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The Cheyenne system’s compute nodes will be unavailable for running batch jobs for three days beginning the morning of Tuesday, December 28. The downtime is necessary to allow CISL staff to perform thorough testing of the recently installed power system components to support Derecho and other associated systems. Cheyenne’s login nodes and the Casper cluster are expected to be available througho...
To better support user-maintained Python environments and unify the user experience across terminal and JupyterHub sessions, CISL now provides Python support via the conda package manager. Cheyenne and Casper users – either new to conda or more experienced – can take advantage of our new conda module, which can be used to activate environments without any shell initialization. The module also p...
None planned for Cheyenne, Casper, Glade, Campaign Storage, Quasar, Stratus, or JupyterHub.
Reminder: CISL’s High Performance Computing Division (HPCD) is asking users for their input on GPU-computing training needs as it develops new learning resources for early 2022. In preparation for greater availability of GPU resources on the Casper cluster and the new Derecho system, HPCD asks GPU and non-GPU users of NCAR’s high-performance computing resources to complete this survey by Novemb...
The CISL Help Desk team and Consulting Services Group will be taking Thursday and Friday off so staff members can enjoy the holiday weekend along with the rest of NCAR and UCAR. Users can still submit help requests as needed or call 303-497-2400 to report issues that might require attention during the weekend.
When you visit cisl.ucar.edu in early December, you’ll find yourself in colorful new surroundings that showcase the work we do to support the rest of the Earth system science community. You’ll get a fresh look at what CISL is all about, from supercomputing and data services, to research and software development, to outreach and internships. As we prepare to show off our flashy new public face, ...