Due to several outstanding integration issues that must be resolved before moving forward, Research Computing staff have decided that it is in the best interest of our users to postpone the planned implementation of GatorLink authentication until after the New… Read More
Dec. 19th: Gatorlink Authentication Required
On Monday, December 19th at 7:00am, the transition to using GatorLink authentication for access to HiPerGator will be completed. We anticipate this change to take no more than a few minutes, and users who are already logged in will not… Read More
Identifying Damage to the Brain’s Superhighway
UF researchers have developed a template showing the brain’s superhighways and how they are impacted by a stroke. The brain images required to create the template were processed on HiPerGator. “We’re interested in the structure of the brain after a… Read More
Reduced Support Levels for Winter Break
Research Computing will operate with reduced support levels during the UF Winter Break from Saturday, December 17, 2016 through Monday, January 2, 2017. This is to allow the staff to take well-deserved time off for the holidays after working hard… Read More
Updates: Research Impact section, /ufrc capacity
Total storage available in /ufrc currently amounts to 2.4 PB, or 80% of final capacity (3 PB). The Research Impact section of the website has been updated, and features a video examining the impact high-performance computing continues to have on… Read More
Operations: Thanksgiving Break
The University of Florida will close campus November 23-24 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Research Computing systems operations are expected to continue normally. Please note that Research Computing staff are also on holiday during this time. As such, newly… Read More
HiPerGator Migration & Documentation Updates
The transition to HiPerGator 2.0 is mostly complete, with all users now running jobs on HiPerGator 2.0 under SLURM. We thank our users for their patience through the transition process, and for working with us as we learn and document… Read More
New: Job Status Web Applet
A newly available web applet allows HiPerGator users to easily check the status of their submitted jobs. Users can view job status information for any group in which they are a member. Check Job Status This utility is accessible through… Read More
Size of /ufrc and storage quotas
The usable size of /ufrc is currently 1.5 petabytes, or 50% of designed capacity. Storage quotas for all groups have been restored to 100% since September 22. As upgrades to the Lustre filesystem continue, usable capacity of /ufrc will eventually… Read More
Operations during Hurricane Matthew
It is expected that Research Computing systems will continue operation in the data center without interruption. Users may not be able to access the systems depending on the condition of the power grid and the information network throughout the city… Read More