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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...timestamp1516289520001
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...timestamp1513799220001
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...timestamp1513709940001
New login nodes
by Sherlock Team
Two new login nodes, sh-ln03 and sh-ln04 are now available to connect to Sherlock 2.0. They've been added to the load-balanced DNS pool and will automatically be selected according to their load and the number of currently logged-in...timestamp1506525960001
The Fall'17 Sherlock 2.0 order window is open!
by Sherlock Team
We are expanding Sherlock again! The quarterly order window for Sherlock 2.0 is now open, and will go through Oct 13. If you want in and become a member of the Sherlock's Owners Club, you'll have the opportunity to choose from a catalog...timestamp1504018380001
RSS feed
by Sherlock Team
To make it even easier to follow news and updates, the Sherlock Changelog now supports RSS feeds! Just add the following URL to your favorite RSS reader: > https://news.sherlock.stanford.edu/feeds and be sure to never miss an update...timestamp1503686520001
Cron jobs on Sherlock
by Sherlock Team
Cron jobs are not supported on Sherlock, and going forward they won't be allowed anymore. Due to various past incidents, we had to disable the functionality, to prevent runaway cron jobs to take out entire login nodes. Moreover, compute...timestamp1503520560001
New purge policy on $SCRATCH
by Sherlock Team
After holding up for a long time, we're implementing a new expiration policy for all files stored in $SCRATCH and $PI_SCRATCH on Sherlock. Starting October 1st 2017, all files in $SCRATCH and $PISCRATCH that have not been modified...timestamp1501532520001
New $SHERLOCK environment variable
by Sherlock Team
As users start trying out their job submission and application scripts on Sherlock 2.0, we figured it would be useful to easily determine on which platform those scripts are running. So we've added a new $SHERLOCK environment variable...
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