From cloud_announce at list.wustl.edu Mon May 6 08:45:59 2013 From: cloud_announce at list.wustl.edu (Engineering Cloud Cluster Announcement List) Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 13:45:59 +0000 Subject: [Cloud_Announce] Cloud Server Upgrade, Software Changes Message-ID: In the next few weeks, we will be updating cloud.seas.wustl.edu to match the OS revision of the Cloud nodes themselves, as well as updating the version of Grid Engine used. If you have critical jobs planned for May, let us know now! We will give 1 week of notice for the planned switchover, at which point running jobs may be killed or abandoned. If you have any ideas or requests, please let us know! List of Changes (Not in effect until after the switch): * Module software package system: See http://clusters.engineering.wustl.edu/index.php/Modules for information and instructions. * The Parallel Environments mpi,mpich2_gnu, and openmpi are all subsumed under the PE "mpi-hydra". * OpenMPI will be updated to 1.6.4 * MPICH will be updated to 3.0.3 * Comsol 3.5A and 4.0 will be removed (leaving 4.2 and 4.3A) * /cluster/cloud/R will be removed, in favor of the R installed with the systems (2.15) Thanks! Mark Bober From cloud_announce at list.wustl.edu Thu May 16 15:36:46 2013 From: cloud_announce at list.wustl.edu (Engineering Cloud Cluster Announcement List) Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 20:36:46 +0000 Subject: [Cloud_Announce] Cloud Upgrade: May 27th, 2013 Message-ID: On Monday, May 27th, 2013, the main 'cloud.seas.wustl.edu' server will be updated. The actual upgrade will take a few hours, and the nodes will be placed back into the cluster after the update. Service is expected to be restored by the end of the working day. ***** If there are running jobs, they will be killed! ***** If this will impact a research deadline, please let me know and arrangements can be made. Take note of the following changes!: List of Changes (Not in effect until after the switch): * Module software package system: See http://clusters.engineering.wustl.edu/index.php/Modules for information and instructions. * The Parallel Environments mpi,mpich2_gnu, and openmpi are all subsumed under the PE "mpi-hydra". * OpenMPI will be updated to 1.6.4 * MPICH will be updated to 3.0.3 * Comsol 3.5A and 4.0 will be removed (leaving 4.2 and 4.3A) * /cluster/cloud/R will be removed, in favor of the R installed with the systems (2.15) Thanks! Mark Bober From cloud_announce at list.wustl.edu Thu May 16 16:27:24 2013 From: cloud_announce at list.wustl.edu (Engineering Cloud Cluster Announcement List) Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 21:27:24 +0000 Subject: [Cloud_Announce] Correction: Cloud Upgrade: May 28th, 2013 Message-ID: Quick correction - the Cloud update will be Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 - that Monday is Memorial Day, a University holiday, and offices will be closed. The actual upgrade will take a few hours, and the nodes will be placed back into the cluster after the update. Service is expected to be restored by the end of the working day. ***** If there are running jobs, they will be killed! ***** If this will impact a research deadline, please let me know and arrangements can be made. Take note of the following changes!: List of Changes (Not in effect until after the switch): * Module software package system: See http://clusters.engineering.wustl.edu/index.php/Modules for information and instructions. * The Parallel Environments mpi,mpich2_gnu, and openmpi are all subsumed under the PE "mpi-hydra". * OpenMPI will be updated to 1.6.4 * MPICH will be updated to 3.0.3 * Comsol 3.5A and 4.0 will be removed (leaving 4.2 and 4.3A) * /cluster/cloud/R will be removed, in favor of the R installed with the systems (2.15) Thanks! Mark Bober Mark Bober Manager of Computational Services Engineering IT Washington University in St. Louis 1 Brookings Drive - Campus Box 1207 St. Louis, MO 63130 314-935-5095 bober at wustl.edu From cloud_announce at list.wustl.edu Fri May 24 09:32:18 2013 From: cloud_announce at list.wustl.edu (Engineering Cloud Cluster Announcement List) Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 14:32:18 +0000 Subject: [Cloud_Announce] REMINDER: Cluster Upgrade May 28th Message-ID: REMINDER: The Cloud Cluster will be unavailable for service starting 8:30AM, Tuesday, May 28th. The actual upgrade will take a few hours, and the nodes will be placed back into the cluster after the update. Service is expected to be restored by the end of the working day. ***** If there are running jobs, they will be killed! ***** If this will impact a research deadline, please let me know and arrangements can be made. Take note of the following changes!: List of Changes (Not in effect until after the switch): * Module software package system: See http://clusters.engineering.wustl.edu/index.php/Modules for information and instructions. * The Parallel Environments mpi,mpich2_gnu, and openmpi are all subsumed under the PE "mpi-hydra". * OpenMPI will be updated to 1.6.4 * MPICH will be updated to 3.0.3 * Comsol 3.5A and 4.0 will be removed (leaving 4.2 and 4.3A) * /cluster/cloud/R will be removed, in favor of the R installed with the systems (2.15) Thanks! Mark Bober Manager of Computational Services Engineering IT Washington University in St. Louis 1 Brookings Drive - Campus Box 1207 St. Louis, MO 63130 314-935-5095 bober at wustl.edu