Jasmin Ceda on Centre for Environmental Data Analysis

JASMIN Network Issues

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 07:34:44 +0000

Part of the JASMIN network suffered a failure yesterday evening and the team is currently working to resolve this. As a result, many JASMIN and CEDA services are currently unavailable.

Bank holiday site closure - Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th August

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:37:28 +0000

Dear All,

Services will be unsupported on Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th August due to the bank holiday site closure. Minimal staff will be working for the remainder of that week so responses to queries may take longer than usual.

Vacancy Storage Ops and User Support

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 10:08:49 +0000

We have a new exciting job opportunity to join our team. Further details at the link below.

Storage Ops and User Support (deadline - 29 January 2023)

Please contact the helpdesk if you need any additional information.

JASMIN used to show Tonga volcano had highest plume ever recorded

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 14:38:05 +0000

Satellite images confirm that the Tonga eruption in January 2022 produced the highest ever recorded volcanic plume, at 57 km high. The open-source data used to confirm this finding was processed on JASMIN - the UK’s data analysis facility for environmental science.

Affected services after power outage

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:21:43 +0000

Dear users

There was a brief power outage affecting some CEDA and JASMIN services earlier today. Please bear with us while we restore the affected services.

Reminder of maintenance work on weekend of 18/19 June and extended at risk period 20-24 June

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 09:32:35 +0000

Please note upcoming maintenance work and extended “at risk” period affecting JASMIN & CEDA next week:

Advance notice of STFC network intervention, 18-19 June 2022

Over the weekend of 18/19 June, there will be NO ACCESS to the RAL network, in which JASMIN is hosted, so there will be no access to JASMIN and CEDA services. Work is expected to continue on Monday 20th & Tuesday 21st June affecting some or all parts of the network. This work is being carried out by STFC’s network team. We will provide further details as these become available.

The Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) Survey

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:09:16 +0000

If you are part of a community that makes use of data from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) , please consider completing the survey. Details from the project team below.

Vacancies Head of CEDA, Project Manager, JASMIN Director

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:04:51 +0000

We have three new exciting job opportunities to join our team. Further details are at the links below.

Head of Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (deadline extended to 23rd January)
Project Manager (deadline extended to 16th January)
JASMIN Director (deadline 23rd January)

Please contact the helpdesk if you need any additional information.

CEDA and JASMIN support over the Christmas period

Tue, 07 Dec 2021 12:12:45 +0000

As we approach the Christmas period, please be aware of the limited support arrangements in place which will result in CEDA and JASMIN services running “at-risk”.

CEDA leads UKRI’s net zero computing goals

Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:44:34 +0000

The CEDA team are leading efforts in the UK’s research and innovation sector to reach net zero computing. Our data experts will recommend a plan to ensure all the digital tools used throughout the sector, from supercomputers to phones, will be carbon neutral by 2040.

Reminder System Maintenance 5th October 2021

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 08:37:12 +0000

Reminder: System Maintenance planned for 5th October 2021.

Scheduled maintenance is planned for Tuesday 5th October 2021, which will cause some disruption to JASMIN and CEDA services. Systems will be “at risk” and may be unavailable for all or part of the day.

New technical blog sharing expertise about managing petabytes of data

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 12:33:37 +0000

The CEDA team has a wealth of expertise in world-leading data management practices and software engineering that we use to support the environmental science community. We want to share our knowledge, best practices and lessons learnt with others - so have launched a new CEDA Technical Blog . This blog aims to showcase how our team uses open source tools to efficiently manage multi-petabytes of environmental data and collaborate with international research projects working on society’s most pressing environmental issues.

CEDA and JASMIN support over summer period

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:15:41 +0000

As we approach the summer period, please be aware of the limited support arrangements in place which will result in CEDA and JASMIN services running “at-risk”.

LOTUS scheduler issues update

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 12:10:31 +0000

Update - 20th July 10 am:

While investigations continue into the root cause of recent problems, the cluster now appears to be behaving normally.

Supporting COP26 hackathons

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:59:51 +0000

Researchers across the UK have been hacking their way through Terabytes of climate data ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties ( COP26 ) in Glasgow on 1st-12th November 2021. Three virtual hackathon events were run, during May and June 2021, by a range of UK Universities and the Met Office, covering various topics:

JASMIN storage issues and update on network connectivity

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:55:40 +0000

We are aware of current issues with one of the JASMIN storage systems. While investigations are still ongoing, the current status is as follows.

Reminder Access to CEDA and JASMIN services at risk today and tomorrow (30-31 March 2021)

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 08:02:50 +0000

Please be aware that due to Domain Name Server (DNS) upgrades undertaken by our host institution on 30 and 31 March 2021, there could be delays or interruptions to access to CEDA and JASMIN services after 18:00 on each of these dates.

Oceans in the Cloud working interactively with huge datasets using Pangeo

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 14:44:29 +0000

The properties of our oceans are changing. The Southern Ocean absorbs more heat than any other ocean and as a consequence of climate change, it is warming at an alarming rate. Warming oceans lead to a decline in Antarctic sea ice, increased ocean freshening, sea-level rise, reduced oxygen and CO2 uptake and slow the vertical exchange of waters. This may bring about increased food scarcity, diseases, extreme weather events, loss of coastal protection, and more. It is therefore extremely important to have a detailed understanding of what could happen in the future with a Southern Ocean that is warmer, less salty and is circulating in different ways.

Job opportunity - JASMIN Software Developer

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 17:14:49 +0000

Job opportunity - JASMIN Software Developer

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to contribute to the evolution of JASMIN – our globally unique facility for data-intensive computing for the environmental sciences. You will be working with world experts developing innovative technical solutions to address the challenge of building, growing and maintaining an infrastructure to support the needs of researchers in their work processing and analysing complex, high volume scientific data.

Helpdesk email issue please use beacon has now been resolved

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:53:43 +0000

UPDATE: The following email issue on the helpdesk has now been resolved.

Dear users

We are aware today of an issue affecting emails to our helpdesks ( support@ceda.ac.uk, support@jasmin.ac.uk and data.management@ceda.ac.uk).

Update COVID-19 impact on CEDA and JASMIN operations

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:54:36 +0000

At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, we announced that all of our services should be considered at risk. Thankfully, our services have run largely as normal throughout the pandemic, but 10 months on, unfortunately, this ‘at risk’ status still stands. See below for details about how we anticipate it will continue to affect us and you.

Helping users get the most out of JASMIN in 2020

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:35:01 +0000

JASMIN is a large and multi-faceted research facility that continues to grow in response to demand from growing numbers of users from a wide range of academic communities. Helping users get the most out of JASMIN is an important part of our remit. Here we highlight four different activities that have been undertaken by the JASMIN team in 2020.

Reminder CEDA and JASMIN support over Christmas period

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 10:37:15 +0000

A reminder there is a “change freeze” in place from 17:00 today. Requests for new or changes to existing services will not be dealt with until the New Year.

JASMIN and CEDA services currently at risk

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:24:13 +0000

We are currently experiencing issues affecting our entire virtualisation platform. This is likely to include login and sci-analysis machines, VMs in the JASMIN Cloud and many JASMIN/CEDA services. Please consider all services at-risk/unavailable until further notice.

Jasmin Ceda on Centre for Environmental Data Analysis

JASMIN Network Issues

Bank holiday site closure - Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th August

Vacancy Storage Ops and User Support

JASMIN used to show Tonga volcano had highest plume ever recorded

Affected services after power outage

Reminder of maintenance work on weekend of 18/19 June and extended at risk period 20-24 June

The Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) Survey

Vacancies Head of CEDA, Project Manager, JASMIN Director

CEDA and JASMIN support over the Christmas period

CEDA leads UKRI’s net zero computing goals

Reminder System Maintenance 5th October 2021

New technical blog sharing expertise about managing petabytes of data

Experts at the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) have launched a new technical blog for sharing expertise about how we manage petabytes of data.

CEDA and JASMIN support over summer period

LOTUS scheduler issues update

Supporting COP26 hackathons

JASMIN storage issues and update on network connectivity

Reminder Access to CEDA and JASMIN services at risk today and tomorrow (30-31 March 2021)

Oceans in the Cloud working interactively with huge datasets using Pangeo

Job opportunity - JASMIN Software Developer

Helpdesk email issue please use beacon has now been resolved

Update COVID-19 impact on CEDA and JASMIN operations

Helping users get the most out of JASMIN in 2020

Reminder CEDA and JASMIN support over Christmas period

JASMIN and CEDA services currently at risk