SRCF Shutdown

The Stanford Research Computing Facility (SRCF) is scheduled for a required full building power shutdown in late June 2023. The power outage will take place beginning the early hours of Monday, June 26, 2023, and last until the evening of Tuesday, July 3, 2023. The week selected for this was the least disruptive post-construction, based on consultation with major research projects and schedules.

More detailed information will be shared on this page as the shutdown date approaches, and we will continue communications with system administrators and researchers by email.

Frequently Asked Questions

We will continue to add questions as we fill in the details of the outage.

Will anyone be allowed in the building during the outage?
- Only the SRCC support staff will be allowed in the building, and all requests must be approved by the building manager.
When will the SRCF be completely unavailable for remote access?
- The network will be down beginning at 6:00 AM on Monday, June 26.
When can we begin to power our equipment back up?
- As of now, we are targeting Monday morning, July 3. If the building is available and safe earlier, we will update the time accordingly. In any case, an email will be sent to the srcf_tech_poc mailing list when power is restored.
Can I run my equipment on generator power during the time that the power is out?
- No, that will not be an option for this outage.
Can I move my equipment for the outage period?
- That’s a possibility; there may be some space in the Forsythe data center (RCF). If you are interested in this, you should contact SRCC as soon as possible to discuss by emailing to srcc-support@stanford.edu and including “SRCF” in the title of the email.
Do I need to back up my data?
- You may want to copy anything that you believe you’ll need to access during the outage, and it’s always a good practice to have data backups. We are not planning to move or delete any data as a part of this outage, so you should find your data in the same state after the outage.

Don't see your question? Email srcc-support@stanford.edu with “SRCF” in the subject line.

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