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High Performance Computing on Frontera Training Series - October 2020
Posted by Jason Allison on Aug 20, 2020 9:33:47 AM
This October, TACC is offering training on High Performance Computing (HPC) and parallel programming for Frontera on three separate days. During the first day (10/15) we focus on parallel programming with OpenMP. We provide an introduction to OpenMP in the morning and delve into advanced topics in...
Updated on Sep 23, 2020 1:19:25 PM
Registration for these three training sessions is now open. Space availability is limited and these courses are in high demand, so please make an attempt to register as soon as possible.
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Lonestar5 Maintenance Tuesday 15 September 2020
Posted by Mark Brueschke on Aug 31, 2020 1:07:59 PM
Updated on Sep 15, 2020 2:49:52 PM
Lonestar5 is back in production and the queues are open
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TACC Network Maintenance Sunday 13 September 2020
Posted by Mark Brueschke on Aug 31, 2020 11:10:31 AM
Access to all TACC systems will be unavailable on Sunday, 13 September 2020 from 10:00 AM CDT until 4:00 PM CDT. This is to allow for upgrades to the TACC core network hardware. Jobs will continue to run, but users will have no access to TACC services and systems until the upgrade is complete....
Updated on Sep 13, 2020 12:45:12 PM
As of Sunday, 13 Sept 2020 at 12:45 PM (CDT) the network maintenance is complete and services should be available
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/work Filesystem Status Thursday 10 September 2020
Posted by Matthew Edeker on Sep 10, 2020 2:21:55 PM
The /work filesystem is currently unavailable due to a failed switch, TACC staff are working to replace the switch and restore access to the filesystem.
Updated on Sep 10, 2020 2:52:11 PM
The /work filesystem switch has been repaired and /work is available now on all systems.
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The /work filesystem is currently unavailable due to a failed switch, TACC staff are working to replace the switch and restore access to the filesystem.
TACC Symposium for Texas Researchers 17-18 September, 2020
Posted by Jason Allison on Aug 31, 2020 12:34:35 PM
Last chance to register (deadline Sep 4) for the TACC Symposium for Texas Researchers (TACCSTER) being held on September 17-18, 2020 virtually over Zoom and Slack. TACCSTER is a meeting of scientists, engineers, and scholars from across the state who use and would like to use the Texas Advanced...
Last chance to register (deadline Sep 4) for the TACC Symposium for Texas Researchers (TACCSTER) being held on September 17-18, 2020 virtually over Zoom and Slack.
TACCSTER is a meeting of scientists, engineers, and scholars from across the state who use and would like to use the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) to advance their research goals. Researchers from across the country are welcome to attend. This meeting will be an opportunity for you to:
- Showcase your ongoing research involving TACC resources
- Learn new and useful computing skills from a variety of tutorials
- Network with other TACC users/researchers
- Hear information about the latest TACC systems and services
To register and for more information please visit: https://www.tacc.utexas.edu/taccster
Please contact taccster@tacc.utexas.edu if you have any questions.
Lonestar5 Status 29 August 2020
Posted by David Littrell on Aug 29, 2020 10:17:31 PM
Administrators have addressed degraded job submission performance. Users may have experienced failures when attempting to submit jobs today, beginning around 8:30 AM. Queues were back in full production as of 5:30 PM CST.
Administrators have addressed degraded job submission performance. Users may have experienced failures when attempting to submit jobs today, beginning around 8:30 AM. Queues were back in full production as of 5:30 PM CST.
Lonestar5 System Maintenance 25 August 2020
Posted by Mark Brueschke on Aug 11, 2020 11:40:35 AM
Updated on Aug 26, 2020 12:12:02 AM
Lonestar5 maintenance is complete, the system has been returned to production and the queues have been reopened.
Updated on Aug 25, 2020 5:21:27 PM
Lonestar5 maintenance has been extended. It will be returned to production as soon as possible.
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TACC Authentication Issues Monday 20 July 2020
Posted by Mark Brueschke on Jul 20, 2020 11:39:12 AM
Updated on Jul 20, 2020 10:09:26 PM
SMS multi-factor authentication has been restored.
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TACC Authentication Issues Sunday 19 July 2020
Posted by Mark Brueschke on Jul 19, 2020 3:25:11 PM
We are currently experiencing an issue with authentication to TACC systems following the network maintenance, as of 3:15 PM (CDT) MFA and VPN are offline and work continues to restore those services.
Updated on Jul 19, 2020 10:15:25 PM
Login and MFA issues have been resolved.
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We are currently experiencing an issue with authentication to TACC systems following the network maintenance, as of 3:15 PM (CDT) MFA and VPN are offline and work continues to restore those services.
TACC Network Maintenance Sunday 19 July 2020
Posted by Dean Nobles on Jul 9, 2020 11:09:40 AM
Access to all TACC systems will be unavailable on Sunday 19 Jul 2020 from 10:00 AM CDT until 4:00 PM CDT. This is to allow for upgrades to the TACC core network hardware. Jobs will continue to run, but users will have no access to TACC services and systems until the upgrade is complete. Please...
Updated on Jul 19, 2020 1:50:30 PM
As of Sunday, 19 Jul 2020 at 1:45 PM (CDT) the network maintenance is complete and services should be available.
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Lonestar5 Unexpected Outage Monday 13 July 2020
Posted by Mark Brueschke on Jul 13, 2020 7:09:49 PM
Lonestar 5 has had a failure of core components and is offline. Admins are working to identify the issue and bring the system back online.
Updated on Jul 14, 2020 7:56:24 PM
Lonestar5 has returned to production and the queues and login nodes have been reopened. Please contact us if there are any issues related to performance on specific nodes or services unavailable.
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Lonestar 5 has had a failure of core components and is offline. Admins are working to identify the issue and bring the system back online.
Lonestar5 System Maintenance Tuesday 7 July 2020
Posted by Mark Brueschke on Jun 23, 2020 10:34:54 AM
Updated on Jul 7, 2020 1:05:18 PM
Lonestar5 is back in full production mode as of 1:00 PM CDT on Tuesday, 7 July 2020.
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TACC User Portal Status Friday 26 June 2020
Posted by Matthew Edeker on Jun 26, 2020 4:23:08 PM
We are currently experiencing an issue regarding user responses to tickets via the TACC User Portal. If you have replied to a ticket via the TUP in the last week, we may not have seen your response. As such, those tickets have not received additional assistance. We are still working to resolve...
Updated on Jul 2, 2020 11:37:15 AM
The issue with ticket responses in the TACC User Portal has been resolved. You may now reply to tickets via the portal as normal.
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We are currently experiencing an issue regarding user responses to tickets via the TACC User Portal. If you have replied to a ticket via the TUP in the last week, we may not have seen your response. As such, those tickets have not received additional assistance.
We are still working to resolve the issue with the TUP and will provide an update once it is fixed.
In the meantime, please reply to your tickets via the email notification that you receive from the portal. All new tickets and all replies sent via email are reaching the ticketing system without issue.
This problem affects only the TACC User Portal and NOT the XSEDE User Portal.
Ticketing emergency maintenance Monday 29 June 2020
Posted by Mark Brueschke on Jun 29, 2020 12:20:06 PM
In order to address the ongoing issues with tickets in the TACC User Portal, the ticket system will be going offline for emergency maintenance at 1:00 PM CDT on Monday, 29 June 2020. You will be unable to submit or alter tickets at that time. We will update this post once the ticket system is back...
Updated on Jun 29, 2020 2:26:25 PM
Emergency maintenance has been completed on the TACC User Portal as of 2:20 PM CDT on Monday, 29 June 2020.
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In order to address the ongoing issues with tickets in the TACC User Portal, the ticket system will be going offline for emergency maintenance at 1:00 PM CDT on Monday, 29 June 2020. You will be unable to submit or alter tickets at that time. We will update this post once the ticket system is back online.
TACC Network Maintenance 21 June 2020 - CANCELLED
Posted by Dean Nobles on Jun 4, 2020 11:13:15 AM
Access to all TACC systems will be unavailable on 14 Jun 2020 from 10:00 AM CDT until 2:00 PM CDT. This is to allow for upgrades to the TACC core network hardware. Jobs will continue to run, but users will have no access to TACC services and systems until the upgrade is complete. Please submit any...
Updated on Jun 18, 2020 8:39:59 AM
Please note that the network maintenance for Sunday, June 21st has been cancelled for now. It will be re-scheduled at a later date.
Updated on Jun 11, 2020 9:36:40 AM
Please note; this network service interruption will occur on June 21, not June 14
Updated on Jun 4, 2020 11:35:40 AM
Please note; this network service interruption will occur on June 14, not June 13.
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TACC Network Maintenance 10 May 2020
Posted by Mark Brueschke on May 8, 2020 12:04:01 PM
Access to all TACC systems will be unavailable on 10 May 2020 from 10:00 AM CDT until 2:00 PM CDT. This is to allow for upgrades to the TACC core network hardware. Jobs will continue to run, but users will have no access to TACC services and systems until the upgrade is complete. Please submit any...
Updated on May 10, 2020 11:01:58 AM
The TACC network maintenance is now complete.