Clusters and other high performance servers require maintenance. Documented procedures reduce surprises for both enabling scheduled maintenance and emergency work.

Typical work done during maintenance

Update BIOS (and why it's done...)

Update OS

Update...

Test UPS

Test backups

Test...

Scheduled maintenance procedures

 

Emergency work procedures

 

Cluster name

Event date
and action

     

Abruna

      

Ananth

      

Collum

      

Hoffmann

      

Lancaster (w/ Crane)

      

Loring

      

Scheraga

      

Widom

      

ChemIT (C4)