Summary of Changes After Quest September Downtime 2025

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New Documentation Platform for Northwestern IT Research Computing and Data Services

Please reference https://rcdsdocs.it.northwestern.edu for the new technical documentation related to the Research Computing and Data Services. In December of 2025, the Knowledge Base content on this page will be removed and replaced with a link to the new documentation platform. Until that time, this Knowledge Base article will no longer be updated, and the latest information can be found on the new documentation platform page . If you have any questions, please reach out to quest-help@northwestern.edu for assistance.

During this downtime, Northwestern IT:  

  • Upgraded Quest's job scheduler, Slurm, to version 24.11.6. The full changelog for this Slurm release is available here. 

  • Upgraded the license server for licensed software on Quest and applied patches to all nodes to improve the security of the cluster.  

  • Upgraded the storage system firmware and InfiniBand interconnect drivers to enhance cluster stability. 

  • Performed power and cooling equipment maintenance to ensure the healthy operation of the computing infrastructure. 

If you have questions regarding changes made during this maintenance, please reach out to quest-help@northwestern.edu. 

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