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
Wed, 11/26 - Thurs, 11/27: No office hours during Thanksgiving Break
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, we will not be holding office hours on Wed, 11/26 or Thurs, 11/27. Thursday and Friday are university holidays so we will be limited in our responses until we resume service on Monday, 12/1. Please contact us by e-mail in the meantime.
Mon, 10/27: Scratch File System Back Online
We have restored the scratch file system, and it is online now. However, this issue might occur again, so we will continue to work with our vendor, DDN, and the datacenter team to find a permanent solution. We appreciate your patience.
Mon, 10/27: Savio Scratch File System Down
The scratch file system is not accessible due to a power issue affecting one of the racks. The problem causes a significant loss of power to scratch file system controllers, and this has been happening intermittently over the last few weeks. User jobs running in these circumstances might have failed, or scratch I/O might have paused during the time scratch is inaccessible. After investigating with the help of our vendor, DDN, hardware issues have been ruled out. We are working closely with the data center team (DC) to investigate the root cause of the issue and implement measures to prevent it from happening repeatedly. We will provide an update once the investigation is complete.
News Articles
Empowering Secure Research at Berkeley: How SRDC is Enabling Data-Driven Discovery
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
November Newsletter
Welcome to the Fall 2025 issue of UC Berkeley’s Research IT Newsletter!
This special edition celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Research Data Management (RDM) Program — a decade of collaboration and innovation in supporting Berkeley’s research community.
The RDM...Read more about November Newsletter