Purdue Anvil CPU and AI nodes unavailable On November 16-18, 2026

The Anvil CPU and AI (Nvidia H100 GPUs) nodes will be unavailable during a planned outage on Monday, November 16, at 4:00 a.m. through Wednesday, November 18, at 6:00 a.m. EST, to complete some maintenance that cannot be delayed.

The Anvil login and GPU (Nvidia A100 GPUs) nodes, along with AnvilGPT, Anvil Notebook, and storage will stay online.

How Does This Affect You? Anvil CPU and AI nodes, along with Anvil Composable, will be unavailable during all outage windows. Jobs on CPU and AI nodes will not run, and new jobs to CPU and AI nodes will not start while they are offline. Jobs on CPU and AI nodes that cannot be completed before an outage begins will not start. They will remain in the queue until these nodes returns to service.

Any Questions? If you have questions about these outages or need assistance, please submit a ticket through the ACCESS Help Desk.