SCINet Future Scheduled Outages
The table below lists information about planned SCINet outages. See SCINet Forum Announcements page (must have a SCINet account to access) for communications about emergency outages. Visit the Downtime Archive for information about past outages.
| Date | Time | System | Affected Locations | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/02/2026 - 11/06/2026 | 7:30 am CT | Ceres SCINet network | All | Maintenance |
Further detail for each outage is posted in the announcements below if availible.
Maintenance · Ceres SCINet network - All · 2026
The SCINet team will perform a major network upgrade to the SCINet network associated with the Ceres HPC cluster in Ames, IA. To complete these critical upgrades, there will be intermittent service outages during the maintenance period which will affect SSH sessions, Open OnDemand sessions, and data transfers to and from Ceres. No disruptions to running or scheduled jobs on the Ceres cluster are expected.
Services Affected: SCINet users may experience intermittent connectivity disruptions accessing Ceres, the Ceres Data Transfer Nodes, Open OnDemand, and Geneious floating licenses. Please note that SCINet users at Interconnect sites will need to first establish a USDA VPN connection prior to attempting to connect to Atlas or Juno.
Maintenance Begins: Monday, Nov 2nd at 7:30am CST Maintenance Ends: Friday, Nov 6th at 6:30pm CST
Location(s) Affected: All SCINet users
If you have any questions or concerns related to this maintenance, please contact the Virtual Research Support Core at scinet_vrsc@usda.gov.