Changes to HPC systems are listed below, optionally filtered by system.
ptrace has been disabled globally across all OSC systems to mitigate a newly identified Linux kernel vulnerability.
HPC Changelog
HPC Changelog
[Jupyter+Spark] Worker and executor memory update
Date:
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - 10:45am
System(s):
cellranger 7.2.0 is now available on Ascend
Date:
Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 4:30pm
System(s):
module load cellranger/7.2.0
[Jupyter+Spark] Allow for choice of Python
Date:
Thursday, July 3, 2025 - 11:30am
System(s):
The Jupyter+Spark app now allows you to choose the Python version. You can specify a Python version that matches the one used in your Conda environment. This ensures compatibility when setting up the Spark cluster and helps prevent issues related to Python version mismatches.
Code Server 4.8.3 available on Cardinal
Date:
Wednesday, May 28, 2025 - 12:00pm
System(s):
Code Server 4.8.3 is now available via module and OnDemand Code Server app on Cardinal.
warp3d/18.4.0 is available on Cardinal
Date:
Thursday, May 22, 2025 - 10:15am
System(s):
warp3d/18.4.0 is available on Cardinal via module load warp3d/18.4.0
Desmond 2024-4 is available on Cardinal and Ascend
Desmond 2024-4 has been installed on Cardinal and Ascend. Note that the vendor has changed their version syntax from a dot to a dash, but we have kept the dot syntax for our modules. These are GPU enabled installations. Usage is via the module desmond/2024.4.
trimmomatic/0.38 is available on Ascend
Date:
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 11:15am
System(s):
module load trimmomatic/0.38
scipion/3.7.1 is now available on Ascend
Date:
Friday, April 11, 2025 - 3:45pm
System(s):
scipion is now available on Ascend via module load scipion/3.7.1
