Cardinal
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Schrodinger 2026.1 is now available on Cardinal
Date:
Monday, February 23, 2026 - 11:30am
System(s):
schrodinger/2026.1 is now available on Cardinal. Use `module spider schrodinger` to see specifics
Duo Mobile Update Required
For OSC users who require Multi Factor Authentication (MFA), please update Duo Mobile to version 4.85.0 or later by Feb. 2, 2026 to avoid login issues. To check your version, open Duo Mobile and scroll to the bottom. To see whether your OSC account requires Duo, log into my.osc.edu and check whether you are in the Duo group. Questions? Open a case at https://support.osc.edu.
GAMESS 15 Jul 2024 (R2) Patch 1 is available on Cardinal
Date:
Friday, January 2, 2026 - 1:00pm
System(s):
GAMESS version 15 Jul 2024 (R2) Patch 1 has been installed on Cardinal. Usage is via the module gamess/15Jul2024R2P1. For help loading and installation details use the command: "module spider gamess/15Jul2024R2P1".
OpenAI Python
OpenAI Python is the package used by python to access OpenAI's Ai models. OpenAI python provides support for OpenAI's REST API, It also provides synchronous and asynchronous sessions clients.
Availability and Restrictions
OpenAI python is currently available on the following clusters.
vLLM
vLLM is an open-source inference server for large language models (LLMs).
Brief Network Maintenance 7AM Dec 16
We will be conducting network maintenance on Tuesday, December 16, at 7:00 AM EST to prepare for the January 6 scheduled downtime. There is a low probability of brief disconnection for external connections (SSH/OnDemand) to the HPC environment. Running jobs will continue to run. We expect this operation to be seamless.