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Release Notes Version 2.22.0

September 4th, 2024 | by

Improvements and bug fixes:

  • Various minor adjustments, including new icons in the navigation bar were added
  • Various bug fixes

Download Person Contacts via vCard

August 30th, 2024 | by

Downloading person contacts as a vCard is possible. Headings are displayed on the person details page. A print view has been implemented. The linking of organizations and highlighting of people in the person search and in the person detail pages has been improved. The display on mobile phones has been improved.

Image Analysis, Formula Rendering, and GPT-4o Mini

August 26th, 2024 | by

Features:

  • Uploaded images can now be actively analyzed by the AI in terms of content
  • Prompts issued by RWTHgpt can now be copied directly to the clipboard
    • To do this, hold your mouse cursor over a message written by RWTHgpt and select the copy icon at the bottom right of the message
    • The message is then copied to your clipboard and can be pasted using the “Right-click” / “Paste” dialog or the “Ctrl” and “V” key combination
  • You can now render (mathematical) formulas, for example for the LaTeX software

Language models:

  • GPT-4o mini is now available (as default)
    • This model allows more interactions (1000 per hour) with slightly limited functionality
  • An overview of the existing ChatGPT models, their functions and differences can be found here

Bugfixes and Improvements:

  • Deleted chats no longer remain visible in the navigation bar
  • The reply text generation of RWTHgpt for longer replies can now be interrupted without issues
  • The design has been harmonized and improved across the board
    • Error messages have been adjusted and should now better summarize why an error has occurred
  • RWTHgpt can now handle pasted code better and perform more tasks with it
    • Code pasted into prompts or output by RWTHgpt now has better syntax highlighting
  • Database query performance has been improved

Release Notes Version 2.21.0

August 13th, 2024 | by

Improvements and bug fixes:

  • Download behavior in Moodle has been improved
  • More information about buildings/locations were added to calendar details
  • Various bug fixes

Release Notes Version 2.20.0

July 24th, 2024 | by

Improvements and bug fixes:

  • Improved display of overlays in the map
  • Various bug fixes

HPCWORK Now Offers Increased File Quotas

July 19th, 2024 | by

Dear CLAIX Users

As you might remember, in April, we transitioned the HPCWORK directories to a new Lustre-System. This new system provides significantly greater file quotas. We are pleased to announce that you now have a default quota of 1 million files.

We hope this enhancement makes your workflows easier and more capable.

Happy computing!
Your HPC Admins

Introduction RWTHgpt

July 17th, 2024 | by

Features:

  • All functions that are available at the start of the RWTHgpt service can be viewed under RWTHgpt features.

Language models:

  • ChatGPT-3.5 and ChatGPT-4o are available at the start of the service
  • Depending on the selected language model or AI tool, there are different interaction limits

Migration of Opencast streaming server

July 12th, 2024 | by
  • Migration from CentOS 7 to Rocky 9

Release Notes Version 2.18.0/2.19.0 – Privacy and accessibility policy available

July 2nd, 2024 | by

Features:

  • Separate privacy policy and accessibility statement for the RWTHapp are now available

 

Improvements and bug fixes:

  • The display of the learning room map has been enlarged and the design of the buttons adjusted
  • Notification behavior has been improved

[CLAIX-2023] Update to Rocky Linux 8.10

June 20th, 2024 | by

The RWTH Compute Cluster CLAIX-2023 was updated to Rocky Linux 8.10 due to the end-of-life of Rocky 8.9 ensuring the availability of continuous security and bugfix updates to the system.

Detailed changes from Rocky 8.9 to Rocky 8.10 can be read from the Rocky Linux relase notes.

Note: Please keep in mind that due to the update, the measurable performance may vary compared to previous compute jobs due to changed library and application versions included in the updated system.


You can track any disruptions or security advisories that may occur due to the aforementioned change in the Email category on our status reporting portal.