Owens
Inconsistent performance degradation of ESS filesystem
We have been experiencing inconsistent performance degradation of ESS filesystem (/fs/ess), starting from 12/22/2021. Jobs might be impacted. We are working with vendor on this. See this page for updated information: https://www.osc.edu/resources/technical_support/known_issues/inconsistent_performance_degradation_of_ess_filesystem
Home directory quota is inaccurate after Dec 14 Downtime
The home directory quota when logging into systems, or displayed through OnDemand or client portal (my.osc.edu) is inaccurate after Dec 14 Downtime. For more information see this page: https://www.osc.edu/resources/technical_support/known_issues/home_directory_quota_is_inaccurate_after_dec_14_downtime
System Downtime Dec 14, 2021
A downtime for all OSC HPC systems is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, December 14, 2021. During the downtime, the services including the Pitzer and Owens Clusters, web portals, state-wide licenses, HPC file servers, will not be available; there will also be a short outage of MyOSC.
In preparation for the downtime, jobs that cannot be completed before 7 a.m., December 14, 2021 will not start. These jobs will remain in the queues during the downtime.
Performance degradation of ESS filesystem
We have been experiencing performance degradation of ESS filesystem (/fs/ess), starting from around 1am November 25. Jobs might be impacted.
Check this page for updated information: https://www.osc.edu/resources/technical_support/known_issues/performance_degradation_of_ess_filesystem
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Very little free space for metadata on the scratch storage /fs/scratch
The scratch storage /fs/scratch has very little free space for metadata starting from Saturday, October 16. This may result in the failure of file or directory creations on /fs/scratch.
We have opened a case with the vendor and will keep you posted.
Please contact OSC Help if there is any questions.
STAR 2.7.9a is available
STAR 2.7.9a has been installed with gnu/10.3.0 compilers on Owens and Pitzer. Usage is via the module star/2.7.9a. For help loading an installation, use the command: "module spider star/2.7.9a". That command also emits information on the available executables and installation details.
System Downtime Sept 28, 2021
A downtime for all OSC HPC systems is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, September 28, 2021. The downtime will affect the Pitzer and Owens Clusters, web portals, state-wide licenses, HPC file servers, and MyOSC. Login services will not be available during this time.
In preparation for the downtime, jobs that cannot be completed before 7 a.m., September 28, 2021 will not start. Jobs that are not started on clusters will remain until after the downtime and then will be queued to start once the system is returned to production status.
Quantum Espresso 6.7 available on Owens and Pitzer
Quantum Espresso 6.7 is now available on Onwe and Pitzer clusters; visit https://www.osc.edu/resources/available_software/software_list/quantum_e... for usage.
