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  • Resources down due to power event

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    Update 3:40PM, EDT: All systems have been returned to full service and queues are accepting new jobs. Update: 3:00PM, EDT: Systems returning but queues are still paused on all clusters except for Bell and Hammer. Some clusters are waiting for full co...

  • Unscheduled Weber Login Interruption

    The Weber cluster began experiencing issues with logins around 10:00am EDT. Engineers are currently diagnosing the issue and are working to identify a fix. We will provide an update by 2:00pm EDT.

  • Network Connectivity Issues

    RCAC systems are experiencing networking related issues that impact access to some destinations on the Internet. We are actively monitoring the situation and working to resolve the disruptions as quickly as possible. During this time, you may encount...

  • Weber Cluster Maintenance

    The Weber cluster will be unavailable Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 at 8:00am EDT for scheduled maintenance. The cluster will return to full production by Tuesday, March 25th, 2025 at 5:00pm EDT. During this time, Weber will have its operating system pat...

  • Marina License Server Maintenance

    Purdue IT's Marina license server will be unavailable on Wednesday, March 19th, 2025 from 7:00am EDT to 9:00am EDT for scheduled maintenance. During this time, the server will undergo an operating system upgrade. Licenses hosted on Marina will be una...

  • RCAC License Server Maintaince

    Update: Tuesday, February 11th, 2025 at 6:12pm EST This is a reminder that the RCAC license server will be unavailable on today from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM EST for scheduled maintenance. Licenses hosted by RCAC will be unavailable for checkout for the...

  • Weber VPN Maintenance

    From 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025, the Weber VPN (REED VPN) will be undergoing a regular software upgrade. No actions need to be taken by users. While no cluster downtime is anticipated, users may experience their connection resett...

  • Unscheduled Storage Permissions Outage

    Data Depot and other group-restricted spaces began experiencing issues with file permissions around 5pm. Users will notice a "permission denied" error when attempting to access spaces they normally would be able to read based on their unix...

  • Research Computing Holiday Break

    Research Computing personnel will observe the university winter break from 12:00am EST on Monday, December 23rd, 2024, and will resume normal business hours on Thursday, January 2nd, 2025. During this time, Research Computing services will continue...

  • Staff Availability and Coffee-Hour Schedule

    Research Computing personnel, including a significant number of the support staff, will be attending the SC24 conference on the week of November 18th. There are no planned reductions in service and staff will continue to monitor the ticketing system...

  • Weber Cluster Maintenance

    The Weber cluster will be unavailable Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 8:00am EDT for scheduled maintenance. The cluster will return to full production by %enddatetime%. During this time, Weber will have its operating system and application stack upgra...

  • Campus power outage affecting multiple clusters

    Shortly before 9:00AM eastern time, many RCAC clusters experienced a power interruption which interrupted some work due to a campus power outage. UPDATE: Engineers have arrived on campus and found additional impacts from today's power interruption. S...

  • Weber VPN maintenance

    At 8:00am on Thursday September 19th, 2024, the Weber VPN (REED VPN) will be undergoing a software version change to address a bug that has been causing connectivity issues for some users. No action by users needs to be taken. While no downtime is an...

  • In-person Coffee-Hour Consultation Location Change

    Our in-person consulting hours (a.k.a. "coffee hour") location will be changing effectively immediately. RCAC staff have offered in-person consulting at the Convergence Center on campus downstairs in the lobby (and/or cafe area) for more th...

  • Weber VPN maintenance 2024-06-07

    At 7:00am on Friday June 7th, 2024, the Weber VPN will be undergoing an out of band update to address a bug in the previous scheduled update that has been causing connectivity issues for some users. No action by users needs to be taken. While no do...

  • VPN login changes

    Note that the Purdue VPN has changed Beginning May 18, users will be able to access Purdue’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) by logging in with their Purdue career account password. Entering ‘password,push’ will not be required but is still an option....

  • Weber Cluster Maintenance

    The Weber cluster will be unavailable beginning Wednesday, March 20th 2024 at 8:00am for a scheduled maintenance. The cluster will return to full production by Wednesday, March 20th at 5:00pm. During this time, Weber will have minor operating system...

  • Weber Cluster Emergency Maintenance

    The weber cluster will be unavailable beginning Tuesday, February 6th, 2024 at 1:30PM EST. The cluster will return to full production by Tuesday, February 6th, 2024 at 5:00PM. During this time a failed disk will be replaced on Weber. Any jobs which r...

  • Research Computing Holiday Break

    Research Computing personnel will observe the university winter break from 8:00am EST on Friday, December 22nd, 2023 , and will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024. During this time, Research Computing services will continue...

  • Potential Ticket Response Delays

    As the holiday season approaches, we want to inform you about potential delays in our ticket response times until the end of this year. Our support team is currently working with reduced staff, impacting our ability to respond promptly. Additionally...