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+status: Ongoing
+type: Service Alert
+start_date: 2024-01-29 14:00
+end_date:
+scope: /scratch (solid state storage) 
+impact: /scratch (solid state storage) is unavailable from compute and login nodes
+reason: Issue with file system under investigation
+---