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--- abstract:farber:farber [2020-05-22 13:47] – [System problems or can't find an answer on this wiki] anita
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 For general information about the community cluster program, visit the [[itrc>community-cluster|IT Research Computing website]]. To cite the Farber cluster for grants, proposals and publications, use these [[itrc>community-cluster-templates/|HPC templates]].
+<note warning>Farber is retired. For details please see [[https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/sites.udel.edu/dist/2/10075/files/2022/10/Farber-End-of-Life-Plan-and-Policies.pdf|Farber End-of-Life Plan and Policies]] including the following update.
+**Update**
+Starting in July 2023, IT RCI will begin dismantling the Farber cluster. Compute nodes, extraneous network equipment, and the racks containing it will be removed from the Data Center. The Farber head node will remain online to provide ongoing access to the home, workgroup, and /lustre file systems**[1]** for a period yet to be determined.
+**Home and Workgroup File System Details**
+Starting on the same date, home and workgroup file systems' daily snapshotting will be suspended. All prior snapshots will remain present. This will allow users to rearrange, archive, and delete files in those directories: the final snapshot will continue to be present as a read-only backup of the content prior to cleanup activities.
+**[1]** In our original email regarding the shutdown of Farber we stated that /lustre would not be available after July 2023. Given the amount of data present on /lustre, we have reconsidered that policy.
+</note>
+Login (head) node is online to allow file transfer off Farber's filesystems (home, /home/work and /lustre/scratch directories).
 ===== Configuration ====
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 ===== Help =====
-==== System problems or can't find an answer on this wiki ====
+==== System or account problems, or can't find an answer on this wiki ====
-If you are experiencing a system related problem, first check Farber [[http://farber.hpc.udel.edu/ganglia/|cluster monitoring]] and [[http://www.hpc.udel.edu/mantis/default/project_page.php?project_id=4|system alerts]]. To report a new problem, or you just can't find the help you need on this wiki, then submit a [[https://services.udel.edu/TDClient/32/Portal/Requests/TicketRequests/NewForm?ID=D5ZRIgFlfLw_|Research Computing High Performance Computing (HPC) Clusters Help Request]] and click on the green **Request Service** button and complete the form including Farber and your problem details in the description field.
+If you are experiencing a system related problem, first check Farber [[http://farber.hpc.udel.edu/ganglia/|cluster monitoring]] (off-campus access requires [[http://www.udel.edu/it/help/connecting/vpn/|UD VPN]]). To report a new problem, or you just can't find the help you need on this wiki, then submit a [[https://services.udel.edu/TDClient/32/Portal/Requests/TicketRequests/NewForm?ID=D5ZRIgFlfLw_|Research Computing High Performance Computing (HPC) Clusters Help Request]] and complete the form including Farber and your problem details in the description field.
 ==== Ask or tell the HPC community ====
-[[https://groups.google.com/a/udel.edu/d/forum/hpc-ask?hl=en-US|hpc-ask]] is a Google group established to stimulate interactions within UD’s broader HPC community and is based on members helping members. This is a great venue to post a question, start a discussion, or share an upcoming event with the community. Anyone may request membership. Messages are sent as a daily summary to all group members. This list is archived, public, and searchable by anyone.
+[[https://groups.google.com/a/udel.edu/d/forum/hpc-ask?hl=en-US|hpc-ask]] is a Google group established to stimulate interactions within UD’s broader HPC community and is based on members helping members. This is a great venue to post a question about HPC, start a discussion, or share an upcoming event with the community. Anyone may request membership. Messages are sent as a daily summary to all group members. This list is archived, public, and searchable by anyone.
 ==== Publication and Grant Writing Resources =====
 [[http://sites.udel.edu/research-computing/community-cluster-templates/|HPC templates]] are available to use for a proposal or publication to acknowledge use of or describe UD’s Information Technologies HPC resources.