User News

Upcoming trainings: Containers @ TACC, Machine Learning, Institutes

Posted by Lauren Gant on Mar 23, 2023 12:55:27 PM

Containers @ TACC  Tuesday, April 4th, 1:00-4:00 PM CST  Virtual / Webinar  Software containers are an important common currency for portable and reproducible computing. Learn best practices on building, using, and sharing Docker and Singularity containers in this hands-on workshop. Also learn how...

Containers @ TACC 

Tuesday, April 4th, 1:00-4:00 PM CST 
Virtual / Webinar 
Software containers are an important common currency for portable and reproducible computing. Learn best practices on building, using, and sharing Docker and Singularity containers in this hands-on workshop. Also learn how to run those containers on TACC HPC systems, including MPI and GPU aware containers. 
Register for this free tutorial here: https://forms.gle/wCddMryQYcSxZn1V9 

Machine Learning @ TACC 
May 25th and 26th, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM CST 
Virtual / Webinar 
Over two days, we will walk through basics on how to start using computing clusters at TACC for machine learning and deep learning analysis, focusing on important concepts, methods and applications. 
Register for this free tutorial here: https://forms.gle/BKSHSFuN3MtgCjaMA 

Registration Opening Soon! Save-the-Dates for the TACC Institute Series: 
Our Institutes are in-person and on-site. Expect robust content, one-on-one interaction with instructors, networking opportunities, certificates of completion and breakfast tacos. 
 June 12-16: BootUp @ TACC* 
 June 26-30: Machine Learning Institute 
 July 10-14: Applied Parallel Programming Institute 
 July 10-14: Reproducible Science Institute 
 July 10-14: Scientific Visualization Institute 
 July 31-Aug 4: ReBoot @ TACC* 

*BootUp/Reboot is a dual boot camp focused on immersing you into the research life cycle, where you'll solve a computational scientific model, iteratively. Generate data, verify and validate the data, update the model, revisit the data... repeat until the model accurately predicts a real-life phenomenon. This is the research life cycle. Part training, part code-a-thon, part hackathon.

Lonestar6 Maintenance Tuesday 14 March 2023

Posted by Matthew Edeker on Feb 27, 2023 3:35:10 PM

Lonestar6 will not be available from 8 AM to 8 PM (CDT) on Tuesday, 14 March 2023. System maintenance, including the SCRATCH file system, will be performed during this time.


Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal. 

Updated on Mar 14, 2023 10:02:40 PM

Lonestar6 is back in production. 

Updated on Mar 14, 2023 7:25:15 PM

Lonestar6 maintenance will be extended until 9 pm CDT. 

Original Posting

Lonestar6 will not be available from 8 AM to 8 PM (CDT) on Tuesday, 14 March 2023. System maintenance, including the SCRATCH file system, will be performed during this time.


Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal. 

TACC Network Maintenance Sunday March 26 2023

Posted by Mark Brueschke on Mar 10, 2023 2:14:11 PM

TACC network infrastructure will not be available from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM (CDT) on Sunday, 26 March 2023. Network maintenance will be performed during this time.


Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.
 

TACC network infrastructure will not be available from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM (CDT) on Sunday, 26 March 2023. Network maintenance will be performed during this time.


Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.
 

Learning at TACC: Upcoming Trainings

Posted by Lauren Gant on Mar 8, 2023 12:47:56 PM

Containers @ TACC  Tuesday, April 4th, 1:00-4:00 PM CST  Virtual / Webinar  Software containers are an important common currency for portable and reproducible computing. Learn best practices on building, using, and sharing Docker and Singularity containers in this hands-on workshop. Also learn how...

Containers @ TACC 
Tuesday, April 4th, 1:00-4:00 PM CST 
Virtual / Webinar 
Software containers are an important common currency for portable and reproducible computing. Learn best practices on building, using, and sharing Docker and Singularity containers in this hands-on workshop. Also learn how to run those containers on TACC HPC systems, including MPI and GPU aware containers. 
Register for this free tutorial here: https://forms.gle/wCddMryQYcSxZn1V9

Machine Learning @ TACC 
May 25th and 26th, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM CST 
Virtual / Webinar 
Over two days, we will walk through basics on how to start using computing clusters at TACC for machine learning and deep learning analysis, focusing on important concepts, methods and applications. 
Register for this free tutorial here: https://forms.gle/BKSHSFuN3MtgCjaMA

Save-the-Dates for the TACC Institute Series (registration coming soon!): 
Our Institutes are in-person and on-site. Expect robust content, one-on-one interaction with instructors, networking opportunities, certificates of completion and breakfast tacos. 
June 12-16: BootUp @ TACC* 
June 26-30: Machine Learning Institute 
July 10-14: Applied Parallel Programming Institute 
July 10-14: Reproducible Science Institute 
July 10-14: Scientific Visualization Institute 
July 31-Aug 4: ReBoot @ TACC* 
*BootUp/Reboot is a dual boot camp focused on immersing you into the research life cycle, where you'll solve a computational scientific model, iteratively. Generate data, verify and validate the data, update the model, revisit the data... repeat until the model accurately predicts a real-life phenomenon. This is the research life cycle. Part training, part code-a-thon, part hackathon.

CBRS computational short courses starting next week!

Posted by Lauren Gant on Feb 22, 2023 10:00:35 AM

CBRS computational short courses starting next week!  Dear Colleagues,  The Center for Biomedical Research Support offers short courses in bioinformatics and biocomputing. We are pleased to announce the roster for the Spring 2023 semester.  Each course is for one morning and lasts from 3-4 hours. ...

CBRS computational short courses starting next week! 


Dear Colleagues, 

The Center for Biomedical Research Support offers short courses in bioinformatics and biocomputing. We are pleased to announce the roster for the Spring 2023 semester. 

Each course is for one morning and lasts from 3-4 hours. 
March 01-- Introduction to Python 
March 08-- Intermediate Python 
March 22-- Python for Data Science 
March 29-- Introduction to Tag Seq (3’ Targeted Sequencing) 
April 05-- Introduction to Single Cell Data Analysis 
May 03-- Introduction to UNIX 
May 10-- Intermediate UNIX 

To read the detailed short course descriptions and to register visit: https://research.utexas.edu/cbrs/classes/short-courses/spring-2023-semester/ 

Courses are $50 and can be paid via IDT with a UT account, or credit card. All courses will be taught in person on campus. 

Thank you for your interest! 

Center for Biomedical Research Support

Registration: C++ for C Programmers - Fridays March 3 & March 10, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST

Posted by Lauren Gant on Feb 17, 2023 12:27:14 PM

A new webpage for TACC learning opportunities is coming soon!  Upcoming Training (registration is via Google form):  C++ for C Programmers  Fridays March 3 & March 10, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST  In this tutorial, we will explore new mechanisms of C++, explain which mechanisms are no longer used, and...

A new webpage for TACC learning opportunities is coming soon! 


Upcoming Training (registration is via Google form): 

C++ for C Programmers 
Fridays March 3 & March 10, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST 

In this tutorial, we will explore new mechanisms of C++, explain which mechanisms are no longer used, and why. 
Day 1: A quick introduction to object-oriented programming for intermediate level C programmers. 
Day 2: Discusses various modern C++ mechanisms, for both C programmers and aspiring intermediate C++ programmers. 

Register here: https://forms.gle/1keUKF2sBMPQ3bYeA

Ranch Emergency Maintenance Saturday February 4th 2023

Posted by mark brueschke on Feb 3, 2023 1:40:29 PM

Ranch will be down on Saturday, February 4 2023 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (CST) for emergency system maintenance resulting from the recent power events in Austin, TX. We will be performing filesystem checks during this time.   Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal....

Updated on Feb 4, 2023 12:23:30 PM

Ranch is now back in production. 

Original Posting

Ranch will be down on Saturday, February 4 2023 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (CST) for emergency system maintenance resulting from the recent power events in Austin, TX. We will be performing filesystem checks during this time.  

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.

Register: OpenMP for C++, C++ for C Programmers

Posted by Lauren Gant on Feb 3, 2023 12:02:35 PM

A new webpage for TACC learning opportunities is coming soon!  Upcoming Spring Trainings (registration is via Google form):  Next Friday: OpenMP for C++ Friday 02/10/23, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST  C++ programmers have always been able to the C interface to OpenMP. In this tutorial we will discuss a...

A new webpage for TACC learning opportunities is coming soon! 


Upcoming Spring Trainings (registration is via Google form): 

Next Friday: OpenMP for C++
Friday 02/10/23, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST 
C++ programmers have always been able to the C interface to OpenMP. In this tutorial we will discuss a number of ways that the power of C++ makes expressing algorithms in OpenMP more elegant. We will discuss: 
- range based loops and custom iterators; 
- user-defined reductions, with such applications as binning and filtering; 
- a variety of smaller topics. 
Register here: https://forms.gle/2UyiUuESQjzCyNi68 

C++ for C Programmers
Fridays March 3 & March 10, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST 
In this tutorial, we will explore new mechanisms of C++, explain which mechanisms are no longer used, and why. 
Day 1: A quick introduction to object-oriented programming for intermediate level C programmers. 
Day 2: Discusses various modern C++ mechanisms, for both C programmers and aspiring intermediate C++ programmers. 
Register here: https://forms.gle/gHCQyowqETNE5vRJ7 Save-the-Dates for the TACC 

Frontera Emergency Maintenance February 1 2023

Posted by Mark Brueschke on Feb 1, 2023 4:38:27 PM

Due to power issues from the ice storm, Frontera will be unavailable until power is restored and stable.

We will post an update once full service is restored.

Updated on Feb 2, 2023 4:42:39 PM

The power situation in Austin has stabilized some, but about 30% of the city is without power still.   For now, we've opened up the development, small, nvdimm and rtx queues along with half of the normal compute nodes.  We anticipate restoring the other half of the compute nodes once the power grid in Austin has improved, hopefully some time tomorrow.


Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.

Original Posting

Due to power issues from the ice storm, Frontera will be unavailable until power is restored and stable.

We will post an update once full service is restored.

Learn at TACC: Spring Trainings & Save-the-dates for Summer Institutes

Posted by Lauren Gant on Feb 1, 2023 12:30:21 PM

A new webpage for TACC learning opportunities is coming soon!  Upcoming Spring Trainings (registration is via Google form):  OpenMP for C++, Friday 02/10/23, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST  C++ programmers have always been able to the C interface to OpenMP. In this tutorial we will discuss a number of ways...

A new webpage for TACC learning opportunities is coming soon! 


Upcoming Spring Trainings (registration is via Google form): 

OpenMP for C++, Friday 02/10/23, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST 
C++ programmers have always been able to the C interface to OpenMP. In this tutorial we will discuss a number of ways that the power of C++ makes expressing algorithms in OpenMP more elegant. We will discuss: - range based loops and custom iterators; - user-defined reductions, with such applications as binning and filtering; - a variety of smaller topics. 
Register here: https://forms.gle/2UyiUuESQjzCyNi68 

C++ for C Programmers, Fridays 3/3 & 3/10/23, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM CST 
In this tutorial, we will explore new mechanisms of C++, explain which mechanisms are no longer used, and why. Day 1: A quick introduction to object-oriented programming for intermediate level C programmers. Day 2: Discusses various modern C++ mechanisms, for both C programmers and aspiring intermediate C++ programmers. 
Register here: https://forms.gle/gHCQyowqETNE5vRJ7 

Save-the-Dates for the TACC Institute Series (registration coming soon): 
June 12-16: BootUp @ TACC*
June 26-30: Machine Learning Institute 
July 10-14: Applied Parallel Programming Institute 
July 10-14: Reproducible Science Institute 
July 10-14: Scientific Visualization Institute 
July 31-Aug 4: ReBoot @ TACC*

*BootUp/Reboot is a dual boot camp focused on immersing you into the research life cycle, where you'll solve a computational scientific model, iteratively. Generate data, verify and validate the data, update the model, revisit the data... repeat until the model accurately predicts a real-life phenomenon. This is the research life cycle. Part training, part code-a-thon, part hackathon.

Frontera File System Instability Wednesday February 1 2023

Posted by Mark Brueschke on Feb 1, 2023 10:52:18 AM

We are currently aware of issues with the /home and /scratch file systems on Frontera. Admins are actively working to correct the issue and restore the system to full service. Queues may be closed intermittently for testing.  We will post an update once full service is restored. Thank you for your...

Updated on Feb 1, 2023 11:37:16 AM

Frontera has now returned to full service.

Original Posting

We are currently aware of issues with the /home and /scratch file systems on Frontera. Admins are actively working to correct the issue and restore the system to full service. Queues may be closed intermittently for testing. 

We will post an update once full service is restored. Thank you for your patience.

Final Reminder: Longhorn File Retrieval

Posted by Mark Brueschke on Jan 31, 2023 10:19:55 AM

The TACC Longhorn system was retired in November 2022, and all system access was disabled on Tuesday, November 29 2022. TACC staff made an administrative backup of data on Longhorn’s home and scratch filesystems on November 18 2022. Any data created after that date will not have been included in...

The TACC Longhorn system was retired in November 2022, and all system access was disabled on Tuesday, November 29 2022.

TACC staff made an administrative backup of data on Longhorn’s home and scratch filesystems on November 18 2022. Any data created after that date will not have been included in the backups. To access your data, please open a consulting ticket. These backups will only be available until February 28 2023 - please reach out for assistance as soon as possible.

If you have any questions or concerns about the transition please reach out to us here:
https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting.

Stampede2 Status Saturday 28 January 2023

Posted by Matthew Edeker on Jan 28, 2023 1:18:24 PM

Stampede2 is currently experiencing issues with the /scratch filesystem and queues will remain down for a prolonged duration as the issues are investigated. 


Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal. 

Updated on Jan 30, 2023 5:23:17 PM

Stampede2 queues are fully open as of 5:15PM (CST)

Original Posting

Stampede2 is currently experiencing issues with the /scratch filesystem and queues will remain down for a prolonged duration as the issues are investigated. 


Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal. 

Ranch Maintenance Tuesday 14 February 2023

Posted by mark brueschke on Jan 30, 2023 1:38:57 PM

Ranch will not be available from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM (CST) on Tuesday, 14 February 2023. System maintenance will be performed during this time.

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.

https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Ranch will not be available from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM (CST) on Tuesday, 14 February 2023. System maintenance will be performed during this time.

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.

https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

January 2023 Texascale Days

Posted by Mark Brueschke on Jan 18, 2023 3:47:57 PM

Frontera is currently reserved for Texascale Days - very large scale runs of at least half system size (3500 - 4096 nodes) or full system size (7000 - 8192 nodes) this week. All production queues with the exception of the rtx and nvdimm queues are reserved for Texascale Days until Sunday, January...

Frontera is currently reserved for Texascale Days - very large scale runs of at least half system size (3500 - 4096 nodes) or full system size (7000 - 8192 nodes) this week. All production queues with the exception of the rtx and nvdimm queues are reserved for Texascale Days until Sunday, January 22nd at 09:00 (CST).

Lonestar6 Scratch Cleanup 1/10/23

Posted by mark brueschke on Jan 10, 2023 8:07:53 AM

Lonestar6 scratch file system usage has steadily increased over the production life of the system and has now reached thresholds for active maintenance (near 90%). We request that all users remove any unused, old, and duplicate data from their scratch directory as soon as possible. We would also...

Lonestar6 scratch file system usage has steadily increased over the production life of the system and has now reached thresholds for active maintenance (near 90%).

We request that all users remove any unused, old, and duplicate data from their scratch directory as soon as possible. We would also like to remind users to read the policies on /scratch usage in the user guide and keep in mind that offering filesystems with no quotas will always require active clean-up. We're hoping for assistance from the Ls6 user community with that clean-up.
 
If a significant reduction of data is not observed over the coming days, we will proceed to remove old data on behalf of users. Please also note that actively attempting to avoid the purge processes is behavior that will be monitored for, is extremely unfair on other Ls6 users, and will result in account suspension.
 
We thank you in advance for your understanding and thank you to all users who are pro-actively managing their data usage.

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.

https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Corral Maintenance Tuesday 17 & 24 January 2023

Posted by mark brueschke on Jan 4, 2023 8:03:24 AM

From 9AM to 10AM (CST) January 17th and again on January 24th 2023, users may experience a brief interruption in direct access to Corral on data.tacc.utexas.edu, gridftp.corral.tacc.utexas.edu and secure.corral.tacc.utexas.edu, as we prepare for background software updates. Similar brief...

From 9AM to 10AM (CST) January 17th and again on January 24th 2023, users may experience a brief interruption in direct access to Corral on data.tacc.utexas.edu, gridftp.corral.tacc.utexas.edu and secure.corral.tacc.utexas.edu, as we prepare for background software updates.

Similar brief interruptions may be experienced on virtual machines with Corral mounts.

Users who experience interruptions during this time are requested to retry their operations after the maintenance preparation period ends.

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.
 

Frontera Maintenance Tuesday 17 January 2023

Posted by mark brueschke on Jan 4, 2023 7:37:51 AM

Frontera will not be available from 8 AM to 7:30 PM (CST) on Tuesday, 17 January 2023. System maintenance will be performed during this time.

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.
 
https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Frontera will not be available from 8 AM to 7:30 PM (CST) on Tuesday, 17 January 2023. System maintenance will be performed during this time.

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.
 
https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Ranch Maintenance Saturday 17 December 2022

Posted by Mark Brueschke on Dec 6, 2022 11:25:47 AM

Ranch will not be available from 7:00 AM until 6:00 PM (CST) on Saturday, 17 December 2022. Facility maintenance will be performed during this time. 

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.

https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Updated on Dec 18, 2022 3:09:23 PM

Ranch has returned to production at this time.

Updated on Dec 17, 2022 5:31:38 PM

Maintenance has been extended. TACC will post when maintenance has been concluded. 

Original Posting

Ranch will not be available from 7:00 AM until 6:00 PM (CST) on Saturday, 17 December 2022. Facility maintenance will be performed during this time. 

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.

https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Lonestar6 Down - 15 December 2022 4:33PM CST

Posted by Alex Ferrier on Dec 15, 2022 4:36:00 PM

Lonestar6 is currently experiencing SCRATCH filesystem issues. Queues have been closed and you may see delayed activity while on SCRATCH. We are actively troubleshooting and working towards getting the system back into full production. Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User...

Updated on Dec 16, 2022 3:01:01 PM

Lonestar6 is back in full production. Queues have been opened and disruption to the SCRATCH filesystem should now resolved.

Updated on Dec 15, 2022 7:13:05 PM

Lonestar6 will be in an extended emergency maintenance. There will be a disruption to jobs and the SCRATCH filesystem.

Original Posting

Lonestar6 is currently experiencing SCRATCH filesystem issues. Queues have been closed and you may see delayed activity while on SCRATCH. We are actively troubleshooting and working towards getting the system back into full production.


Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.

Gitlab Maintenance Thursday 8 December 2022

Posted by Mark Brueschke on Dec 1, 2022 10:42:09 AM

Gitlab will be unavailable from 8:00AM through 5:00PM (CST) on Thursday, 8 December for maintenance and updates.


If you have any questions or concerns about the transition please reach out to us here: 

https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting.

Updated on Dec 8, 2022 2:26:02 PM

Gitlab upgrade finished.


Please submit any further questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.

https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Original Posting

Gitlab will be unavailable from 8:00AM through 5:00PM (CST) on Thursday, 8 December for maintenance and updates.


If you have any questions or concerns about the transition please reach out to us here: 

https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting.

TACC Network Maintenance Sunday January 8th 2023

Posted by Mark Brueschke on Dec 6, 2022 12:07:29 PM

Network maintenance will be carried out between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM (CST) on Sunday, January 8th. Access to all TACC systems will be unavailable during this time. Jobs will continue to run, but users will have no access to TACC services and systems until the upgrade is complete.   Please submit...

Network maintenance will be carried out between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM (CST) on Sunday, January 8th. Access to all TACC systems will be unavailable during this time. Jobs will continue to run, but users will have no access to TACC services and systems until the upgrade is complete.
 
Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.
 
https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Registration link: Containers@TACC - Tues. 12/6 10AM-4PM CST!

Posted by Lauren Gant on Nov 28, 2022 10:40:19 AM

Containers @ TACC  Software containers are an important common currency for portable and reproducible computing. Learn best practices on building, using, and sharing Docker and Singularity containers in this hands-on workshop. Also learn how to run those containers on TACC HPC systems, including...

Updated on Dec 5, 2022 12:47:31 PM

Due to the issues with Learn.tacc and the need for an interim registration method, registration for Containers @ TACC (tomorrow from 10 AM - 4 PM CST) has been extended through today at 3:00PM CST. 


To register for the Containers @ TACC tutorial, please fill out the form at this link: https://forms.gle/ao2TyvMmaRfzNZCEA 

IMPORTANT: If you registered previously through Learn.tacc and not the form above, please fill it out so we may provide you with links for the course and ensure your account is set to participate in labs. 

Thank you for your patience, and we are sorry for this inconvenience. 
Happy learning!

Updated on Nov 30, 2022 1:57:11 PM

Our apologies; We are in the process of implementing changes, and Learn.TACC -- our go-to registration site for TACC's free learning opportunities -- has been un-usable. 


To register for the Containers @ TACC tutorial, please fill out the form at this link: https://forms.gle/ao2TyvMmaRfzNZCEA 

IF YOU REGISTERED FOR THIS TUTORIAL ALREADY, we still need for you to fill out the form (it is very short) in order to provide you with links for the course via email and ensure you are able to take part in labs. This is because information from the original registration option on Learn.TACC has been rendered inaccessible. Thank you for your patience, and we are sorry for this inconvenience. Happy learning!

Original Posting

Containers @ TACC 


Software containers are an important common currency for portable and reproducible computing. Learn best practices on building, using, and sharing Docker and Singularity containers in this hands-on workshop. Also learn how to run those containers on TACC HPC systems, including MPI and GPU aware containers.

Tuesday, December 6th 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST

Register for this free tutorial here: https://learn.tacc.utexas.edu/

Out of operation: Learn.tacc to be replaced

Posted by Lauren Gant on Dec 5, 2022 11:32:27 AM

Good morning.  After several years, the Learn.tacc site has experienced recent technical difficulties, and is no longer functional. A new webpage for learning resources will be available after the holidays. Until then, we will be using other means to show and manage upcoming training...

Good morning. 


After several years, the Learn.tacc site has experienced recent technical difficulties, and is no longer functional. A new webpage for learning resources will be available after the holidays. Until then, we will be using other means to show and manage upcoming training opportunities. 

Stay tuned for announcements like these as well as our Twitter feed, which will be our interim means to distribute training information and registration links. 

Please check out TACC's YouTube channel for recordings of past training events: https://www.youtube.com/@texasadvancedcomputingcent1015/videos

Thank you for your patience and we apologize for the inconvenience. 

- TACC Staff

Maverick2 Maintenance 6 December 2022

Posted by Alex Ferrier on Nov 29, 2022 4:56:27 PM

Maverick2 will be taking scheduled maintenance Tuesday, 6 December 2022. OS, software, and core package upgrades will be rolled out system wide.


Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.

Maverick2 will be taking scheduled maintenance Tuesday, 6 December 2022. OS, software, and core package upgrades will be rolled out system wide.


Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.

Longhorn Retirement Monday November 28 2022

Posted by Mark Brueschke on Nov 22, 2022 7:44:29 AM

After three years in production, Longhorn is being retired at TACC and will be unavailable after Monday November 28 2022. The Longhorn queues will close for the final time at 9:00 AM (CST) on Thursday, November 24 2022. No jobs will be accepted that run past that date and time. Login nodes will...

After three years in production, Longhorn is being retired at TACC and will be unavailable after Monday November 28 2022.


The Longhorn queues will close for the final time at 9:00 AM (CST) on Thursday, November 24 2022. No jobs will be accepted that run past that date and time.
Login nodes will remain available for data transfers through Monday, November 28 2022.
All system access will be disabled beginning on Tuesday, November 29 2022.
 
All TACC users with allocations on Longhorn are eligible to transfer to either Lonestar6 or Frontera. TACC staff are available to help with transitioning both allocations and workflows. Please submit a consulting ticket with the subject "Longhorn Transition" for more information about requesting allocations on Lonestar6 or Frontera.
 
In preparation for retirement, TACC staff have already made an administrative backup of data on Longhorn’s home and scratch filesystems on November 18 2022. Any data created after that date will not have been included in the backups. To access your data, please open a consulting ticket. These backups will only be available until February 28 2023 - please reach out for assistance as soon as possible.
 
If you need to back up additional data that has not been captured by the administrative backup (i.e. data that has been generated since November 18 2022), please refer to the Longhorn User Guide section on rsync. 
 
If you have any questions or concerns about the transition please reach out to us here: 

https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting.

Ranch Storage Expansion Tuesday, 1 November 2022

Posted by Matthew Edeker on Oct 17, 2022 9:53:02 AM

Ranch will be undergoing tape storage expansion from 9:00 AM (CDT) until 9:00 PM on Tuesday, 1 November 2022. Ranch will be up for data ingestion but unavailable for data recovery during this time. Users will be delayed in reading their older data off of tape during this downtime. Please submit any...

Updated on Nov 1, 2022 6:31:33 PM

Ranch downtime is going to run long tonight.  Hoping to be back to full Production by midnight.


Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.


https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Original Posting

Ranch will be undergoing tape storage expansion from 9:00 AM (CDT) until 9:00 PM on Tuesday, 1 November 2022. Ranch will be up for data ingestion but unavailable for data recovery during this time. Users will be delayed in reading their older data off of tape during this downtime.


Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.


https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Lonestar6 Emergency Maintenance Tuesday 1 November 2022

Posted by Mark Brueschke on Nov 1, 2022 10:48:10 AM

Lonestar6 has an issue with a cooling subsystem causing us to operate with a reduced node count until the fault can be resolved. We anticipate that all services will remain up, however available nodes in the normal queue will be reduced and therefore queue times impacted. We will post an updated...

Lonestar6 has an issue with a cooling subsystem causing us to operate with a reduced node count until the fault can be resolved. We anticipate that all services will remain up, however available nodes in the normal queue will be reduced and therefore queue times impacted. We will post an updated timeline for return to full production as soon as that data is available.


Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal. 

https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

MFA Generation Unavailable October 27 2022

Posted by Mark Brueschke on Oct 27, 2022 11:06:31 AM

The MFA Generation function in the TACC User Portal is currently unavailable. The web support team is aware and working to restore service as soon as possible. We will update TACC user news as soon as the issue is resolved. 

Updated on Oct 27, 2022 12:00:01 PM

MFA service has been restored

Original Posting

The MFA Generation function in the TACC User Portal is currently unavailable. The web support team is aware and working to restore service as soon as possible. We will update TACC user news as soon as the issue is resolved. 

Stockyard Emergency Maintenance October 21 2022

Posted by Mark Brueschke on Oct 21, 2022 12:29:41 PM

Stockyard filesystem (/work) is having an issue that's causing it to go through multiple failover cycles. Admins are attempting to identify the cause and restore the service as quickly as possible.

Updated on Oct 21, 2022 1:14:28 PM

The filesystem (/work) is restored.

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal. 

https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Original Posting

Stockyard filesystem (/work) is having an issue that's causing it to go through multiple failover cycles. Admins are attempting to identify the cause and restore the service as quickly as possible.

Lonestar6 Maintenance Tuesday 18 October 2022

Posted by Matthew Edeker on Oct 6, 2022 3:23:55 PM

Lonestar6 will not be available from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM (CDT) on Tuesday 18 October 2022. System maintenance will be performed during this time. 


Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal

Updated on Oct 19, 2022 8:14:48 AM

Maintenance has ended as of 8:00 AM (CDT) and Lonestar6 is back in full production.

Updated on Oct 18, 2022 6:58:57 PM

Maintenance has been extended to 10 pm CDT.

Original Posting

Lonestar6 will not be available from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM (CDT) on Tuesday 18 October 2022. System maintenance will be performed during this time. 


Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal

Stockyard Status Monday 17 October 2022

Posted by Matthew Edeker on Oct 17, 2022 1:08:16 PM

Stockyard (/work) experienced an outage between approximately 11am (CDT) and 12:45pm (CDT). Jobs that were using specific targets that were impacted during the event will have been impacted.   Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal. ...

Stockyard (/work) experienced an outage between approximately 11am (CDT) and 12:45pm (CDT). Jobs that were using specific targets that were impacted during the event will have been impacted.
 
Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal. 

Stampede2 emergency maintenance beginning now

Posted by Alex Ferrier on Oct 13, 2022 9:19:36 PM

Stampede2 is currently experiencing a file system outage.  The system will be unavailable while emergency maintenance is performed.  Queues will be closed during this time. We will be able to update with an estimated recovery when we're further along in the restoration. Please submit any questions...

Updated on Oct 15, 2022 9:07:34 AM

Stampede2 is back in production. Emergency maintenance has ended.

Updated on Oct 14, 2022 2:40:24 PM

Stampede2 emergency maintenance is ongoing. Admins will continue working to restore service as soon as possible. 

We will update User News when the machine is returned to service. Thank you for your patience.

Original Posting

Stampede2 is currently experiencing a file system outage.  The system will be unavailable while emergency maintenance is performed.  Queues will be closed during this time.


We will be able to update with an estimated recovery when we're further along in the restoration.

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.

Longhorn Maintenance Thursday October 13 2022

Posted by Mark Brueschke on Oct 12, 2022 3:35:04 PM

Longhorn will be unavailable from 7:00 AM (CDT) on Thursday, October 13 through 8:00 PM (CDT) Friday, October 14 for system maintenance.

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.

https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Longhorn will be unavailable from 7:00 AM (CDT) on Thursday, October 13 through 8:00 PM (CDT) Friday, October 14 for system maintenance.

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.

https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Ranch Maintenance Tuesday October 11th 2022

Posted by Mark Brueschke on Sep 28, 2022 2:39:13 PM

Ranch will not be available from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM (CDT) on Tuesday, October 11 2022. System maintenance will be performed during this time. 

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.

https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Updated on Oct 11, 2022 3:28:11 PM

Ranch is back in production as of 2:00 PM CDT. Software maintenance was performed during the maintenance.

Original Posting

Ranch will not be available from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM (CDT) on Tuesday, October 11 2022. System maintenance will be performed during this time. 

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.

https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Frontera Maintenance Tuesday 25 October 2022

Posted by Mark Brueschke on Oct 10, 2022 1:12:36 PM

Frontera will not be available from 8 AM to 7:30 PM (CDT) on Tuesday, 25 October 2022. System maintenance will be performed during this time.

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.
 
https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Frontera will not be available from 8 AM to 7:30 PM (CDT) on Tuesday, 25 October 2022. System maintenance will be performed during this time.

Please submit any questions you may have via the TACC User Portal.
 
https://portal.tacc.utexas.edu/tacc-consulting

Upcoming: TACC Talk Minis, Applied Parallel Programming Institute

Posted by Lauren Gant on Sep 30, 2022 3:11:46 PM

Upcoming: TACC Talk Minis  free, approximately 15 minutes, always on Mondays How to Submit and Cancel Jobs Monday, October 3rd from 1:00-1:15 PM CST  Ever wonder how researchers and TACC staff submit and cancel their jobs on the TACC systems? Watch TACC staffer Jack Gaither demonstrate the proper...

Upcoming: TACC Talk Minis 

free, approximately 15 minutes, always on Mondays

How to Submit and Cancel Jobs
Monday, October 3rd from 1:00-1:15 PM CST 
Ever wonder how researchers and TACC staff submit and cancel their jobs on the TACC systems? Watch TACC staffer Jack Gaither demonstrate the proper use of the Slurm Workload Manager on TACC systems in this quick tutorial. 
We will begin promptly at 1:00; the zoom will open about 10 minutes prior. https://utexas.zoom.us/j/98584556424 

Intro to PyLauncher 
Monday, October 10th from 11:00-11:15 AM CST
The PyLauncher is a python-based parametric job launcher, that is, a utility for executing many small jobs in parallel. On many batch-based cluster computers this is a better strategy than submitting many small individual small jobs. Join TACCster Victor Eijkhout for this quick tutorial.  
We will begin promptly at 11:00; the zoom will open about 10 minutes prior. https://utexas.zoom.us/j/96702048669 

So You Can SSH - Now what? About Tacc_info 
Monday, October 10th from 1:00-1:15 AM CST 
When first arriving on a TACC login node via SSH (as a follow-on from our previous tutorial: How to SSH, now on our YouTube channel) we discuss the details of the information presented by the system and what services, software and resources are available. Join TACCster Nick Thorne for this quick tutorial. 
We will begin promptly at 1:00; the zoom will open about 10 minutes prior. https://utexas.zoom.us/j/98584556424 

Check out previous tutorials on TACC's YouTube here:  
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzhN9aXRlmXNoEKgqWKsHQJk0eYnBAhHB

Upcoming TACC Institute: Applied Parallel Programming (Virtual Only) 
4-Session Series: Thursdays 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM CST 
October 20 | October 27 | November 3 | November 10 
Led by TACC's high performance computing experts, learn how to code parallel applications using OpenMP and MPI, profile and optimize sequential and parallel applications, debug parallel software, and develop software for many-core architectures, and more. 
$299 Academic | $299 STAR Partner | $499 Industry   
REGISTER HERE: https://cvent.utexas.edu/event/45f601b7-7e19-43d3-9d3c-5088c5d0d3e0/summary

Short Courses in Bioinformatics and Biocomputing: UT's Center for Biomedical Research Support

Posted by Lauren Gant on Sep 30, 2022 12:48:12 PM

UT's Center for Biomedical Research Support offers short courses in bioinformatics and biocomputing. We are pleased to announce the following roster for the Fall 2022 semester:  October 07 Introduction to Unix  October 19 Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing  October 21 Introduction to...

UT's Center for Biomedical Research Support offers short courses in bioinformatics and biocomputing. We are pleased to announce the following roster for the Fall 2022 semester: 


October 07 Introduction to Unix 
October 19 Introduction to Next Generation Sequencing 
October 21 Introduction to RNA-Seq 
October 28 Advanced Bash Scripting 
November 04 Introduction to Python 
November 09 Introduction to R 
November 16 Data Visualization using R 
December 02 Intermediate Python 

To read the detailed short course descriptions and to register visit: https://research.utexas.edu/cbrs/classes/short-courses/fall-2022-semester/ 

Courses are $50 and can be paid via IDT with a UT account, or credit card. 
All courses will be taught in person on campus this year.

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