HPC Changelog

We are updating the QGIS launch form on September 8, 2026 to remove the node-type selection. The new form automatically allocates the node type based on your requested compute resources.

Update Jupyter Launch Form

Date:

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - 12:00pm

System(s):

We are updating the Jupyter launch form to remove the node-type selection on August 25 2026. The new form automatically allocates the node type based on your requested compute resources.

Expanding Resource Selection Across All OnDemand Apps

Date:

Monday, August 24, 2026 - 10:30am

System(s):

Following our recent update to the OnDemand (OOD) Desktop launch form, we are expanding this job type resource interface across all applications within the OOD instance throug

Update OnDemand Desktop Launch Form

Date:

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 - 12:00pm

System(s):

We will update the launch form across all OnDemand Desktops to provide users with finer control over their compute resource requests.

OpenFOAM 2606 available on Cardinal, Pitzer, Ascend

Date:

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - 12:00pm

System(s):

OpenFOAM 2606 available on Cardinal, Pitzer, Ascend

module load openfoam/2606

Ansys 2026R1 Available on Cardinal

Date:

Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - 12:00pm

System(s):

Ansys 2026R1 available on Cardinal

module load ansys/2026R1

Ollama 0.32.0 available on Ascend and Cardinal

Date:

Thursday, July 16, 2026 - 12:45pm

System(s):

Ollama 0.32.0 is now available on Ascend and Cardinal clusters. To use, type: module load ollama/0.32.0 Refer to the Ollama software page for more usage details.

HEASoft 6.36 now available on Cardinal

Date:

Thursday, July 2, 2026 - 5:45pm

System(s):

module load heasoft/6.36

vLLM 0.23.0 now available on Cardinal and Ascend

Date:

Monday, June 29, 2026 - 4:00pm

System(s):

vLLM 0.23.0 is now available on Cardinal and Ascend. To use, run:
module load vllm/0.23.0

For detailed usage at OSC, see: vLLM software page

[Downtime] Default MPI Module Update

Date:

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 7:00am

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