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  • Blue Waters Permanent Shutdown Notification

    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

     

  • Blue Waters End of Service (12/31/2021) Reminder

    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....
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  • Blue Waters Notice: Login Maintenance Update

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Notice : Login Maintenance

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Notice : Login Maintenance Update

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Notice : Login Maintenance

    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...
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  • Blue Waters upcoming login interrupts

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Notice: Software and Maintenance

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Maintenance Notice

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Maintenance Notice

    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...
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  • NCSA Operations Update

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Announcement: Nearline Retirement Approaching!

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Nearline Phase Out

    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...
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  • BlueWaters returned to service

    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

  • Blue Waters Operations Transitioning

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Returned to Service

    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.

  • Scheduled systems testing period extended to 8PM Central

    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...
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  • Reminder: Scheduled systems testing period on Tuesday, October 1st from 7AM to 5PM Central

    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.

  • Scheduled systems testing period on Tuesday, October 1st from 7AM to 5PM Central

    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.

  • Blue Waters Returned to Service

    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.

  • Scheduled systems testing period on Thursday, September 12th from 10AM to 5PM Central

    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.

  • Notice: Brief suspension of job scheduling Friday, 14:00-18:00

    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...
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  • Blue Waters: NPCF Facility Power Maintenance Complete

    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.

     

  • Blue Waters Scheduled Maintence Extended until June 24 6AM CT

    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...
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  • Reminder: Blue Waters Scheduled Maintenance June 23rd 2019 5AM

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Scheduled Maintenance

    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...
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  • Nearline Tape Library System Maintenance

    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...
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  • Blue Waters returned to service

    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.

  • Completed: Blue Waters Near-line Storage Maintenance

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Near-line Storage Maintenance Feb 7-8

    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,...
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  • Blue Waters Notice: System returned to service

    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.

     

  • Blue Waters Near-line Storage Maintenance Jan 23-25

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Scheduled Maintenance - Template

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Scheduled Maintenance Complete - Returned to Service

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Scheduled Maintenance - Delayed Return to 9pm

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Scheduled Maintenance - Monday, October 15th

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Scheduled Maintenance: Return to Service

    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...
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  • Blue Waters Scheduled Maintenance Update

    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...
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  • Blue Waters XK (GPU) resource and HPSS Nearline resources will be unavailable from 9am to 12pm on Monday July 16th

    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...
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  • Blue Waters returned to full service

    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.

  • Blue Waters system power interruption

    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

  • Blue Waters has Returned to Service

    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.

  • Reminder: Blue Waters Maintenance Monday, February 26, 2018, 6AM for 24hrs

    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...
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  • UPDATE: Blue Waters Maintenance Outage Monday, February 26, 2018, 6AM for 24hrs

    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...
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  • Re: Blue Waters Compute Maintenance Outage Monday, January 22, 2017, between 7:00am and 3:00pm CST

    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. 

  • Blue Waters Compute Maintenance Outage Monday, January 22, 2017, between 7:00am and 3:00pm CST

    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...
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  • Re: Blue Waters Nearline Maintenance and Globus-wide service outage Saturday, December 9, 2017, between 10:00am and 4:00pm CST

    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.

  • Blue Waters Nearline Maintenance and Globus-wide service outage Saturday, December 9, 2017, between 10:00am and 4:00pm CST

    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...
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