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Infrastructure Changelog

This page documents changes to ABI's infrastructure – server updates, software installations, configuration changes, maintenance events, and outages. Entries are in reverse chronological order (newest first).

IT team: please add an entry here whenever you make a significant change.


How to Log a Change

Copy the template below and paste it at the top of the current month's section:

=== YYYY-MM-DD : Short description ===

  * **What:** Describe what was changed.
  * **Why:** Reason for the change.
  * **Affected:** Which servers/services/users are affected.
  * **Downtime:** Yes/No. If yes, how long.
  * **Who:** Your name or initials.

2026

April 2026

[wiki] 2026-04-08 : Wiki restructured

  • What: ABI Knowledge Base reorganized with new namespaces (getting_started, software, databases, pipelines) and improved content.
  • Why: Improve discoverability and onboarding for new members.
  • Affected: All wiki users. No data loss – old pages still exist.
  • Downtime: No.
  • Who: antranigv

Categories

For quick scanning, use these prefixes in your short description:

Prefix Meaning Example
[server] Physical host or VM change [server] Upgraded thin-01 RAM to 512G
[storage] ZFS/NFS/disk changes [storage] Expanded cfdna project quota to 20TB
[network] Network, firewall, DNS, DHCP [network] Added VLAN for guest WiFi
[software] Software installation or update [software] Installed GATK 4.5.0 on compute nodes
[slurm] Slurm configuration changes [slurm] Added gpu partition
[security] Security patches, certs, access [security] Renewed LDAP TLS certificate
[user] User/group/project management [user] Created microbiome project group
[outage] Unplanned downtime [outage] thin-02 down due to memory fault
[maintenance] Planned maintenance window [maintenance] Rebooting geonosis for kernel update
[backup] Backup-related changes [backup] Added vine project to zelta backup
[wiki] Wiki/documentation changes [wiki] Added Slurm user guide

See Also