Ascend

Early User Program of Next Gen Ascend Starts 03/03/2025

The early user program for the next-generation resources now available on the Ascend cluster begins today, March 3, and will run through Monday, March 31. Check this page for more information: https://www.osc.edu/content/next_gen_ascend_1/next_gen_ascend_early_user_program

CANCELLED: System Downtime March 11 2025

The system downtime scheduled for March 11, 2025, has been CANCELLED. We will provide an updated date once available.

SSH key fingerprints

These are the public key fingerprints for Ascend:

ascend: ssh_host_rsa_key.pub = 2f:ad:ee:99:5a:f4:7f:0d:58:8f:d1:70:9d:e4:f4:16
ascend: ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub = 6b:0e:f1:fb:10:da:8c:0b:36:12:04:57:2b:2c:2b:4d
ascend: ssh_host_ecdsa_key.pub = f4:6f:b5:d2:fa:96:02:73:9a:40:5e:cf:ad:6d:19:e5

BCFtools 1.17 and 1.21 available on Ascend and Cardinal

Date:

Sunday, February 16, 2025 - 11:15am

System(s):

Ascend

Cardinal

https://www.osc.edu/resources/available_software/software_list/bcftools

AlphaFold 3.0.1 available

Date:

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 3:30am

System(s):

Ascend

Cardinal

Pitzer

https://www.osc.edu/resources/available_software/software_list/alphafold_3

AlphaFold 3

AlphaFold 3 developed by DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs, is an advanced artificial intelligence system that predicts the 3D structures of proteins and their interactions with other molecules, including DNA, RNA, ligands, and ions.