RCC: Planned HPC Cluster Software Upgrade — Services Unavailable from Aug. 3–7, 2026
The Research Computing Center is planning to upgrade the FSU High Performance Compute (HPC) cluster software stack the week of August 3 - 7, 2026. During this time, the HPC and other services will be unavailable.
What's New
We are upgrading the cluster from AlmaLinux 8.6 to AlmaLinux v9.7. This upgrade includes new versions of system-level Linux tools (e.g., text editors, version control, and basic libraries) and a new version of our job scheduler, Slurm.
As with every platform upgrade, HPC users will likely need to test and recompile any code that relies on specific compiler versions. Our software team can assist if needed.
Affected Services
The following services will be unavailable during the maintenance period (first week of August 2026):
- High Performance Compute cluster
- Open OnDemand
The following services will remain ONLINE during the maintenance period:
- Parallel storage*
- Archival storage
- Globus data transfer
- REDCap
- Virtual machines for Research
- Data center services / Academic colocation
* Note: Parallel storage will be available exclusively through the storage export node (export.rcc.fsu.edu) and Globus, as our HPC login nodes will be offline.
Questions or concerns?
If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please email support@rcc.fsu.edu.
