Research IT

provides research data and computing technologies, consulting, and community for the UC Berkeley campus. Our goal is to advance research through IT innovation.

Status and Service Updates

Fri, 4/10/2026: Savio System Status

Savio is fully operational and is open for general access

✅ Compute
✅ Storage
✅ Login nodes

Thurs, 4/9/2026: Savio System Status

Savio is fully operational and is open for general access

✅ Compute
✅ Storage
✅ Login nodes

Wed, 4/8/2026: Savio System Status

Savio is fully operational and is open for general access

✅ Compute
✅ Storage
✅ Login nodes

Tues, 4/7/2026: Savio System Status

❌ Compute
✅ Storage
✅ Login nodes

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

Mon, 4/6/2026: Savio System Status

Savio is fully operational and is open for general access

✅ Compute
✅ Storage
✅ Login nodes

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News Articles

Research IT is Hiring Graduate Student Domain Consultants

April 9, 2026

Research IT is hiring for multiple graduate student Domain Consultant positions. These are flexible, 10% to 25% (4-10 hours/week) remote appointments. We are seeking diverse and curious candidates from across scholarly disciplines who are enthusiastic about supporting campus researchers by...Read more about Research IT is Hiring Graduate Student Domain Consultants

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


Research IT is offering an...Read more about Introduction to High Performance Computing with Savio Training

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