Quest and Kellogg Linux Cluster Downtime, March 22 - 31.
Quest, including the Quest Analytics Nodes, the Genomics Compute Cluster (GCC), the Kellogg Linux Cluster (KLC), and Quest OnDemand, will be unavailable for scheduled maintenance starting at 8 A.M. on Saturday, March 22, and ending approximately at 5 P.M. on Monday, March 31. During the maintenance window, you will not be able to login to Quest, Quest Analytics Nodes, the GCC, KLC, or Quest OnDemand submit new jobs, run jobs, or access files stored on Quest in any way including Globus. For details on this maintenance, please see the Status of University IT Services page.
Quest RHEL8 Pilot Environment
The RHEL8 Pilot Environment is available for use now.
Ahead of the March 2025 Downtime, Quest users have the opportunity to test their software and research workflows on CPU nodes and NVIDIA H100 GPU nodes which are running the new RHEL8 OS. Detailed instructions are available on how to submit jobs for the new Operating System in the Knowledge Base article, RHEL8 Pilot Environment.
RHEL8 Pilot Quest log-in nodes can be access via ssh or FastX through using the hostname login.quest.northwestern.edu. Please note that the new hostname login.quest.northwestern.edu will require the GlobalProtect VPN when outside of the United States.
RHEL8 Pilot Quest Analytics nodes can be access via: rstudio.quest.northwestern.edu, jupyterhub.quest.northwestern.edu, and sasstudio.quest.northwestern.edu.
How to check allocation resources, expiration dates, and project members.
Allocation Resource Management
Add People to an Allocation
Use the Join an Existing Allocation form. The Allocation Manager for the allocation will be notified. Individuals added to an allocation will have access to the /projects/<allocationID> directory, but they will have their own home directory.
Renew an Existing Allocation or Create a New Allocation
Use the appropriate Research Allocation Original or Renewal Request form for your allocation type (I or II).
List Allocation Members
Display all current members of the allocation:
module load utilities
grouplist <allocationID>
Check Allocation Resources
You can find out your allocations by using groups command on Quest. The output of this command will include your NetID and the IDs of allocations that you belong.
To check the storage use of /projects/<allocationID> and allocation expiration:
checkproject <allocationID>
Example Output
$ checkproject <allocationID>
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Reporting for project <allocationID>
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1 GB in 4623 files (0% of 1000 GB quota)
Allocation Type: Allocation I
Expiration Date: 2022-12-01
Status: ACTIVE
Compute and storage allocation - when status is ACTIVE, this allocation has compute node access and can submit jobs
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