REMINDER: chip and RRStor Downtime Scheduled for October 27th
To all chip users,
This is a reminder that on Tuesday October 27th (today), the chip cluster will be inaccessible from 0800ET - 1800ET for upgrading our core server infrastructure to improve overall system stability, reliability and security.
Very important: As mentioned in the original post, all jobs running during this maintenance window will be canceled.
Please refer to the original announcement for more details: https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/hpcf/posts/164124
Remember to submit any issues you have here: https://rtforms.umbc.edu/rt_authenticated/doit/DoIT-support.php?auto=Research%20Computing
and check out our documentation here: https://umbc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/faq/pages/1082589207/UMBC+HPCF+-+chip
Gregory Ballantine,
HPC Specialist
Posted: October 27, 2026, 8:10 AM