[Berzelius-users] Survey on Upcoming Downtime

[Filip Polbratt]

Dear Berzelius users,

We would like to thank everyone that have participated in the survey. We 
have now closed the survey and collected the replies we received. We 
will now use them to plan the maintenance window. Initial results 
indicate CW 47 or 48 to be the best candidates for further consideration.

Please keep in mind that we have not decided on final dates yet and that 
we might still have urgent downtimes with no notice even with this planning.

Best regards,
Filip Polbratt
NSC

On 2023-09-25 16:34, Henrik Henriksson wrote:
> Dear Berzelius users,
> 
> If you want to give input on scheduling of upcoming downtimes, run
> `downtime_survey` on a login-node.
> 
> We are currently planning for a maintenance window, most likely 1-3 days
> sometime this autumn. During this window we are planning for quite a few
> software changes and updates, among other things, bringing Berzelius 
> more in
> line with other NSC resources.
> 
> Past downtimes unfortunately lined up with conference deadlines for some
> research groups. For the upcoming downtime, we have no external 
> stakeholders,
> nor any hardware deliveries. As such, we have much more scheduling 
> flexibility.
> In an attempt to reduce impact this time around, we are doing a survey 
> on when
> Berzelius users think we should avoid downtime during the autumn.
> 
> To participate, run `downtime_survey` in a terminal on a login-node. The 
> survey
> is open until next Wednesday 2023-10-04.
> 
> While we work hard to maintain a high service level, note that Berzelius 
> runs on
> a "best-effort" basis, and may go offline at any time, without any 
> warning, due
> to unanticipated issues like some hardware failures or serious security
> vulnerabilities.
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> Berzelius Staff
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