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Status and Service Updates

Tues, 4/7/2026: Savio System Status

❌ Compute
✅ Storage
✅ Login nodes

One third of all compute nodes are in down, drain or drng state, including half of the Savio4 nodes. We are currently working to restore these nodes and bring them back online. We are also investigate signs of a larger system issue affecting slurm.

Mon, 4/6/2026: Savio System Status

Fri, 4/3/2026: Savio System Status

Thurs, 4/2/2026: Savio System Status

Wed, 4/1/2026: System Status

Tues, 3/31/2026: Savio unintended job cancellations

A SLURM scheduler configuration update yesterday caused unintended job cancellations on Savio between 4:50 PM and 5:15 PM. The issue is resolved, and the scheduler is stable. Please check your job status and resubmit any affected tasks.

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News Articles

Introduction to High Performance Computing with Savio Training

March 31, 2026

Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 3:40-5pm

Hybrid: in person at the Academic Innovation Studio (Dwinelle Hall) and via Zoom

Registration


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Savio Computing Cluster Current Operational Status, Risk Mitigation, and Best Practices

February 24, 2026

We would like to provide an update on the Savio supercomputing cluster global scratch parallel file system service restoration and long-term stability. On Friday, January 23, 2026 the scratch file system on Savio became completely unavailable on the Savio cluster’s...Read more about Savio Computing Cluster Current Operational Status, Risk Mitigation, and Best Practices

Empowering Secure Research at Berkeley: How SRDC is Enabling Data-Driven Discovery

December 4, 2025

As research data becomes increasingly complex and regulated, UC Berkeley’s Secure Research Data and Computing (SRDC) Platform and service have become an essential part of the campus research ecosystem. Made possible by funding from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research,...Read more about Empowering Secure Research at Berkeley: How SRDC is Enabling Data-Driven Discovery