NERC

Upcoming NERC system maintenance and upgrade - Tuesday, August 12, 2025 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
2025-08-12 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Upcoming NERC system maintenance and upgrade - Tuesday, August 12, 2025 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
- We will be upgrading our Red Hat OpenShift container platform (OCP) version on NERC to 4.18.
- As part of the upcoming maintenance, we’ll be rolling out several key enhancements to Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI). These include a redesigned dashboard layout, support for both single and multi-model serving, and distributed training capabilities using CodeFlare and KubeRay. The platform will also support high-performance inference runtimes beyond the currently offered OpenVINO, such as vLLM. Additional improvements include a GPU pruner for more efficient GPU utilization, enhanced resource scheduling with Kueue, and an upgraded version of Kubeflow Pipelines. This update will further strengthen MLOps capabilities with an integrated model registry and catalog to manage the full model lifecycle.
- We will be upgrading our ColdFront deployment.
NOTICES
- The OpenShift and ColdFront services will be unavailable during this maintenance.
- Please keep a backup of your critical data or application running on your project on NERC’s OpenShift cluster.
- Project allocation requests and change requests for both OpenStack and OpenShift Resources will not be accepted or approved during this time.
- The estimated time to complete this maintenance is 9 hours. It can take more or less time, so we urge you to keep an eye on https://nerc.instatus.com/ for real-time updates on progress.
- Please do subscribe to https://nerc.instatus.com/subscribe/email in order to get the progress updates during this time.
Our priority is to help make science happen, so If you or your research team have any questions or need to escalate an issue, please contact us via email (help@nerc.mghpcc.org) or, by submitting a new ticket at the NERC's Support Ticketing System.

NERC system maintenance and upgrade - Tuesday, September 9, 2025 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
2025-09-09 08:00 - 17:00
Upcoming NERC system maintenance and upgrade will occur on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
- We will be upgrading our Red Hat OpenShift container platform (OCP) version on NERC to version 4.19. This release brings important enhancements to improve performance, security, and the overall user experience.
- Unified Console Experience: The Admin and Developer views are now combined into one interface, reducing context switching and enabling seamless end-to-end workflows.
- We have also set up and now offer an isolated Academic (EDU) OpenShift cluster designed to fully support academic research and coursework, providing a stable and dedicated environment for instructors, principal investigators, students, and other users. If you are planning to run courses on NERC in Fall 2025 or Spring 2026, please contact us so we can coordinate and provide the necessary support.
NOTICES
- The OpenShift services will be unavailable during this maintenance.
- Please keep a backup of your critical data or application running on your project on NERC’s OpenShift cluster.
- Project allocation requests and change requests for both OpenStack and OpenShift Resources will not be accepted or approved during this time.
- The estimated time to complete this maintenance is 9 hours. It can take more or less time, so we urge you to keep an eye on https://nerc.instatus.com/ for real-time updates on progress.
- Please do subscribe to https://nerc.instatus.com/subscribe/email in order to get the progress updates during this time.
Our priority is to help make science happen, so If you or your research team have any questions or need to escalate an issue, please contact us via email (help@nerc.mghpcc.org) or, by submitting a new ticket at the NERC's Support Ticketing System.

NERC system maintenance and upgrade - Tuesday, October 14, 2025 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
2025-10-14 08:00 - 17:00
Upcoming NERC system maintenance and upgrade will occur on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
- We will be upgrading our Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) version of NERC OpenShift Production Cluster to version 2.22. This release brings important enhancements to improve performance, security, and the overall user experience.
- We are upgrading our ColdFront deployment.
NOTICES
- The OpenShift AI and ColdFront services will be unavailable during this maintenance.
- Please keep a backup of your critical data or application running on your project on NERC’s OpenShift cluster.
- Project allocation requests and change requests for both OpenStack and OpenShift Resources will not be accepted or approved during this time.
- The estimated time to complete this maintenance is 9 hours. It can take more or less time, so we urge you to keep an eye on https://nerc.instatus.com/ for real-time updates on progress.
- Please subscribe to https://nerc.instatus.com/subscribe/email in order to get the progress updates during this time.
Our priority is to help make science happen, so If you or your research team have any questions or need to escalate an issue, please contact us via email (help@nerc.mghpcc.org) or, by submitting a new ticket at the NERC's Support Ticketing System.

Upcoming NERC’s ColdFront service upgrade and maintenance Nov 11, 2025 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2025-11-11 08:00 - 12:00
NERC's ColdFront upgrade and maintenance will occur on Tuesday Nov 11, 2025 from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
- We are upgrading NERC’s ColdFront deployment to the latest version of ColdFront.
NOTICES
- This upgrade will cause some outages to the NERC’s ColdFront service.
- The estimated time to complete this maintenance is 4 hours. It can take more or less time, so we urge you to keep an eye on https://nerc.instatus.com/ for real-time updates on progress.
- Please subscribe to https://nerc.instatus.com/subscribe/email in order to get the progress updates during this time.
Our priority is to help make science happen, so If you or your research team have any questions or need to escalate an issue, please contact us via email (help@nerc.mghpcc.org) or, by submitting a new ticket at the NERC's Support Ticketing System.

NERC system maintenance and upgrade - Tuesday, Dec 9, 2025 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2025-12-09 08:00 - 12:00
Upcoming NERC system maintenance and upgrade will occur on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
- We are upgrading NERC’s ColdFront deployment to the latest version, which will allow users to view a Daily Invoice display in ColdFront and receive threshold budget notification emails.
- We will also validate all current project allocations to ensure each namespace meets the minimum LimitRange requirements.
NOTICES
- This upgrade will cause some outages to the NERC’s ColdFront service.
- The estimated time to complete this maintenance is 4 hours. It can take more or less time, so we urge you to keep an eye on https://nerc.instatus.com/ for real-time updates on progress.
- Please subscribe to https://nerc.instatus.com/subscribe/email in order to get the progress updates during this time.
Our priority is to help make science happen, so If you or your research team have any questions or need to escalate an issue, please contact us via email (help@nerc.mghpcc.org) or, by submitting a new ticket at the NERC's Support Ticketing System.

NERC system maintenance and upgrade - Tuesday, Jan 13, 2026 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2026-01-13 08:00 - 12:00
Upcoming NERC system maintenance and upgrade will occur on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
- We are upgrading NERC’s ColdFront Plugin to the latest version.
- We will be adding 8 H100 GPUs on the NERC OpenShift Production cluster.
- We will be adding more NESE Storage Pools to increase the current storage quota.
NOTICES
- This upgrade will cause some outages to the NERC’s ColdFront service.
- The estimated time to complete this maintenance is 4 hours. It can take more or less time, so we urge you to keep an eye on https://nerc.instatus.com/ for real-time updates on progress.
- Please subscribe to https://nerc.instatus.com/subscribe/email in order to get the progress updates during this time.
Our priority is to help make science happen, so If you or your research team have any questions or need to escalate an issue, please contact us via email (help@nerc.mghpcc.org) or, by submitting a new ticket at the NERC's Support Ticketing System.

Upcoming NERC system maintenance and upgrade - Tuesday, February 10, 2026 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
2026-02-10 08:00 - 17:00
Upcoming NERC system maintenance and upgrade will occur on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
- We will be upgrading the Openshift Container Platform (OCP) on the NERC OpenShift Production Cluster to version 4.20.
- We will be upgrading Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) on the NERC OpenShift Production Cluster to version 2.25. This upgrade will provide new features, bug fixes, and improved support for AI/ML workflows.
- We are upgrading our ColdFront deployment to support quota management across different storage types.
NOTICES
- The Production Cluster’s OpenShift, OpenShift AI and ColdFront services will be unavailable during this maintenance.
- Please keep a backup of your critical data or application running on your project on NERC’s OpenShift cluster.
- Project allocation requests and change requests for both OpenStack and OpenShift Resources will not be accepted or approved during this time.
- The estimated time to complete this maintenance is 9 hours. It can take more or less time, so we urge you to keep an eye on https://nerc.instatus.com/ for real-time updates on progress.
- Please subscribe to https://nerc.instatus.com/subscribe/email in order to get the progress updates during this time.
Our priority is to help make science happen, so If you or your research team have any questions or need to escalate an issue, please contact us via email (help@nerc.mghpcc.org) or, by submitting a new ticket at the NERC's Support Ticketing System.

Upcoming NERC system maintenance and upgrade - Tuesday, March 10, 2026 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
2026-03-10 08:00 - 17:00
Upcoming NERC system maintenance and upgrade will occur on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
- We will be upgrading the Openshift Container Platform (OCP) on the NERC OpenShift Production Cluster to version 4.20.
- We are upgrading our ColdFront deployment to support quota management across different storage types.
- We will be adding additional H100 to NERC OpenShift Production Cluster for general use.
NOTICES
- The Production Cluster’s OpenShift, OpenShift AI and ColdFront services will be unavailable during this maintenance.
- Please keep a backup of your critical data or application running on your project on NERC’s OpenShift cluster.
- Project allocation requests and change requests for both OpenStack and OpenShift Resources will not be accepted or approved during this time.
- The estimated time to complete this maintenance is 9 hours. It can take more or less time, so we urge you to keep an eye on https://nerc.instatus.com/ for real-time updates on progress.
- Please subscribe to https://nerc.instatus.com/subscribe/email in order to get the progress updates during this time.
Our priority is to help make science happen, so If you or your research team have any questions or need to escalate an issue, please contact us via email (help@nerc.mghpcc.org) or, by submitting a new ticket at the NERC's Support Ticketing System.

Upcoming NERC system maintenance and upgrade - Tuesday, April 14, 2026 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
2026-04-14 08:00 - 17:00
Upcoming NERC system maintenance and upgrade will occur on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
- We will be upgrading the Openshift Container Platform (OCP) on the NERC OpenShift Production Cluster to version 4.21.
- We will be adding support for Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) to our production cluster.
- We are upgrading our ColdFront deployment.
NOTICES
- The Production Cluster’s OpenShift, OpenShift AI and ColdFront services will be unavailable during this maintenance.
- Please keep a backup of your critical data or application running on your project on NERC’s OpenShift cluster.
- Project allocation requests and change requests for both OpenStack and OpenShift Resources will not be accepted or approved during this time.

- The estimated time to complete this maintenance is 9 hours. It can take more or less time, so we urge you to keep an eye on https://nerc.instatus.com/ for real-time updates on progress.
- Please subscribe to https://nerc.instatus.com/subscribe/email in order to get the progress updates during this time.
Our priority is to help make science happen, so If you or your research team have any questions or need to escalate an issue, please contact us via email (help@nerc.mghpcc.org) or, by submitting a new ticket at the NERC's Support Ticketing System.

Upcoming NERC system maintenance and upgrade will occur on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
2026-05-12 08:00 - 17:00
Upcoming NERC system maintenance and upgrade will occur on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
- We will be upgrading Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) on the NERC OpenShift Production Cluster to version 3.3. This upgrade will provide new features, bug fixes, and improved support for AI/ML workflows.
- We will be continue our last issue to fix the support for Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) to our production cluster.
- We are upgrading our ColdFront deployment.
NOTICES
- The Production Cluster’s OpenShift, OpenShift AI and ColdFront services will be unavailable during this maintenance.
- Please keep a backup of your critical data or application running on your project on NERC’s OpenShift cluster.
- Project allocation requests and change requests for both OpenStack and OpenShift Resources will not be accepted or approved during this time.

- The estimated time to complete this maintenance is 9 hours. It can take more or less time, so we urge you to keep an eye on https://nerc.instatus.com/ for real-time updates on progress.
- Please subscribe to https://nerc.instatus.com/subscribe/email in order to get the progress updates during this time.

Our priority is to help make science happen, so If you or your research team have any questions or need to escalate an issue, please contact us via email (help@nerc.mghpcc.org) or, by submitting a new ticket at the NERC's Support Ticketing System.
