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 Supercomputer Services Group - System News
 

Production Systems
bluefire Up and operational at this time.
bluevista Up and operational at this time.
lightning Up and operational at this time.
pegasus Up and operational at this time.
coral Up and operational at this time.
bluefire Decommissioned.
Test Systems
firefly In Transit To Boulder.
otis Up and operational at this time.
icecube Decommissioned.

 
 Supercomputer Services Group - Special Campaigns
     
ARCTAS Chemical Forecast Special Campaign   ARCTAS Chemical Forecast Special Campaign
The ARCTAS Chemical Forecast Special Campaign runs from June 9, 2008 through July 15, 2008 on bluevista. During that time the production jobs run in one of the special high-priority production job queues on the cluster.
     
[ Special Campaign Archive ]
 
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