NEMO2 Rolling Upgrade: Enhanced Security and Performance
Published: 18 Dec 2025 by NEMO Team
NEMO2 Rolling Upgrade Completed
We have successfully performed a rolling upgrade of bwForCluster NEMO 2 to enhance system security, stability, and performance. This upgrade was designed to minimize disruption to your work while implementing critical updates.
What Was Updated
The following updates were applied across the cluster:
- Security Updates: Latest security patches installed on all nodes
- Firmware & BIOS Upgrades: Updated firmware and BIOS on servers and login nodes
- Slurm Upgrade: Upgraded from version 24.05.6 to 25.05.5
Minimizing Downtime
Our goal is to achieve 100% uptime for NEMO2. The rolling upgrade approach allowed us to:
- Keep jobs running - Your running jobs continued executing in the background
- Minimize interruptions - Only brief service interruptions occurred
- Update systematically - Nodes were upgraded one at a time to maintain cluster availability
Expected Impact
During the rolling upgrade:
- Running jobs: Continued without interruption
- Job submission: May have been briefly unavailable during certain service updates (e.g., Slurm controller upgrade and firmware upgrade)
- Login access: Remained available throughout the process
We Value Your Feedback
If you have questions, feedback, or experienced any issues during the upgrade, please contact our support team via the ticket system.