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 ====== File Systems ====== ====== File Systems ======
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 +:!: To prevent data loss the CHPC has to be strict about its 90 day life time policy for files on Lustre.  Please manage your data carefully and always keep off site backups on all needed files.
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 The primary file systems available to users are: The primary file systems available to users are:
  
 ^ Name  ^ Mount point  ^  File System ^  Size ^  Quota ^  Backup ^ Access  ^ ^ Name  ^ Mount point  ^  File System ^  Size ^  Quota ^  Backup ^ Access  ^
-| "Home"  | ''/home''  | NFS  | 80 TB  | 15 GB  | Yes  | Yes  |  +| "Home"  | ''/home''  | NFS  | 80 TB  | 45 GB  | No*  | Yes  |  
-| "Lustre"  | ''/mnt/lustre''  | Lustre  | 4 PB  | none  | NO  | Yes  |  +| "Lustre"  | ''/mnt/lustre/users''  | Lustre  | 4 PB  | none  | NO  | Yes  |  
-| "Apps"  | ''/apps''  | NFS  | 20 TB  | none  | Yes  | On request  |  +| "Apps"  | ''/apps''  | NFS  | 20 TB  | none  | No  | On request  |  
-| "Data"  | ''/lustre/data''  | Lustre  | 1 PB  | none  | NO  | On request only  |  +| "Groups"  | ''/mnt/lustre/groups''  | Lustre  | **1 PB**  | yes*  | NO  | On request only  |  
-| "BSP"  | ''/lustre/bsp''  | Lustre  | 226 TB  | none  | NO  | BSP only  | +
  
 In the above table **Name** refers to the colloquial name of the file system, i.e., what it is referred to in ordinary speech or writing. In the above table **Name** refers to the colloquial name of the file system, i.e., what it is referred to in ordinary speech or writing.
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 The Lustre file system is a high performance parallel file system which is to be used for all running jobs on the Lengau cluster. The Lustre file system is a high performance parallel file system which is to be used for all running jobs on the Lengau cluster.
  
-This is a work space, or "scratch" file system and is **not** intended for long term storage.  Any files you store on Lustre must be required for your jobs.  Files that have not been //accessed// for more than 60 days will be considered stale and may be deleted if the Lustre file systems fills up (exceeds 80% usage).+This is a work space, or "scratch" file system and is **not** intended for long term storage.  Any files you store on Lustre must be required for your jobs.  Files that have not been //accessed// for more than 90 days will be considered stale and will be deleted.  The data deletion process only removes files, and not directories.  The empty directories may be removed later with a separate process when necessary to preserve meta-data space.   
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 +If you rely in your workflow on certain directories that may have been deleted due to the clean-up process, modify your workflow to make it more robust.  You can do this by simply having the necessary ''mkdir'' command in your jobscript.  If the directory has been removed, this will re-create it.  If the directory already exists, it will do no harm.
  
 Note that Lustre has a complex structure and is best suited for large files and parallel access. See the separate [[guide:lustre|Lustre guide]] for more information and important tips on use.  Note that Lustre has a complex structure and is best suited for large files and parallel access. See the separate [[guide:lustre|Lustre guide]] for more information and important tips on use. 
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 >  Smaller applications, scripts, libraries, etc. can be stored in your home directory, of course. >  Smaller applications, scripts, libraries, etc. can be stored in your home directory, of course.
  
 +====Lustre is NOT Backed Up====
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 +We do not keep a back up of Lustre.  Any loss of files and data is entirely **unrecoverable**.  It is thus essential that you take data management seriously and ensure that you have adequate off site storage to maintain your own copies of any important files or data on Lustre.
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 +Lustre is designed for //performance// and capacity.
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 +To upload or download data to/from Lustre use the ''scp'' login node for small files (~10GB) or the Globus system for **large** files (>10GB).  See the [[guide:connect|Connection Guide]] for more details and important tips.
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 +=====Apps=====
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 +The Apps file system contains application codes, libraries, development tools, compilers, etc., installed by the CHPC for our users.
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 +This system is accessed through the environment modules tool ''module''.  Examples are provided in the [[quick:start|Quick Start Guide]].
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 +=====Groups=====
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 +By special arrangement research groups may store files and data that are shared by members of that group.  //However, note that this directory is also subject to the 90-day life time limit.//  This sub-directory of Lustre is limited to 1PB (leaving 2PB for the main Lustre work space) and is subject to a strict quota per group of 1TB.  Where a strong motivation is made by a large research group this quota may be increased up to a maximum of 10TB.
  
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