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

Scratch file system is back! Tues, 9/17

Our admin team has worked tirelessly to restore the Savio cluster's scratch system. The cluster functionality is now back to normal, and we are thankful for your patience and support throughout the process. We also appreciate users' efforts to clean up and move their files out of scratch. As a part of best practices, we urge users to keep backing up their files from scratch to permanent storage discs and avoid storing massive numbers of tiny files in scratch for long periods.

Global scratch issues: Mon, 9/16

Due to extensive usage, the Savio storage system /global/scratch has run out of capacity. As a result, you might have seen the "out-of-space" errors and experienced other instabilities. We are aware of these issues, and our team is working on resolving them; however, during this phase, you might see that the terminal command/s(for example, ls) executions are slow and sluggish. We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this time. Please reach out to us at brc-hpc-help@berkeley.edu if you have any further questions.

Savio HPC Services Resumed: Mon, 8/12

We are excited to report that Savio HPC services have resumed. As planned, the Berkeley IT team repaired the automated transfer switch in the data center over the weekend. The data center's power is restored, and the Savio supercluster is back online. Jobs have started running, and HPC services, including Open OnDemand and Globus, are also back in service.

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News Articles

Introduction to Amazon Web Services

June 16, 2021

Introduction to Amazon Web Services
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
10:00-11:30am via Zoom (we will send the Zoom info after you register)

Research IT and the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab are partnering to provide this 90 minute general...Read more about Introduction to Amazon Web Services

Introducing Research IT’s New Documentation Website

May 12, 2021

Research IT is excited to introduce our new documentation website! Our expert consultants from various backgrounds have collaborated to provide helpful and accessible documentation...Read more about Introducing Research IT’s New Documentation Website

Open OnDemand is now available!

May 8, 2021

We are pleased to announce the release and support of Open OnDemand on the Savio supercluster. OnDemand provides a web-based approach for easy access to our HPC infrastructure. With OnDemand, you can upload and download files, create, edit, submit, and monitor jobs and connect

...Read more about Open OnDemand is now available!