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Taki back online (9/24/2019 12:10pm)

Hello all. Thank you for your patience while we sorted through the issues with Taki.  We believe the cluster is now back online and working normally.  The source of the issue was with bad...

Posted: September 24, 2019, 12:11 PM

Taki update (09/23/2019 7:30pm)

Hello all. We are continuing to work on sorting out the issues with networking on taki.  We believe we're having hardware issue with the infiniband switch and are working on solutions.   As of...

Posted: September 23, 2019, 7:49 PM

Taki networking issues ongoing

Hello all. We're currently working on infiniband networking issues on Taki that are preventing access to various storage nodes.   We hope to have another update shortly. Thanks!

Posted: September 23, 2019, 3:39 PM

Taki Back Online

Taki Users: The taki cluster lost IB connectivity early this morning, and this resulted in the loss of access to specific storage areas the computers rely on for normal operation as well as...

Posted: September 23, 2019, 12:08 PM

Taki Update

Taki Users: At this time, we've isolated the issue with taki to the networking infrastructure that facilitates the communication between nodes as well as the hosting of the 'home' and...

Posted: September 23, 2019, 10:08 AM

Unscheduled Taki Downtime

Taki Users: We are aware of an issue rendering users unable to login to taki. We are working to resolve this issue, and we will create another post when the system is available. Happy...

Posted: September 23, 2019, 8:02 AM

Quality Matters Training Opportunities

In person or fully online via our sister USM institutions

Quality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review process designed to improve online and blended course quality to benefit online learners. The Applying the Quality...

Posted: September 20, 2019, 1:14 PM

Taki Downtime

Taki Users: This coming Tuesday (September 24, 2019), we will be rebooting the user nodes on taki. These reboots will update some of our software modules on the user nodes, allowing users to...

Posted: September 20, 2019, 12:42 PM

Campus Solution Back Up Again

Upgrade activities for the Campus Solutions, HR and Finance applications have concluded. The systems are available to the campus for transactions and retrieval of information.  We appreciate your...

Posted: September 14, 2019, 1:44 PM

Sign Up for Free Accessibility Workshop in October

Bring Your Own Course (BYOC) and Find, Fix, or Swap Content

MarylandOnline and the Maryland Distance Learning Association are co-hosting this free day-long workshop devoted to making your course content accessible to all students.  Two Dates: Friday,...

Posted: September 12, 2019, 1:51 PM