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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...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...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...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...timestamp1499466600001
New Lustre routers in production
by Sherlock Team
Two new Lustre routers have been put in production on Sherlock 2.0, one to serve /scratch, and the other one to serve /oak. Immediate benefits will be higher availability of the filesystems on Sherlock 2.0 clients, and doubled bandwidth...timestamp1494287460001
More software available
by Sherlock Team
New software has been installed on Sherlock 2.0: biology Module | Version | Category | URL :--- | :------ | :------- | :--- mrtrix|0.3.16|neurology|http://www.mrtrix.org afni|17.1.03|neurology|https://afni.nimh.nih.gov freesurfer|6.0...timestamp1490658960001
New software available
by Sherlock Team
The following new software modules are available on Sherlock 2.0: devel Module | Version | Category | URL :--- | :------ | :------- | :--- gcc|6.3.0|compiler|http://gcc.gnu.org ifort|2017.u2|compiler|https://software.intel.com/en-us...
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