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New cluster software list available

We hope you enjoy the new cluster software list. This list will be regularly updated when new software is installed on the cluster. It uses a semi-automated process to read data from our modulefiles, which we then transform to a usable yaml format. We hope to add new lists for other package systems such as R. Please let us know if that is of interest.

Recent news now available as RSS feed

RCC recently converted to this built-in blog for news and announcements. If you're reading this, we hope you find the new format helpful. If you'd like to receive regular updates as we post new content, please consider following our RSS feed.

To follow the feed using your Windows Outlook client, open your Account Settings and the RSS Feeds tab. Select new and enter https://docs.rcc.mcw.edu/feed_rss_created.xml.

September maintenance

RCC maintenance will last from 9PM-12AM on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Cluster jobs will be blocked during maintenance. Login nodes will be rebooted. Open OnDemand will be rebooted. Access to storage may be disrupted.

What is scratch space?

Every RCC user has access to scratch space (i.e., /scratch) on the cluster, but many do not use it properly, or might not understand its purpose. Here we'll talk about scratch space, why it exists, and how to use it properly.

Job scheduling and maintenance

Why is my job blocked?

This is the most common question before cluster maintenance. It has a simple, but hard to explain answer. Since we answer this question often, we wanted to share the answer, and provide an easy tool to help.