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doku:vsc3_storage [2017/08/29 13:57] – [VSC-3 Storage] irdoku:vsc3_storage [2021/05/13 18:05] – [Scratch Space Usage: ''\$GLOBAL'' and ''\$SCRATCH''] goldenberg
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 ===== VSC-3 Storage ===== ===== VSC-3 Storage =====
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 +**The ''$GLOBAL'' (and ''$SCRATCH'') system has been decommissioned. Use ''$BINFL'' or ''$DATA'' (if the project also exists on VSC4)**
  
 This article is about the ''$GLOBAL'' and ''$HOME'' filesystems of VSC-3. If you are searching for info about the bioinformatics storage, the article can be found [[binf_nodes|here]]. This article is about the ''$GLOBAL'' and ''$HOME'' filesystems of VSC-3. If you are searching for info about the bioinformatics storage, the article can be found [[binf_nodes|here]].
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   * **NFS**: ''$HOME'' which expands to /home/lv<project>/<username>   * **NFS**: ''$HOME'' which expands to /home/lv<project>/<username>
-  * **BeeGFS (former FhGFS)**: +  * **BeeGFS (former FhGFS)**: **Decommissioned**
      * ''$GLOBAL'' expands to /fhgfs/global/lv<project>/<username>,       * ''$GLOBAL'' expands to /fhgfs/global/lv<project>/<username>, 
      * ''$SCRATCH'' to /fhgfs/<node> (node local)      * ''$SCRATCH'' to /fhgfs/<node> (node local)
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 ==== Scratch Space Usage: ''\$GLOBAL'' and ''\$SCRATCH'' ==== ==== Scratch Space Usage: ''\$GLOBAL'' and ''\$SCRATCH'' ====
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 +**This is decommissioned and no longer available**
  
 The [[http://www.beegfs.com|BeeGFS]] parallel file system (former FhGFS) on VSC-3 provides a large (initially approx. 0.5 PB) scratch space. The environment variable ''$GLOBAL'' expands to: The [[http://www.beegfs.com|BeeGFS]] parallel file system (former FhGFS) on VSC-3 provides a large (initially approx. 0.5 PB) scratch space. The environment variable ''$GLOBAL'' expands to:
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 The directory is writeable as user and readable by the group members. It is advisable to make use of these directories in particular for jobs with heavy I/O operations. In addition it will reduce the load on the fileserver holding the $HOME directories. The directory is writeable as user and readable by the group members. It is advisable to make use of these directories in particular for jobs with heavy I/O operations. In addition it will reduce the load on the fileserver holding the $HOME directories.
  
-The BeeGFS (former Fraunhofer parallel file system) is shared by all users and by all nodes.+The BeeGFS (former Fraunhofer parallel file system) is **shared by all users and by all nodes**.
 Single jobs producing heavy load (>>1000 requests per second) have been observed to reduce responsiveness for all jobs and all users. Single jobs producing heavy load (>>1000 requests per second) have been observed to reduce responsiveness for all jobs and all users.
  
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