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ANZAC Day public holiday

  • Public holiday observed Monday  
  • Support tickets submitted between  -  will be addressed on next business day

Q2 maintenance completed

  • CentOS 8.3
  • PBS Pro 2021.1
  • Hooks now run under Python 3; bugs fixed shortly after deployment
  • Minor changes to qstat output, e.g. truncation; user integration/workflow tools that parse qstat output may break.
  • Q3 maintenance  
  • Q4 maintenance  (tentative)

Raijin compatibility image

  • From April 2021: deprecation warning
  • Retirement planned  

Gadi: Hugemem and Megamem

  • Hugemem: 50 nodes
    • 2 x 24 core Xeon 8268, 2.9 GHz
    • 1.5 TB Optane, 384 GB DRAM
  • Megamem: 4 nodes
    • 2 x 24 core Xeon 8260L, 2.4 GHz
    • 3.0 TB Optane, 384 GB DRAM

Resource accounting: nci_account

  • nci_account now displays /g/data usage and allocation
  • nci_account scheme manager functionality expected before end of April
  • Work in progress on web views for accounting

MDSS

  • Reminder to tar+zip files; ~10-100 GB up to ~2 TB is optimal

ALCG 2021

  • 6 invited applications, requesting 200 MSU/year in total
  • Scheme supports 150 MSU/year
  • Allocation meeting tomorrow  

NCMAS 2022

  • Anonymised application model
  • Work in progress: Improvements and bug fixes based on applicant and committee feedback
  • Call expected to open in August

User documentation

  • Large-scale update in progress
  • Style guide: improved look and readability 
  • Timescale: progressive updates across Q2-Q3
  • Documentation life cycle

Training and user engagement

  • Introduction to Gadi (two-parts) - monthly delivery
  • Support Session/Office Hours - first Thursday of each month, with transition to weekly schedule
  • Gadi Best Practices - in development
  • Data Science week  -  
  • Schedule: NCI Training and Educational Events

MyNCI - user accounts

  • User profiles are self-populated, and vary in completeness and quality
  • Additional profile information may be required in future

Help Desk Phone

  • NCI Help Desk: 02 6125 3437
  • COVID-19 2020: Number redirected to support working from home
  • Redirection unwound - reset to Manager, User Services
  • Awaiting final group configuration for User Services

Staffing

  • Javed Shaikh - Staff Scientist Bioinformatics, User Services
  • Aidan Muirhead - Manager, Communications and Outreach (Acting)
  • Jingbo Wang - Training Coordinator

NCI User Survey 2021

NCI Research Highlights


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