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

Savio Scratch File System is Back Online: Tues, 1/25

The global scratch file system is back to service. Jobs have started running on Savio. Thank you very much for your understanding and patience while we were restoring the service.

Working on Scratch Instability: Tues, 01/25

The global scratch file system on Savio has not been stable since about noon today. Access to certain folders/files may be sporadic or hanging, and some file operations might throw out I/O errors. We are working on this issue and will keep you updated as we resolve it.

No office hours on 1/5 or 1/6

Research IT is participating in a "soft" curtailment the week of Monday, Jan. 3 through Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. We will not be holding office hours during this week.

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News Articles

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!

Introduction to containers on Savio: creating reproducible, scalable, & portable workflows

April 21, 2021

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - 8:40am to 10:00am
via Zoom (we will send the Zoom info after you register)

This training will introduce you to the key concepts and tools for using containers, in particular Docker and Singularity containers. Containers make it easy to install software, move...Read more about Introduction to containers on Savio: creating reproducible, scalable, & portable workflows