Entries by NSCC Admin

Urgent Scheduled Maintenance for ASPIRE 2A+ on 7 March 2025, 3PM to 6.30PM

Dear ASPIRE 2A+ Users, We wish to inform you of an upcoming urgent scheduled maintenance on the ASPIRE2A+ system. This maintenance is essential to ensure the continued reliability and performance of our services. Maintenance Details: Purpose: Impact During the Maintenance Period: We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding. Should […]

Cybersecurity Enhancement: Implementation of Security Intelligence Filtering

Dear Users, As part of our ongoing commitment to enhancing cybersecurity, we have implemented a new security measure – Security Intelligence Filtering. This enhancement is designed to automatically filter and block traffic from our HPC system to known malicious websites and domains on the internet, helping to safeguard our infrastructure and users. With this implementation, you may […]

[Completed] Urgent Scheduled Maintenance for ASPIRE 2A on 22 January 2025, 9AM to 6.30PM

Dear ASPIRE 2A Users, We are pleased to announce that the ASPIRE 2A urgent scheduled system maintenance has been completed. You may proceed to access the systems as per usual. Should you have any questions or need assistance, please contact our Helpdesk via the Service Desk Portal or email us at [email protected] if you have any questions. Thank you for […]

Urgent Scheduled Maintenance for ASPIRE 2A on 22 January 2025, 9AM to 6.30PM

Dear ASPIRE 2A Users, We wish to inform you of an upcoming urgent scheduled system maintenance for ASPIRE 2A to enhance its long-term reliability, uptime, and stability. Maintenance Details: Purpose: To replace the faulty Cooling Distribution Unit (CDU) Actuator. Impact During the Maintenance Period: We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you […]

Removal of OpenMPI Modules on ASPIRE 2A

Dear Users, The following OpenMPI modules will be removed from ASPIRE 2A on 3 February 2025: openmpi/4.1.4-aocc4.0 openmpi/4.1.5-aocc4 openmpi/4.1.5-gcc11 openmpi/4.1.5-icc22 openmpi/4.1.5-icc24 These modules were built statically, and following the update of PBS to a newer version, they no longer function correctly across multiple nodes. While MPI processes can still be spawned within a single compute node, […]

ASPIRE 2A and ASPIRE 2A+ Scheduled System Maintenance from 28 Nov 2024, 9am to 3 Dec 2024, 1pm

Dear Users, Please note that the ASPIRE 2A and ASPIRE 2A+ systems will be undergoing a scheduled system maintenance from 28 November 2024 (Thursday), 9am to 3 December 2024 (Tuesday), 1pm. The scheduled system maintenance is to ensure long term reliability, uptime and stability of the systems.  Do take note of the following dates.  ASPIRE 2A Maintenance activities: […]

Service Disruption for Users Accessing ASPIRE 2A

Dear ASPIRE 2A Users, Please be informed there is a service disruption on the ASPIRE 2A system due to an issue with the storage system. Our team is diligently investigating the issue and working towards a swift resolution. We will provide updates as soon as further information becomes available. We apologise for any inconvenience this disruption […]

Service Disruption for Users Accessing ASPIRE 2A

Dear ASPIRE 2A Users, We regret to inform you there is a service disruption on the ASPIRE 2A system as some components are currently experiencing an outage. Our team is diligently investigating the issue and working towards a swift resolution. We will provide updates as soon as further information becomes available. We apologise for any inconvenience […]

[Resolved] Service Outage – NSCC Helpdesk Email ([email protected])

Dear NSCC Users, We are pleased to inform you that the outage affecting our Helpdesk email channel ([email protected]) has been resolved. The service is now fully operational, and you can resume contacting us through email as usual. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. We appreciate your support and are here to […]