Messages & Announcements

We have had reports of missing files and other odd errors with Tusker's
/work file system. The servers that back /work are reporting errors and
require us to bring the system off-line to begin a file system check.

This may be a lengthy process as there are multiple storage target units
that need to be verified. We don't have an estimate of how long this will
take but will send updates as we progress through the process.

The /work filesystem must be taken off-line for this necessary maintenance to proceed.
Users may queue jobs but no new jobs will start until completion; users
attempting to interact with the /work file system may be logged off.
Jobs that were running will be canceled.

We apologize for any inconvenience this causes our users;
Crane and Sandhills are unaffected by this maintenance period.

Official advertisement:

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR
Holland Computing Center
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The Holland Computing Center (HCC) is a large High Performance Computing facility supporting the NU system. Position will be required to maintain (HCC) core resources including, but not limited to, LDAP and group Content Management System (CMS), provide resolution to user issues, support and maintain user authentication mechanisms and work with (HCC) staff to maintain systems security integrity. Position will be expected to keep up on industry security announcements and coordinate with other HCC staff to appropriately respond to maintain system security and high availability.

Various tasks including the following will be required: maintaining and upgrading hardware, operating systems, and related aspects (networking, storage, computing) of various systems; performing backups; managing user accounts; installing new software (commercial and public domain); maintaining system security; monitoring system usage; evaluating, recommending and/or negotiating specific hardware purchases. HCC systems are integrated with national computational grids; installation and maintenance of grid protocol software will be required.

Supervision, distribution and coordination of tasks for graduate and/or undergraduate students often expected. Position works in cooperation with other University staff and researchers associated with research computing. Since this is a research oriented position, a curious, self-motivated individual who can operate successfully without procedural details already established is essential; good problem solving skills needed. Position requires frequent and effective communication of technical, operational and educational information in a variety of formats.

Periodic travel between NU campuses (UNO, UNMC, UNL) is required. Criminal background check will be conducted. Excellent benefits including staff/dependent scholarship program. Applicant review begins April 30. View requisition S_140131 at https://employment.unl.edu for details and to apply. UNL is committed to a pluralistic campus community through affirmative action, equal opportunity, work-life balance, and dual careers.

We plan to hold several tutorials related to Globus Connect in the near future. If you would like one held at your department, please let me know. Globus Connect is now deployed at research institutions across the country, and is free of charge to NU researchers (HCC bears a small annual fee for this service).

There are advanced features available to "Globus Plus" users -- if you are interested in trying these, please let us know (hcc-support@unl.edu). In particular, one can share files from laptop to laptop with these plans. A Plus account in general has the ability to readily share data with off-campus (non-HCC) collaborators -- and to control this access without the need for system administrator intervention. Globus PLUS accounts require a small fee (currently $7/month). HCC has access to several pre-paid accounts for this first year -- first come, first served.