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DAIC downtime and migration plan update

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The migration to the new DAIC environment is progressing. Based on the latest planning, we have updated the migration timeline previously announced in July 2026.

Updated migration timeline

Now - 2 October: both the current and new DAIC environments are available.
3 - 11 October: both environments will be unavailable due to planned data-centre maintenance.
From 12 October: both environments will return to service, with accounting enabled on the new DAIC environment.

Migration to the new DAIC

Users of the current DAIC can already request access to the new environment via TopDesk (Please select the DAIC-other as Contact/ Contributing group), and we encourage you to start migrating and testing your workflows where possible.

DAIC Fall 2026 hardware expansion round

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

DAIC is opening its Fall 2026 hardware expansion round.
Research groups interested in contributing compute resources are invited to participate.

Given current market signals indicating expected price increases (particularly for memory components) it is important to consolidate commitments early to secure favorable pricing.

Contributions will expand the shared GPU capacity available to participating groups.

Participation Window

Expressions of interest are requested by mid-October 2026.
Final commitments will be coordinated directly with participating groups.

Start of DAIC migration to new environment

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The new DAIC environment is now available for testing and gradual migration.

Migration timeline

Now - 2 October: both the current and new DAIC environments are available. We encourage users to start migrating and testing their workflows on the new environment.
3-11 October: planned maintenance week. Neither the current nor the new DAIC environment is available during this period.
From 12 October onwards: only the new DAIC environment will be available.

Documentation

During the migration:

DAIC maintenance: 3-11 October 2026

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

DAIC will be unavailable from 3-11 October 2026 due to planned maintenance in TU Delft’s data centres. This applies to both the current and the new DAIC environment: neither can be used during the maintenance window.

Please plan your work accordingly. Jobs running before the maintenance may be interrupted, and new jobs should not be scheduled during this period.

The maintenance may also affect other ICT services, including parts of the central storage infrastructure and virtual servers. The exact impact on individual services will be communicated by ICT where applicable.

New DAIC documentation environment

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

We are rolling out a new DAIC documentation environment.

Documentation status

This documentation is actively being developed alongside the new DAIC environment.

Some pages may be incomplete or outdated. We welcome feedback and contributions.

Help us improve this documentation

If you spot missing steps, outdated instructions, or unclear sections, please open an issue or submit a merge request in the DAIC docs repository.