OSCfinger
Introduction
OSCfinger is a command developed at OSC for use on OSC's systems and is similar to the standard finger command. It allows various account information to be viewed.
Pitzer
OWENS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE MARCH 16TH
There is scheduled maintenance to take place on the Owens cluster this Saturday, March 16th. This maintenance will reduce the number of usable nodes available on the Owens cluster on Saturday, March 16th. The Owens cluster will be back to full operational status at 6pm that same day. This will not have a significant impact on jobs submitted to the Owens cluster, but there may be an increase in the average queue time since fewer nodes will be available.
XDMOD JOB METRICS TOOL NOW AVAILABLE
XDMoD, which stands for XD Metrics on Demand, is an NSF-funded open source tool that provides a wide range of metrics pertaining to resource utilization and performance of high-performance computing (HPC) resources, and the impact these resources have in terms of scholarship and research.
Access it at xdmod.osc.edu and log in with your OSC credentials.
For more information and details on how to use this tool, see our documentation: https://bit.ly/2EhT3EI
Job Viewer
The Job Viewer Tab displays information about individual HPC jobs and includes a search interface that allows jobs to be selected based on a wide range of filters:
1. Click on the Job Viewer tab near the top of the page.
2. Click Search in the top left-hand corner of the page
SCARCE RESOURCES - GPU AND LARGE MEMORY NODES
Please be aware that the GPU and large memory resources on Owens and Pitzer are very busy and that can lead to long queue wait times. If you do not need these resources for your jobs, using the standard compute nodes will ensure your jobs start sooner and the scarcer resources are available for those whose jobs require them.
If you are unsure whether you need these resources for your work, please contact us at oschelp@osc.edu
XDMoD Tool
XDMoD Overview
XDMoD, which stands for XD Metrics on Demand, is an NSF-funded open source tool that provides a wide range of metrics pertaining to resource utilization and performance of high-performance computing (HPC) resources, and the impact these resources have in terms of scholarship and research.
How to log in
Visit OSC's XDMoD (xdmod.osc.edu) and click 'Sign In' in the upper left corner of the page.
g16a03 is the default gaussian module on Pitzer
Date:
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 - 2:15am
System(s):
The default gaussian module on Pitzer has been changed from g16b01 to g16a03 because of the known issue:
https://www.osc.edu/resources/technical_support/known_issues/gaussian_g16b01_g4_problem
Gaussian g16a03 available on Pitzer
Date:
Wednesday, January 30, 2019 - 11:45am
System(s):
Gaussian g16a03 version has been installed on Pitzer.
DOWNTIME FOR ALL CLUSTERS ON FEBRUARY 5, 2019
A downtime for all HPC systems is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Feb 5, 2019. The downtime will affect the Pitzer, Ruby and Owens Clusters, web portals and HPC file servers. Login services, including my.osc.edu, and access to storage will not be available during this time.
In preparation for the downtime, the batch scheduler will begin holding jobs that cannot be completed before 7 a.m., Feb. 5, 2019.
