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update localtmp and scratch area
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nd996 authored Oct 25, 2023
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/users/abc123
Where ``abc123`` will be replaced by your username. This home directory has a size of **50GB** and a file limit of **100,000**. From within the home directory, you can access your ``scratch`` directory, which is a special high-performance filestore with a default size of **3TB** and **no limit** on the number of files.
Where ``abc123`` will be replaced by your username. This ``home`` directory has a size of **100GB** and a file limit of **200,000**. From within the ``home`` directory, you can access your ``scratch`` directory, which is a special high-performance filestore with a default size of **2TB** and **no limit** on the number of files.

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.. attention::

You should run all your jobs on Viking from ``scratch`` as it is faster and has more relaxed file limits than the home directory. However, it is not backed up.
You should run all your jobs on Viking from ``scratch`` as it is faster and has more relaxed file limits than the home directory. However, it is **not backed up**.


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.. FIXME: add size, and file duration
Additionally you also have access to two more folders, ``localscratch`` and ``localtmp`` which point to storage space on the *current node* which you are logged into, on fast SSD drives. You can access these directories at:
Additionally you also have access to a ``localtmp`` folder which points to storage space on the *current node* which you are logged into, on fast SSD drives. It's also an area which is **not backed up** so should only be used for processing data whilst it's in use, after which the data should be backed up or archived if needed. You can access this directory at:

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/users/abc123/localscratch
/users/abc123/localtmp
Checking Your Quota
-------------------

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$ myquota
Which will produce the following result:
Which will produce something similar to the following result:

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Scratch quota:
Disk quotas for usr abc123 (uid 12345):
Filesystem used quota limit grace files quota limit grace
/mnt/lustre 254.5G 3T 3.1T - 1465164 0 0 -
/mnt/scratch 4k 2T 2.1T - 1 0 0 -
uid 12860 is using default block quota setting
uid 12860 is using default file quota setting
Home quota:
Disk quotas for user abc123 (uid 12345):
Filesystem blocks quota limit grace files quota limit grace
storage:/export/users
31384 52428800 78643200 318 100000 150000
Filesystem space quota limit grace files quota limit grace
10.10.0.15:/export/users
232K 100G 110G 57 200k 250k
What Happens If You Exceed Your Quota
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

When you login to Viking you will be told if you are over quota. If this is in users area with the **50GB** or **100,000** files limit you will need to delete or move your files to your ``scratch`` area. **There is a grace period of 7 days after which you will lose access to Viking.**
When you login to Viking you will be told if you are over quota. If this is in users area with the **100GB** or **200,000** files limit you will need to delete or move your files to your ``scratch`` area. **There is a grace period of 7 days after which you will lose access to Viking.**

If you are over quota in the ``scratch`` area and need more space please email [email protected] where we can increase your quota. **There is a grace period of 7 days after which you will lose access to Viking.**

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