From 7fb104cfce6fe224cddbb2946184faeffd16bb84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neil Douglas Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 16:44:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] update localtmp and scratch area --- .../data_management_and_user_quota.rst | 23 +++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/source/getting_started/data_management_and_user_quota.rst b/docs/source/getting_started/data_management_and_user_quota.rst index 4f3c32e..162ee24 100644 --- a/docs/source/getting_started/data_management_and_user_quota.rst +++ b/docs/source/getting_started/data_management_and_user_quota.rst @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ When you log in to Viking, you will land in your home directory, specifically: /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. .. code-block:: console @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Where ``abc123`` will be replaced by your username. This home directory has a si .. 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**. .. tip:: @@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ Where ``abc123`` will be replaced by your username. This home directory has a si .. 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: .. code-block:: console - /users/abc123/localscratch /users/abc123/localtmp + + Checking Your Quota ------------------- @@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ To check how much space you have left, run the following command: $ myquota -Which will produce the following result: +Which will produce something similar to the following result: .. FIXME: update this @@ -64,19 +65,21 @@ Which will produce the following result: 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 itsupport@york.ac.uk where we can increase your quota. **There is a grace period of 7 days after which you will lose access to Viking.**