
Read LessUpdate: This testing period will be extended to 8PM due to unanticipated system-related delays.
A scheduled systems testing period will take place on Tuesday, October 1st from 7AM to 5PM 8PM Central, necessitating a shutdown of the job scheduler. Compute nodes will not be available during the test period. Login nodes and file...
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Created by: kingda 2019-09-30 16:44:24 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices)
A scheduled systems testing period will take place on Tuesday, October 1st from 7AM to 5PM Central, necessitating a shutdown of the job scheduler. Compute nodes will not be available during the test period. Login nodes and file systems will remain accessible.
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Created by: kingda 2019-09-23 20:36:26 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices)
A scheduled systems testing period will take place on Tuesday, October 1st from 7AM to 5PM Central, necessitating a shutdown of the job scheduler. Compute nodes will not be available during the test period. Login nodes and file systems will remain accessible.
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Created by: kingda 2019-09-12 16:28:51 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices)
Blue Waters returned to service at 4:00PM following today's scheduler maintenance.
Please email help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu to report any issues.
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Created by: gbauer 2019-09-12 09:51:55 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices)
A scheduled systems testing period will take place on Thursday, September 12th from 10AM to 5PM Central, necessitating a shutdown of the job scheduler. Compute nodes will not be available during the test period. Login nodes and file systems will remain accessible.
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Created by: jenos 2019-07-17 12:05:02 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
Blue Waters will suspend job operations during a brief (4 hour) period on Friday, 7/19, from 14:00-18:00 CT. The system is expected to remain up and available during that period, but there will be a temporarily increased potential for an unexpected facility-related interrupt. This action is to minimize any risk to running jobs as a precautionary measure.
Thank you.
Read LessBlue Waters will suspend job operations during a brief (4 hour) period on Friday, 7/19, from 14:00-18:00 CT. The system is expected to remain up and available during that period, but there will be a temporarily increased potential for an unexpected facility-related interrupt. This action is to minimize any risk to...
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Created by: tbouvet 2019-06-24 06:07:40 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices)
The NPCF facility power maintenance is complete and Blue Waters has returned to service at 06:00 hours.
Please email help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu to report any issues.
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Created by: tbouvet 2019-06-24 05:18:12 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices)
The scheduled maintenance has been extended until June 24th 6AM due to technical difficulties. We apologize for the delay in Return to Service.
Availability details:
| Subsystem / Services |
Projected Interruption Duration |
| Compute |
June 23 05:00 - June 24 06:00 |
| Login / Filesystem |
June 23 05:00 - June 24 06:00 |
| Scheduler |
June 23 05:00 - June 24 06:00 |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#BlueWaters) |
June 23 05:00 - June 24 05:00 |
| Globus nearline endpoint (ncsa#Nearline) |
June 23 05:00 - June 24 05:00 |
The Blue Waters blog will be updated with any status changes. Send any questions or concerns to help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu.
Read LessThe scheduled maintenance has been extended until June 24th 6AM due to technical difficulties. We apologize for the delay in Return to Service.
Availability details:
Subsystem / Services
Projected Interruption Duration
Compute
June 23 05:00 - June 24 06:00
Login / Filesystem
June 23 05:00 - June 24 06:00
Scheduler
June 23 05:00 - June 24...
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Created by: tbouvet 2019-06-22 14:39:23 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices)
Reminder of Maintenance,
On Sunday June 23, electrical maintenance is scheduled to take place at the NPCF Building which hosts Blue Waters. Therefore, beginning at 05:00 CT, all Blue Waters subsystems will be unavailable. The outage is expected to last until 03:00 the following morning, June 24.
During this interruption, Blue Waters and its subsystems will also receive several accumulated software updates, and minor hardware repairs. It's possible that certain subsystems may return to service ahead of schedule, but the current estimated availability is as follows:
Availability details:
| Subsystem / Services |
Projected Interruption Duration |
| Compute |
June 23 05:00 - June 24 03:00 |
| Login / Filesystem |
June 23 05:00 - June 24 03:00 |
| Scheduler |
June 23 05:00 - June 24 03:00 |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#BlueWaters) |
June 23 05:00 - June 24 03:00 |
| Globus nearline endpoint (ncsa#Nearline) |
June 23 05:00 - June 24 03:00 |
The Blue Waters blog will be updated with any status changes. Send any questions or concerns to help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu.
Read LessReminder of Maintenance,
On Sunday June 23, electrical maintenance is scheduled to take place at the NPCF Building which hosts Blue Waters. Therefore, beginning at 05:00 CT, all Blue Waters subsystems will be unavailable. The outage is expected to last until 03:00 the following morning, June 24.
During this interruption, Blue Waters and...
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Created by: jenos 2019-06-17 12:10:59 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
On Sunday June 23, electrical maintenance is scheduled to take place at the NPCF which hosts Blue Waters. Therefore, beginning at 05:00 CT, all Blue Waters subsystems will be unavailable. The outage is expected to last until 03:00 the following morning, June 24.
During this interruption, Blue Waters and its subsystems will also receive several accumulated software updates, and minor hardware repairs. It's possible that certain subsystems may return to service ahead of schedule, but the current estimated availability is as follows:
Availability details:
| Subsystem / Services |
Projected Interruption Duration |
| Compute |
June 23 05:00 - June 24 03:00 |
| Login / Filesystem |
June 23 05:00 - June 24 03:00 |
| Scheduler |
June 23 05:00 - June 24 03:00 |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#BlueWaters) |
June 23 05:00 - June 24 03:00 |
| Globus nearline endpoint (ncsa#Nearline) |
June 23 05:00 - June 24 03:00 |
The Blue Waters blog will be updated with any status changes. Send any questions or concerns to help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu.
Read LessOn Sunday June 23, electrical maintenance is scheduled to take place at the NPCF which hosts Blue Waters. Therefore, beginning at 05:00 CT, all Blue Waters subsystems will be unavailable. The outage is expected to last until 03:00 the following morning, June 24.
During this interruption, Blue Waters and its subsystems will...
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Created by: glasgow 2019-04-22 15:04:14 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices)
One of Nearline's four tape libraries will undergo maintenance to correct power control problems. This library system will be unavailable for four hours while the work is conducted. Files stored in the library will be unavailable for staging during that time. Retrieval jobs from Globus will wait for the files to become available again and continue. No user intervention is necessary.
Time of outage 0800-1200hrs, Friday, April 26, 2019.
Read LessOne of Nearline's four tape libraries will undergo maintenance to correct power control problems. This library system will be unavailable for four hours while the work is conducted. Files stored in the library will be unavailable for staging during that time. Retrieval jobs from Globus will wait for the files...
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Created by: mshow 2019-02-24 03:41:58 (Channels: mandatory|unscheduledoutages|systemnotices)
The high-speed network issue on Blue Waters was resolved and the system returned to normal operations at 3:30 AM CT.
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Created by: jenos 2019-02-07 21:51:57 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
The Blue Waters Near-line storage system hardware and software upgrade process has completed successfully as of 5:30pm Feb 7. Please report any issues to help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu .
Availability details:
| Subsystem / Services |
Projected Interruption Duration |
| Compute |
No interrupt |
| Login / Filesystem |
No interrupt |
| Scheduler |
No interrupt |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#BlueWaters) |
No interrupt |
| Globus nearline endpoint (ncsa#Nearline) |
Feb 7 5am - 5:30pm (completed) |
Read LessThe Blue Waters Near-line storage system hardware and software upgrade process has completed successfully as of 5:30pm Feb 7. Please report any issues to help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu .
Availability details:
Subsystem / Services
Projected Interruption Duration
Compute
No interrupt
Login / Filesystem
No interrupt
Scheduler
No interrupt
Globus online endpoint (ncsa#BlueWaters)
No interrupt
Globus nearline endpoint (ncsa#Nearline)
Feb 7 5am...
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Created by: jenos 2019-01-25 17:09:55 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
Maintenance for the Blue Waters Nearline storage system has been rescheduled after passing regression tests: it will undergo maintenance starting on Thursday, February 7th, possibly extending through February 8th. The system will be undergoing a significant software and hardware update that is expected to enhance performance and function. All other Blue Waters subsystems, as summarized below, will remain operational and uninterrupted. Another notification will be issued as the date approaches. It is expected to return to service earlier than the projected two-day extent, but we advise to plan for the two-day outage just in case. It is also advised to plan ahead for needed transfers, so do not wait until right before the maintenance window to initiate them and maintain awareness of your online storage quota.
Availability details:
| Subsystem / Services |
Projected Interruption Duration |
| Compute |
No interrupt |
| Login / Filesystem |
No interrupt |
| Scheduler |
No interrupt |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#BlueWaters) |
No interrupt |
| Globus nearline endpoint (ncsa#Nearline) |
Feb 7 5am - Feb 8 11:59pm |
Read LessMaintenance for the Blue Waters Nearline storage system has been rescheduled after passing regression tests: it will undergo maintenance starting on Thursday, February 7th, possibly extending through February 8th. The system will be undergoing a significant software and hardware update that is expected to enhance performance and function. All other Blue Waters subsystems,...
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Created by: tbouvet 2019-01-12 13:09:15 (Channels: scheduledoutages|unscheduledoutages)
Blue Waters Users:
The reboot is complete and the system has returned to service.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Created by: jenos 2019-01-09 16:59:42 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
The Blue Waters Nearline storage system will undergo maintenance starting on Wednesday, January 23th, possibly extending a service outage through January 25th. The system will be undergoing a significant software and hardware update that is expected to enhance performance and function. All other Blue Waters subsystems, as summarized below, will remain operational and uninterrupted. Another notification will be issued as the date approaches. It is expected to return to service earlier than the projected three day extent, but we advise to plan for the three day outage just in case. It is also advised to plan ahead for needed transfers, so do not wait until right before the maintenance window to initiate them and maintain awareness of your online storage quota.
Note: This maintenance notice is unrelated to today's power outage event.
Availability details:
| Subsystem / Services |
Projected Interruption Duration |
| Compute |
No interrupt |
| Login / Filesystem |
No interrupt |
| Scheduler |
No interrupt |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#BlueWaters) |
No interrupt |
| Globus nearline endpoint (ncsa#Nearline) |
Jan 23 5am - Jan 25 11:59pm |
Read LessThe Blue Waters Nearline storage system will undergo maintenance starting on Wednesday, January 23th, possibly extending a service outage through January 25th. The system will be undergoing a significant software and hardware update that is expected to enhance performance and function. All other Blue Waters subsystems, as summarized below, will...
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Created by: jenos 2018-10-17 13:55:56 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
Blue Waters will undergo urgent maintenance on (DATE:Monday, October 15th), from (TIME: 8am until 7pm) in order to apply a security patch, as well as some other accumulated patches that have been awaiting a system interruption. The compute system will be unavailable for the entire duration; the login nodes may return earlier. Check the portal blog entry for updates. A maintenance reservation has been put in place during this timeframe.
Availability details:
| Subsystem / Services |
Projected Interruption Duration |
| Compute |
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| Login / Filesystem |
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| Scheduler |
exp(Oct 15 8am - 7pm) |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#BlueWaters) |
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| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#Nearline) |
exp(No Interruption) |
Read LessBlue Waters will undergo urgent maintenance on (DATE:Monday, October 15th), from (TIME: 8am until 7pm) in order to apply a security patch, as well as some other accumulated patches that have been awaiting a system interruption. The compute system will be unavailable for the entire duration; the login nodes may return earlier. Check the...
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Created by: jenos 2018-10-15 21:15:30 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
We are pleased to inform you that Blue Waters has been returned to service as of 8:50pm on Oct 15th.
Job queue backlog has been significantly lower than usual over the past week, resulting in reduced wait time for jobs to run in most cases. We recommend taking advantage of such times to get your workload submitted!
Patches have been applied to address an important security issue. The limit changes applied a week ago have been reverted.
Please email help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu if you encounter any issues.
Read LessWe are pleased to inform you that Blue Waters has been returned to service as of 8:50pm on Oct 15th.
Job queue backlog has been significantly lower than usual over the past week, resulting in reduced wait time for jobs to run in most cases. We recommend taking advantage of such...
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Created by: jenos 2018-10-15 20:29:46 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
< Delayed return to service from 7pm to 9pm >
Blue Waters will undergo urgent maintenance on Monday, October 15th, from 8am until 9pm in order to apply a security patch, as well as some other accumulated patches that have been awaiting a system interruption. The compute system will be unavailable for the entire duration; the login nodes may return earlier. Check the portal blog entry for updates. A maintenance reservation has been put in place during this timeframe.
Availability details:
| Subsystem / Services |
Projected Interruption Duration |
| Compute |
Oct 15 8am - 9pm |
| Login / Filesystem |
Oct 15 8am - 9pm |
| Scheduler |
Oct 15 8am - 9pm |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#BlueWaters) |
Oct 15 8am - 9pm |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#Nearline) |
No Interruption |
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Blue Waters will undergo urgent maintenance on Monday, October 15th, from 8am until 9pm in order to apply a security patch, as well as some other accumulated patches that have been awaiting a system interruption. The compute system will be unavailable for the entire...
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Created by: jenos 2018-10-14 08:40:08 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
Blue Waters will undergo urgent maintenance on Monday, October 15th, from 8am until 7pm in order to apply a security patch, as well as some other accumulated patches that have been awaiting a system interruption. The compute system will be unavailable for the entire duration; the login nodes may return earlier. Check the portal blog entry for updates. A maintenance reservation has been put in place during this timeframe.
Availability details:
| Subsystem / Services |
Projected Interruption Duration |
| Compute |
Oct 15 8am - 7pm |
| Login / Filesystem |
Oct 15 8am - 7pm |
| Scheduler |
Oct 15 8am - 7pm |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#BlueWaters) |
Oct 15 8am - 7pm |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#Nearline) |
No Interruption |
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Created by: gbauer 2018-07-16 19:43:38 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices|softwareupdate)
Blue Waters Users,
Blue Waters has been returned to service after a security update and programming environment update. CUDA 9.1 is now available as the default cudatoolkit but with gcc/4.9.3 remaining as the default GNU compiler. The default programming environment otherwise did not change to allow for an extended transition to the newer programming environment.
For a complete discussion of the changes to the Programming Environment please see the Programming Environment (PE) Changes portal page.
This is an extensive programming environment update and as such there will be issues we did not discover in advance. Please report issues to help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu.
-Blue Waters Project
A new Programming Environment was installed as a non-default and will be made default after a test period and subsequent announcement.
CUDA notes: XK nodes will receive CUDA update (and associated driver) to version 9.1. CUDA 7.5 will still be available as non-default. CUDA 7.5 binaries have tested successfully in the CUDA 9.1 environment, but it may be necessary to recompile. sm_20 and compute_20 are deprecated in any build or makefile setup. People should use sm_35 and/or compute_35 to best match our Kepler K20x GPUs.
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Blue Waters has been returned to service after a security update and programming environment update. CUDA 9.1 is now available as the default cudatoolkit but with gcc/4.9.3 remaining as the default GNU compiler. The default programming environment otherwise did not change to allow for an extended transition to...
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Created by: jenos 2018-07-13 11:57:54 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices|softwareupdate)
Blue Waters Users,
Please note the following scheduled maintenance update:
The scheduled maintenance for CUDA 9.1 deployment on Blue Waters has been expanded to a near full system service outage that will span 13 hours on Monday July 16th, from 9am to 10pm. This adjustment will eliminate the need for an additional scheduled maintenance period. To maximize availability, login nodes and filesystems will remain in service during the maintenance. The expanded activities include hardware maintenance, operating system software update roll ups, and some preventative maintenance to maximize future stability. Major changes are still the Programming Environment and CUDA 9.1 depoloyments originally planned.
A new Programming Environment will be installed as a non-default and will be made default after a test period and subsequent announcement.
CUDA notes: XK nodes will receive CUDA update (and associated driver) to version 9.1. CUDA 7.5 will still be available as non-default. CUDA 7.5 binaries have tested successfully in the CUDA 9.1 environment, but it may be necessary to recompile. sm_20 and compute_20 are deprecated in any build or makefile setup. People should use sm_35 and/or compute_35 to best match our Kepler K20x GPUs.
Interim updates will be posted on the Blue Waters System News
Please plan accordingly.
Availability details:
| Subsystem / Services |
Projected Duration |
Availability |
| Compute |
9am - 10pm |
Unavailable |
| Login / Filesystem |
|
Available |
| Scheduler |
9am - 10pm |
Unavailable |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#BlueWaters) |
9am - 10pm |
Unavailable |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#Nearline) |
9am to 12pm
(3 hours) |
Unavailable |
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Please note the following scheduled maintenance update:
The scheduled maintenance for CUDA 9.1 deployment on Blue Waters has been expanded to a near full system service outage that will span 13 hours on Monday July 16th, from 9am to 10pm. This adjustment will eliminate the need for an additional...
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Created by: kingda 2018-07-09 09:08:10 (Channels: scheduledoutages|systemnotices|softwareupdate)
Blue Waters Users,
Blue Waters XK compute resource and HPSS ncsa#Nearline resource will be undergoing maintenance Monday (July 16th) morning beginning at 9 AM. The XK compute nodes are anticipated to be unavailable for up to 3 hours. The login nodes and XE compute resource will remain in service.
A new Programming Environment will be installed as a non-default and will be made default after a test period and subsequent announcement.
CUDA notes: XK nodes will receive CUDA update (and associated driver) to version 9.1. CUDA 7.5 will still be available as non-default. CUDA 7.5 binaries have tested successfully in the CUDA 9.1 environment, but it may be necessary to recompile. sm_20 and compute_20 are deprecated in any build or makefile setup. People should use sm_35 and/or compute_35 to best match our Kepler K20x GPUs.
Interim updates will be posted on the Blue Waters System News
Please plan accordingly.
Availability details:
| Subsystem / Services |
Projected Duration |
Availability |
| XK Compute |
9am to 12pm
(3 hours) |
XK Unavailable
|
| XE Compute |
|
Available |
| Login / Filesystem |
|
Available |
| Scheduler |
|
Available |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#BlueWaters) |
|
Available |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#Nearline) |
9am to 12pm
(3 hours) |
Unavailable |
Read LessBlue Waters Users,
Blue Waters XK compute resource and HPSS ncsa#Nearline resource will be undergoing maintenance Monday (July 16th) morning beginning at 9 AM. The XK compute nodes are anticipated to be unavailable for up to 3 hours. The login nodes and XE compute resource will remain in service.
A new Programming Environment will be installed...
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Created by: mshow 2018-06-12 10:23:37 (Channels: mandatory|unscheduledoutages|systemnotices)
Blue Waters has returned to full service after recovery from a power event.
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Created by: mshow 2018-06-12 04:56:14 (Channels: mandatory|unscheduledoutages|systemnotices)
Thunderstorms have resulted in a power interruption of the BlueWaters System. This outage imacts both the compute nodes and all filesystems. Therefore, a full reboot will be necessary.Return to service is estimated to be approximately 10 am Centeral time.
BW Admin
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Created by: tbouvet 2018-02-27 02:54:45 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
The maintenance was a success and Blue Waters was returned to service February 27 at 1:35AM, with ncsa#Nearline endpoint (HPSS) returned earlier February 26 at 10PM.
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Created by: tbouvet 2018-02-25 21:21:26 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
Reminder of upcoming maintenance:
Blue Waters will be unavailable during scheduled maintenance Monday (February 26th) beginning at 6 AM for a duration of 24hrs. All Blue Waters resources will be unavailable including the Globus Online endpoints and login nodes. Interim updates will be posted on the Blue Waters Message of the Day: https://bluewaters.ncsa.illinois.edu/motd
Please plan accordingly as Blue Waters will be unavailable for up to 24hrs.
Availability details:
| Subsystem / Services |
Projected Duration |
Availability |
| Compute |
Feb 26 6am for 24hrs |
Unavailable |
| Login / Filesystem |
Feb 26 6am for 24hrs |
Unavailable |
| Scheduler |
Feb 26 6am for 24hrs |
Unavailable |
| Globus Online endpoint (ncsa#BlueWaters) |
Feb 26 6am for 24hrs |
Unavailable |
| Globus Online endpoint (ncsa#Nearline) |
Feb 26 6am for 24hrs |
Unavailable |
Read LessReminder of upcoming maintenance:
Blue Waters will be unavailable during scheduled maintenance Monday (February 26th) beginning at 6 AM for a duration of 24hrs. All Blue Waters resources will be unavailable including the Globus Online endpoints and login nodes. Interim updates will be posted on the Blue Waters Message of the...
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Created by: tbouvet 2018-02-18 14:45:11 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
Corrected month in body of email below. Outage will be February 26, 2018.
Blue Waters will be unavailable during scheduled maintenance Monday (February 26th) beginning at 6 AM for a duration of 24hrs. All Blue Waters resources will be unavailable including the Globus Online endpoints and login nodes. Interim updates will be posted on the Blue Waters Message of the Day: https://bluewaters.ncsa.illinois.edu/motd
Please plan accordingly as Blue Waters will be unavailable for up to 24hrs.
Availability details:
| Subsystem / Services |
Projected Duration |
Availability |
| Compute |
Feb 26 6am for 24hrs |
Unavailable |
| Login / Filesystem |
Feb 26 6am for 24hrs |
Unavailable |
| Scheduler |
Feb 26 6am for 24hrs |
Unavailable |
| Globus Online endpoint (ncsa#BlueWaters) |
Feb 26 6am for 24hrs |
Unavailable |
| Globus Online endpoint (ncsa#Nearline) |
Feb 26 6am for 24hrs |
Unavailable |
Read LessCorrected month in body of email below. Outage will be February 26, 2018.
Blue Waters will be unavailable during scheduled maintenance Monday (February 26th) beginning at 6 AM for a duration of 24hrs. All Blue Waters resources will be unavailable including the Globus Online endpoints and login nodes. Interim updates will...
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Created by: hwleong 2018-01-22 13:28:29 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
The compute nodes maintenance was a success and Blue Waters has returned to full service at 1:05PM today. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Please kindly report any issue to help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu.
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Created by: kingda 2018-01-19 15:42:06 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
Blue Waters Users,
Blue Waters compute hardware will be undergoing maintenance Monday (Jan 22th) morning beginning at 7 AM. The compute nodes are anticipated to be unavailable for up to 8 hours. The login nodes and data transfer nodes will remain in service. Interim updates will be posted on the Blue Waters Message of the Day: https://bluewaters.ncsa.illinois.edu/motd
Please plan accordingly. Blue Waters will be accessible via login nodes and Globus online endpoints.
Availability details:
| Subsystem / Services |
Projected Duration |
Availability |
| Compute |
7am to 3pm (8 hours) |
Unavailable |
| Login / Filesystem |
|
Available |
| Scheduler |
|
Available |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#BlueWaters) |
|
Available |
| Globus online endpoint (ncsa#Nearline) |
|
Available |
Read LessBlue Waters Users,
Blue Waters compute hardware will be undergoing maintenance Monday (Jan 22th) morning beginning at 7 AM. The compute nodes are anticipated to be unavailable for up to 8 hours. The login nodes and data transfer nodes will remain in service. Interim updates will be posted on the Blue Waters Message of...
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Created by: gbauer 2017-12-09 21:07:24 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
Globus service resumed at 2PM Central time today. The Blue Waters endpoints ncsa#BlueWaters and ncsa#Nearline are again accessible via Globus Online. Transfers initiated prior to the service outage have resumed. Blue Waters compute and login services were unaffected by the Globus outage.
Please report any issues to help+bw@ncsa.illinois.edu.
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Created by: gbauer 2017-12-04 15:34:21 (Channels: scheduledoutages)
Blue Waters Users,
We will take advantage of the scheduled Globus outage (Saturday, December 9th from 10am to 2pm) to perform maintenance on the Blue Waters Nearline system. The Nearline maintenance is expected to conclude by 4pm. Blue Waters login and compute systems will be unaffected.
You should have received an email from Globus.org regarding an upcoming Globus outage. This globus-wide outage will impact access to endpoints ncsa#BlueWaters and ncsa#Nearline.
Please be advised that the Globus service will be unavailable on Saturday, December 9, 2017, between 10:00am and 2:00pm CST while we conduct scheduled upgrades. Active file transfers will be suspended during this time and they will resume when the Globus service is restored. Users trying to access the service at globus.org (or on your institution's branded Globus website) will see a maintenance page until the service is restored.
Please plan accordingly. Blue Waters will be accessible via login nodes and jobs will continue to run during this time.
Updates will be posted to Blue Waters system blog as we learn them from Globus.org.
See https://www.globus.org/blog/scheduled-downtime-december-9-2017 for details from Globus.org.
Availability details:
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Subsystem / Services |
Projected Duration |
Availability |
|
Compute |
|
Available |
|
Login / Filesystem |
|
Available |
|
Scheduler |
|
Available |
|
Globus online endpoint (ncsa#BlueWaters) |
Dec 9 10am - 2pm |
Unavailable |
|
Globus online endpoint (ncsa#Nearline) |
Dec 9 10am - 4pm |
Unavailable |
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Blue Waters Users,
We will take advantage of the scheduled Globus outage (Saturday, December 9th from 10am to 2pm) to perform maintenance on the Blue...
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