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

Dec. 11, 2019

March 11, 2020

2rd Wednesday of the month

9:30am

2 weeks before24 hours before 
Collum  

 

   

merged with

CLAW

Widom-Loring-Collum-Abruna

Hoffmann2Jan. 21, 2020Apr. 21, 2020

3nd Tuesday of the month

9:30am

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

Feb. 4, 2020

 

May 5, 2020

1st Tuesday of the month

9:30am

2 weeks before24 hours before 
Eldor ( Freed )3Nov. 15, 2019Feb. 13, 2020

2nd Thursday of the

month 9:30am

2 weeks before24 hours before 

Lancaster (w/ Crane)

Crane Linux Workstations

3

Nov. 20, 2019

 

Feb. 19, 2020

3rd Wednesday of the

month 9:30am

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