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Taki still having issues
There are ongoing issues with Slurm on Taki
There are still problems with Taki. I am currently working on rebooting the nodes across the cluster. If you see nodes marked as draining or drained, these will be rebooted. This is an ongoing...
July 7, 2023 · 3:46 PM
Taki is again having issues
There is a problem with the Slurm scheduler on Taki
We are again experiencing issues with the Slurm scheduler on Taki. If you currently have jobs running on Taki, please be aware that you may need to rerun these jobs. It is very possible we may...
July 6, 2023 · 1:03 PM
Resume use of taki
To all taki users, Users can begin normal use of the taki cluster environment. Running jobs at the start of the downtime were unaffected. Roy Prouty UMBC HPCF System Administrator
July 3, 2023 · 1:45 PM
Unscheduled Downtime of taki cluster
To all taki users, System administrators are aware of issues with SLURM. At present, SLURM is not responding as expected to allocation requests and running jobs cannot be monitored. Running...
July 1, 2023 · 11:57 AM
Sunsetting of 2013 hardware on taki
To all taki users, tl;dr: Equipment from 2013 (both the batch and gpu partitions) will be disabled on August 15, 2023. These Dell PowerEdge R620 & R720 nodes were purchased in 2013 as...
June 28, 2023 · 11:59 AM
Ultra update features tracking meter, resize images in July
Improved file deletion, complete/incomplete schema, and more
The July update for Ultra provides updates to assessment and grading, content delivery, and course management, offering new functionality and quality of life improvements for faculty and...
June 28, 2023 · 8:35 AM
Concerning Job Scams
Holidays and long weekends attempt to catch users off guard
Over the weekend the Division of Information Technology has gotten reports of several job scams sent to users by email. These scams promise good pay for minimal effort, usually at home on your own...
June 20, 2023 · 4:33 PM
Free Training for Respondus Lockdown Browser & Monitor
Join an upcoming webinar to see the latest features
Join an upcoming training webinar from Respondus to see the latest features and integrations for LockDown Browser and Monitor. Learn how these applications are used with a range of online testing...
June 20, 2023 · 4:01 PM
Accessing a Blackboard course to fulfill an incomplete
Steps to reopening a course for one or few students
When instructors have determined that a student needs extended time to access a Blackboard course for reasons related to illness, to submit work for an Incomplete, prepare for exams, or gather...
June 20, 2023 · 11:12 AM
DoIT's Technology Support Center Hiring for the Fall
Are you looking for a part-time job? Come work for us!
The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional student consultants to work during the fall semester and beyond. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting on...
June 16, 2023 · 3:08 PM

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