Services of the Param Shivay supercomputer, established at IIT-BHU around seven years ago, are currently affected. New data analysis and computation-related work cannot be carried out on the supercomputer. However, users can download and back up their existing essential data. The institute said this situation is not due to a permanent shutdown, but has arisen because of system maintenance and modernisation. Now, learn how the matter came to light Discussion about Param Shivay intensified at the institute after an old message concerning it was circulated. The message informed users that Param Shivay’s services would remain suspended from 5 September and that, during this period, users would only be able to retrieve their data and create a backup. They were also advised not to submit new computational jobs. The message also stated that the SLURM compute-node configuration had been removed, making it impossible to submit new jobs on the system. Users were given a final reminder to download and back up essential data stored on the server. In addition, researchers and users requiring computing facilities were informed that they could apply for other National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) facilities through the relevant portal. Param Shivay was established in 2019 The Param Shivay supercomputer was installed at IIT-BHU on 19 February 2019 in a building located near the Department of Electronics Engineering. Since then, it has served as an important resource for high-speed data processing and computation at the institute, as well as for scientists and researchers associated with BHU and various institutions across the country. With the help of supercomputers, scientists can complete complex calculations, large-scale data analysis and research-related tasks in less time. The computing capacity of Param Shivay has also been used in several ongoing research projects at IIT-BHU and BHU. With its services currently affected, researchers whose work requires high-performance computing may face difficulties. Repair and modernisation work under way Dr Nisha Singh, a system analyst at the Supercomputing Centre, said server maintenance work had been under way since 5 September. Necessary repairs were being carried out on the system, and efforts were being made to restore it to normal as soon as possible. She clarified that the system was not merely being shut down, but was also being modernised. Computing services are expected to resume smoothly after the maintenance and upgrade process is completed. Areas where ‘Param Shivay’ was used Indigenous supercomputer software had been developed for scientific applications. It was being used for simulation and modelling in several areas, including climate modelling, weather forecasting, space engineering, seismic analysis, finance, disaster simulation and management, large-scale data analytics and information gathering.
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