Sherlock changelog

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Keep up to date with software updates

by Kilian Cavalotti, Technical Lead & Architect, HPC

To help users stay on top of software changes on Sherlock, we’ve recently introduced a new software updates RSS feed. It’s available from the Sherlock software list page, and you can directly add it to your RSS reader of choice. And if

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SH3_G4FP32 nodes are back in the catalog!

by Kilian Cavalotti

A new GPU option is available in the Sherlock catalog... again! After a period of unavailability and a transition between GPU generations, where previous models were retired while new ones were not available yet, we're pleased to...

SH3_G4FP32 nodes are back in the catalog!

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Sherlock 3.0 is here!

by Kilian Cavalotti

It's been a long, long, way too long of a wait, but despite a global pandemic, heatwaves, thunderstorms, power shutoffs, fires and smoke, it's finally here! Today, we're very excited to announce the immediate availability of Sherlock 3...

Sherlock 3.0 is here!

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New Sherlock on-boarding sessions

by Kilian Cavalotti

One of the most requested improvements around Sherlock services, that came out of our recent user survey, was for more documentation and more training. This is why, to help new users get familiar with Sherlock's computing environment...

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Sherlock joins the fight against COVID-19

by Kilian Cavalotti

At SRCC, we've been monitoring the COVID-19 situation very closely, and we are following all of the University guidance and recommendations regarding social distancing and workplace adaptations. While we're continuing to operate our...

Sherlock joins the fight against COVID-19

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More scratch space for everyone!

by Kilian Cavalotti

Today, we're super excited to announce several major changes to the /scratch filesystem on Sherlock. What's /scratch already? /scratch is Sherlock's temporary, parallel and high-performance filesystem. It's available from all the...

More scratch space for everyone!

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Call for scientific awesomeness!

by Kilian Cavalotti

Every fall for the last 30 years, the HPC community has gathered at SC, the International Conference for High Performance Computing Networking, Storage, and Analysis, and will meet again this year, for the SC19 conference, in Denver, CO...

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Next scheduled maintenance: Oct. 16

by Kilian Cavalotti

In order to prepare future improvements of the parallel /scratch file system, as well as performing some required work on the scheduler, Sherlock will not be available during the following times: Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 - from 8...

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Out with the old, in with the new!

by Kilian Cavalotti

It's been a little over five years since Sherlock first entered production and ran its first jobs. A lot of time has passed, and with it, Sherlock grew ten-fold, its user base exploded and technology trends evolved significantly. The...