The UCTHPC cluster will be down on the weekend of the 25th\26th of June for scheduled network maintenance.
We will place the cluster in draining mode on Friday the 24th of June at 17:00 at which point new jobs may …
Openfoam and Singularity
Singularity is a container technology that allows users and administrators to build complex software stacks inside a single file for execution. This has several benefits which include the ability to choose an operating system of their choice as well as …
UCT HPC update Nov 2021
Please let us know if you no longer require your HPC account or if you have acknowledged the use of the UCTHPC cluster in any publications recently. We rely on acknowledgements in order to motivate for new equipment.
Processes on …
Problem update: Problem affecting UCT VPN service
Dear UCT colleagues,
ICTS engineers need to make an urgent update to the UCT VPN today, to address the current connectivity problem that some customers are experiencing when accessing this service.
During the change all active VPN connections will be …
New interactive script
We have provided an updated wrapper script to start interactive jobs: sintx. Note that this does not replace the standard wrapper script, sint, which still remains available.
We have simplified how the new script works by making the parameters optional. …
UCT HPC update April 2020
Dear researcher
Please let us know if you no longer require access to the cluster, or if you have recently acknowledged the cluster in any thesis or publication.
MATLAB has been installed on the UCT HPC cluster. It is possible …
UCTHPC status
The cluster will remain operational throughout the lock down with the support staff working from home. We are able to respond to emails, create accounts and install software.…
HPC 2020 update
TL;DR;
– The cluster head node operating system, firmware and storage system have all been patched\upgraded.
– The wall time for ada has been increased from 72 to 170 hours
– Matlab is now available on the cluster
Cluster …
February cluster update
Please let us know if you no longer require your HPC account or if you have acknowledged usage of the cluster in any publications recently. If you still have an account on the old cluster (hex) you need to request …
HPC changes for 2020
Hex cluster decommissioning:
The old UCT cluster (hex.uct.ac.za) is being shut down in January 2020. If you no longer require access please can you let us know if you acknowledged usage of the cluster in your research. If you still …