Regular maintenance of clusters requires downtime. A maintenance schedule can reduce surprises and not unnecessarily delay required maintenance.

See also

Documentation for staff, in support of cluster maintenance

Specifics, per research group's cluster

(Table started November 2015)

GroupMaintenance CycleNext Scheduled DowntimeFollowing Scheduled Downtime

Default day and

time of day

First warning

email sent when

Second warning

email sent when
Notes
Abruna 

 

 

 

 

   

merged with

CLAW

Widom-Loring-Collum-Abruna

Scheraga 1

June 12, 2019

October 15, 2019

2rd Wednesday of the month

9:30am

2 weeks before24 hours before 
Collum  

 

   

merged with

CLAW

Widom-Loring-Collum-Abruna

Hoffmann2July 23, 2019Oct. 15, 2019

3nd Tuesday of the month

9:30am

2 weeks before24 hours before 
Widom-Loring-Collum-Abruna3

August 6, 2019

 

Nov. 5, 2019

1st Tuesday of the month

9:30am

2 weeks before24 hours before 
Eldor ( Freed )3August 8, 2019Nov. 14, 2019

2nd Thursday of the

month 9:30am

2 weeks before24 hours before 

Lancaster (w/ Crane)

Crane Linux Workstations

3

May 15, 2019

 

August 21, 2019

3rd Wednesday of the

month 9:30am

2 weeks before24 hours before 
Petersen Independent Nodes      Will be moved to Germany