Changes between Version 18 and Version 19 of Public/User_Guide/News

Timestamp:

Jan 12, 2021, 3:30:52 PM (3 years ago)

Author:

Jochen Kreutz

Comment:

some minor status updates

Public/User_Guide/News

@@ -5 +5 @@
 This is a summary of the latest news concerning the system. For a list of known problems related to the system, please refer to [wiki:Public/User_Guide/PaS this page].
 
-''Last update: 2020-12-03''
+''Last update: 2021-01-12''
 {{{#!comment 
 [[span(style=color: #FF0000, System will be in maintenance in CW37 (Monday, 2020-09-07 to Friday 2020-09-11))]]
@@ -18 +18 @@
 === ESB nodes ===
 
-- in CW51 the first ESB rack will be updated to use Extoll network (instead of IB)
+- in CW51 the update of the first ESB rack started for using Extoll Fabri3 network (instead of IB)
+  - work is still ongoing
 
 === DAM nodes ===
 
-- Persistent memory for nodes dp-dam[03-16] will be extended to 3 TB with next maintenance (CW51)
+- Persistent memory for nodes dp-dam[03-16] has been extended to 3 TB with next maintenance (CW51)
 
 === Network Federation Gateways ===
 
-- Gateway nodes will be completed in CW51 to the final layout: 
+- Gateway nodes have been completed in CW51 to the final layout: 
 
   * 2 NF-GW EDR/Fabri3
@@ -33 +34 @@
 
   * 2x NF-GW EDR/40GbE
+
+- **due to the ongoing Fabri3 installation two of the NF-GWs (the ones equipped with Fabri3 PCIe cards) are not in operation yet**
 
 - for an example on how to use the gateway nodes and for further information, 
@@ -42 +45 @@
 ==== NAM ====
 
-- a NAM SW implementation has been done, a test environment on the DAM is being set up (using dp-dam[03,04])
+- a NAM SW implementation has been done, a test environment on the DAM has been set up on dp-dam[09-16].
 
 === File Systems ===
@@ -64 +67 @@
 === SW updates ===
 
-- new SLURM features are being integrated and will be rolled out in near future:
+- new SLURM features are being integrated and will be rolled out soon:
   - extended logging and improved resource management for jobs within a workflow
-  - burst buffer pluggin
+  - burst buffer plugin
 
-- 2020 Easybuild stage is currently being set up 
+- 2020 Easybuild stage is being set up 
 
 - Intel oneAPI Beta 10 version has been installed to /usr/local/intel/oneapi