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Math 447/627 Introduction to Parallel Computing

Fall 2023, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 01:00-02:15 pm

Dear HPCF Users, I wanted to make sure you knew that I am offering Math 447/627 Introduction to Parallel Computing this fall again. It has both an undergraduate and graduate level. The...

Posted: July 23, 2023, 10:27 PM

Request Tracker System Update - RT 5.0.4

We're pleased to share that Request Tracker (rt.umbc.edu) has been updated to the latest version of 5.0.4 on Wednesday, 7/19/2023. This update brings performance and quality of life improvements,...

Posted: July 21, 2023, 11:24 AM

Taki still having issues

There are ongoing issues with Slurm on Taki

There are still problems with Taki. I am currently working on rebooting the nodes across the cluster. If you see nodes marked as draining or drained, these will be rebooted. This is an ongoing...

Posted: July 7, 2023, 3:46 PM

Taki is again having issues

There is a problem with the Slurm scheduler on Taki

We are again experiencing issues with the Slurm scheduler on Taki. If you currently have jobs running on Taki, please be aware that you may need to rerun these jobs. It is very possible we may...

Posted: July 6, 2023, 1:03 PM

Resume use of taki

To all taki users, Users can begin normal use of the taki cluster environment. Running jobs at the start of the downtime were unaffected. Roy Prouty UMBC HPCF System Administrator

Posted: July 3, 2023, 1:45 PM