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Connectivity to some HPC resources intermittent due to ongoing network issues. More updates as situation changes…

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

Network update

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

The router is back up, and has been for a while, but we’re still tracking the issue that caused the reboot in the first place. So things should be working, but network performance is degraded at the moment until we isolate the problem host.

Network Update

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

The MCS router’s configuration was lost in the reboot. We are in the process of reloading it from a current backup. Things should be back within the hour, unless something goes very wrong.

Network Problems continue

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

The MCS network router was unresponsive and is in the process of being rebooted. Most wired MCS-hosted machines are unavailable, except for those hosted in building 221 (web server, mail server, etc.). Login and compute nodes are unreachable at the moment. Will send updates as we have them.

Network and NFS slowness

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

Hello everyone, There is currently an issue causing higher than usual network latency, and slow NFS filesystem access. Because of this access to MCS servers, and usability of MCS linux desktops may be affected. We will be sending a status update when we have more information. —- Daniel Murphy-Olson Systems Administrator Mathematics & Computer Science …

Upcoming IT Maintenance Weekend (May 10-12)

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

This coming weekend is a CIS IT Maintenance weekend. Please see the details below. The network outage window is 4 hours, though actual interruptions will be brief and sporadic. Also note the MySQL databases, blogs, and wikis listed for Friday are ANL/CIS-provided and does not apply to those supplied by MCS Systems. Thank you. Systems …

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Email phishing attempt

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

I could write more on this, but Hunter’s message to his group covers the salient points. Thanks to all who reported it. > All, > Two of you have reported the rather sad phishing attempt included below. (Thank you for reporting this to me – please feel free to > include [email protected] in future reports). …

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Displays in 3178 and 4172 back in operation.

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

The displays in 3178 and 4172 are back in operation. The display in 3178 has some improvements made, 4172 will get the same ones once the requisite components arrive. Instructions for using the displays can be found here: https://wiki.mcs.anl.gov/IT/index.php/3178_and_4172_Displays Improvements you’ll notice: * Upgraded HDMI over Ethernet modules mean true 1080p HDMI via the cable …

Phishing mail just received

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

If you received the message below, don’t open it. You probably know that, but it never hurts to be safe. It’s been reported to the cyber office. > Argonne National Laboratory > 9700 S. Cass Avenue > Argonne, IL 60439 > > Deal All , > > a private message have been sent to you …

Tentative CIS Maintenance Weekend, May 10-12.

March 29, 2022 by Stacey, Craig

There are no details on what will or won’t be affected, but we should know by beginning of May. If you know this date will pose a problem to your work, please let us know so we can push back. Thanks!

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