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Status and Service Updates

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.

Mon, 10/6 & Wed, 10/8: Savio IDM will undergo brief maintenance

The Identity Management Team has planned maintenance this week on Monday, 6th October, and Wednesday, 8th October, from 4 pm to 7 pm. A brief interruption to identity services, particularly those related to Shibboleth, Grouper, identity linking, password reset, group creation, and RADIUS, is expected. Savio/Vector users may experience delays when logging in to the terminal and the OOD web portal during the maintenance window. We will keep you updated on the status if anything changes.

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News Articles

Savio supports Doudna Lab biophysicist’s investigation of human protein production

October 25, 2016

“I have always believed in following the science,” says Stephen Floor, a postdoctoral researcher in the Doudna Lab, led by UC Berkeley Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology, Jennifer Doudna. Floor’s self-described “circuitous” academic journey has taken him from computer...Read more about Savio supports Doudna Lab biophysicist’s investigation of human protein production

Savio capacity expands through faculty contributions

October 24, 2016

Faculty contributions drove this year’s increase in computational capacity on Savio, the Berkeley...Read more about Savio capacity expands through faculty contributions

Extending CollectionSpace: new webapps, new adopters, new features

October 18, 2016

CollectionSpace, the collections management software used by numerous campus museums and supported by Research IT, has been extended over the years by a number of additional web applications (webapps) which provide...Read more about Extending CollectionSpace: new webapps, new adopters, new features