Research IT

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Status and Service Updates

Fri, 7/10/2026: Savio System Status

⚠️ Compute
⚠️ Storage
✅ Login nodes

75.26% of the compute nodes are available (239 nodes are in a down/drained state). OST:27 is at 90% disk usage. We are working on these issues and will share updates on our progress.

Thurs, 7/9/2026: Savio SSH Certificate-Based Access Resumed and Login Node 002 brought back online

The outage of login node 002 on July 7th disrupted both the SSH certificate-based authentication workflow and shell access via Open OnDemand. Standard command-line access to the cluster was fine because other login nodes were available. We have successfully updated our system configurations and are pleased to report that both SSH certificate authentication and Open OnDemand shell logins are now fully restored. You may now resume using SSH certificates for standard command-line access, VS Code Remote-SSH sessions, and the shell feature within the Open OnDemand web portal. Please note that our administration team has also brought login node 002 (ln002) back online as well. We apologize for the disruption this incident caused to your work. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Thurs, 7/9/2026: Savio SSH Certificate Service brought back online and available

The Savio SSH Certificate Service has been brought back to service. Savio users can use it once again to log in to Savio and use VS Code Remote-SSH.

Thurs, 7/9/2026: Savio System Status

⚠️ Compute
✅ Storage
✅ Login nodes

75.67% of the compute nodes are available (235 nodes are in a down/drained state). Login node In002 is currently offline and the ssh certificate is down or degraded. We are working on these issues and will share updates on our progress.

Wed, 7/8/2026: Savio System Status

⚠️ Compute
✅ Storage
✅ Login nodes

75.57% of the compute nodes are available (236 nodes are in a down/drain state). Login node In002 is currently offline. We are working on these issues and will share updates on our progress.

Tues, 7/7/2026: Savio System Status

⚠️ Compute
⚠️  Storage
✅ Login nodes

75.7% of the compute nodes are available (235 nodes are in a down/drain state). OST:20 is at 90% disk usage. Login node In002 is unresponsive. We are working on these issues and will share updates on our progress.

Mon, 7/6/2026: Savio System Status

⚠️ Compute
⚠️  Storage
✅ Login nodes

75.6% of the compute nodes are available (235 nodes are in a down/drain state). OST:20 is at 90% disk usage. We are working on these issues and will share updates on our progress.

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Rick Jaffe Honored with Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award

June 3, 2026

We are thrilled to announce that Rick Jaffe, Research Data Consultant and CollectionSpace Service Lead within Research IT, has been awarded the Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award (COSA). This prestigious honor is among the highest forms of recognition...Read more about Rick Jaffe Honored with Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award

Spring 2026 Newsletter

May 15, 2026

Welcome to the Spring 2026 special edition Research IT newsletter. We have been hard at work monitoring the health and upgrade of our systems in order to minimize interruption to the important research happening on our campus. Read more about these efforts below.

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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