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HPC Changelog

Changes to HPC systems are listed below, optionally filtered by system.

HPC Changelog

Update QGIS Launch Form

Date:

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 - 10:00am

System(s):

Gateway

Pitzer

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):

Ascend

Cardinal

Pitzer

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):

Ascend

Cardinal

Pitzer

OpenFOAM 2606 available on Cardinal, Pitzer, Ascend

module load openfoam/2606

Ollama 0.32.0 available on Ascend and Cardinal

Date:

Thursday, July 16, 2026 - 12:45pm

System(s):

Ascend

Cardinal

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.