NOTICE: FULL O2 Cluster Outage, January 3 - January 10th

O2 will be completely offline for a planned HMS IT data center relocation from Friday, Jan 3, 6:00 PM, through Friday, Jan 10

• on Jan 3 (5:30-6:00 PM): O2 login access will be turned off.
• on Jan 3 (6:00 PM): O2 systems will start being powered off.

This project will relocate existing services, consolidate servers, reduce power consumption, and decommission outdated hardware to improve efficiency, enhance resiliency, and lower costs.

Specifically:

• The O2 Cluster will be completely offline, including O2 Portal.
• All data on O2 will be inaccessible.
• Any jobs still pending when the outage begins will need to be resubmitted after O2 is back online.
• Websites on O2 will be completely offline, including all web content.

More details at: https://harvardmed.atlassian.net/l/cp/1BVpyGqm & https://it.hms.harvard.edu/news/upcoming-data-center-relocation