Category Archives: Shared Use Computers HOKUSAI
Acceptance of FY2021 Usage Report has started
We have just anounced by email to HOKUSAI users that we start accepting the Usage Report of FY2021 project.

Accepting period


Start: 3:00 PM (JST) February 9, 2022
End: 5:00 PM (JST) March 2, 2022
Notice
  • Since the application system will be closed automatically at the deadline, please complete submitting process including uploading the files in advance with a margin by the deadline.
    • please complete submitting process including uploading the files in advance with a margin by the deadline.
  • Users and projects who do not submit the Usage Report by the submission deadline will not be allowed to use RIKEN Supercomputer after the next FY.

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Notice of HOKUSAI Maintenance

Supercomputer HOKUSAI BigWaterfall(HBW) and Data Science Infrastructure(HSS) will be stopped in the schedule below due to the planned power outage in Wako campus. At that time, regular maintenance will also be performed.

Downtime(HOKUSAI BW and SS):
from 5:00 p.m. on October 8 to 3:00 p.m. on October 12
from 5:00 p.m. on October 15 to 3:00 p.m. on October 18

For BW, note that job execution control will be performed before the downtime: Jobs that are expected not to end until the start time of the downtime will be not started. After resuming operation, the unstarted jobs will be started.

For SS, please stop VMs (instances) before the service is stopped. Any VMs that are running when the service is stopped will be forcibly terminated. VMs will not start automatically after the service is restarted, so please start it by yourself.

Announcement of a training session about shared use computers on September 29 [Publication of lecture materials]

[9/25 Post the announcement]

[10/2 Publication of lecture materials]

We will hold a training session on how to use HOKUSAI SailingShip(SS) and Intel AI/compiler.

Date: September 29
Time: From 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Place: Video conference (Zoom)
Language: Japanese

Lecture materials

However, we apologize that some documents are not available in English.
We will try to increase the English language documentation as much as possible.

Contact

Information and Communication Infrastructure Section, Information Systems Division, Head Office for Information Systems and Cybersecurity
hpc@riken.jp