Sherlock changelog

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Spark on Sherlock

by Kilian Cavalotti

Apache Spark is now available on Sherlock, via the spark module: $ ml spark We also added some new documentation and example job scripts, so if you ever needed to run Spark jobs on Sherlock, please take a look at those and let us know...

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Sherlock 1.0 retirement schedule

by Kilian Cavalotti

The Sherlock 1.0 environment is reaching end-of-life, and will be retired over the summer, according to the timeline provided below. Sherlock 2.0 will continue to work without any interruption while Sherlock 1.0 is retired. Sherlock 1.0...

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We're hiring!

by Kilian Cavalotti

Ever wanted to work in a ultra-motivating scientific environment, alongside a team of exceptional individuals, providing support for amazing researchers and students to help make Sherlock an even better computing resource for the...

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Owner nodes migration is complete

by Kilian Cavalotti, Sherlock sysadmin

All the Sherlock 1.0 owner nodes have been successfully migrated to Sherlock 2.0. This is an important step in the Sherlock 2.0 migration process, and bring us closer to its completion. As a result, there's no owner node on Sherlock 1...

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Job #10,000,000! 🎉

by Sherlock Team

Sherlock 2.0 has run its ten millionth job over the week-end! That's 10,000,000 jobs in a little over a year. Congratulations to everyone for supporting us and continuing to make Sherlock a great platform to support research!

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Office hours have a new location!

by Sherlock Team

Starting Thursday, Feb. 15th, office hours will take place in room 255, Polya Hall. The hours stay the same: Tuesdays, 10am-11am, Polya 255 Thursdays, 3pm-4pm, Polya 255 See you there!

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GPU compute modes

by Sherlock Team

We developed a new extension to allow users to change the compute mode of the GPUs allocated to their jobs. By default, GPUs are set in the "Exclusive Process" mode for best performance and ensure that only one process can use the GPU...

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The first Sherlock order window for 2018 is open!

by Sherlock Team

The first buying window for Sherlock nodes is now open, and will go through Wednesday Jan 31, 2018. If you find Sherlock useful, would like to get even more work done on it, and become a member of the Sherlock's Owners Club, you now...

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Next Sherlock order window: Jan. 17 - 31

by Sherlock Team

The next buying window for Sherlock nodes will be from Wednesday, Jan 17 through Wednesday Jan 31, 2018. If you want in and become a member of the Sherlock's Owners Club, you'll have the opportunity to choose from a catalog of selected...