[Bi-users] Update: Bi reduction during the winter

[Kent Engström]

Dear Bi Users,

see below for background. As Bi has been fully utilized for some time
now with jobs waiting in queue, SMHI has decided to bring back the
powered-down nodes today, and that has now been done.


Kent Engström <kent at nsc.liu.se> writes on Oct 26:
> Dear Bi Users,
>
> Swedish government agencies have been asked by the government to reduce
> power consumption during the winter months. As part of that effort, SMHI
> has decided to turn off ~ 100 Bi nodes, a reduction level that should
> not affect ongoing activities.
>
> NSC and SMHI have decided to implement this by powering down two whole
> racks of nodes, n[1-96], at the time of the planned system work on
> Monday 2022-10-31.
>
> If you know that all Bi nodes will be needed during a certain week, it
> will be possible to power up the nodes again for that week. Talk to you
> user representative (Ulf or Michael) in advance if that is the case.
>
> Best Regards,

-- 
Kent Engström, National Supercomputer Centre
kent at nsc.liu.se, +46 13 28 4444