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Storage System Performance Update

To all chip users, The DoIT Research Computing & Data (RCD) Team is continuing to monitor the performance issues affecting users across the HPCF. Please see this posting from two weeks ago...

Posted: March 6, 2026, 9:28 PM

Sprinting to the Finish - USM March Accessibility Newsletter

Sponsored by the USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation

The March issue of the USM Digital Accessibility Newsletter is now available. Here's what's inside: Why Sprinting to the Finish Matters Quick Fix Guide: Sprint to the Finish Checklist...

Posted: March 6, 2026, 11:25 AM

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Quarterly Patching Downtimes - 3/6 & 3/7

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Friday, March 6th and Saturday, March 7th.   While many of the...

Posted: March 2, 2026, 10:07 AM

Clarification Regarding Recent "Welcome to UMBC" Emails

Important update on the recent automated account emails.

We are writing to address a recent issue regarding an email that some of you may have incorrectly received, which welcomed you to UMBC as a new employee or new student worker and provided...

Posted: February 28, 2026, 12:01 PM

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Storage System Performance Update

To all chip users, The DoIT Research Computing & Data (RCD) Team is continuing to monitor the performance issues affecting users across the HPCF. Please see this posting from last Friday,...

Posted: February 27, 2026, 5:11 PM

Last & Final Call — Legacy Travel System

Deadline Feb. 28 at 11:29 PM

Repost from UMBC Travel Dear Campus Community, UMBC's legacy travel system will officially shut down on March 1, 2026, as part of our transition to SAP Concur. If you have outstanding travel...

Posted: February 27, 2026, 10:03 AM

February HPCF Newsletter

Hi everyone, I'm writing to give everyone an update regarding the UMBC HPCF and other Research Computing projects currently undertaken by DoIT.  Summary Completion of February Downtime...

Posted: February 26, 2026, 2:54 PM

Issue with some 2020 GPU Nodes on chip

To all chip-gpu users, Following up on our previous downtime communication, the majority of the chip cluster is back online and operating normally. However, we are experiencing an ongoing...

Posted: February 26, 2026, 8:53 AM

February 24, 2026 Scheduled Downtime Concluded

To all chip users, The scheduled downtime for today has concluded. A few compute nodes are still in the "drain" state. This is expected as the system slowly reboots all compute notes not...

Posted: February 24, 2026, 5:38 PM