File systems
Directories and file systems
There are several areas of disk space. Each area may have specific size limits and usage policies.
Click here to submit a request for the creation of a project folder in the Katea HPC system. This folder will be used to store and manage the files associated with your project in the high-performance computing environment.
Basic directories under Lustre
Lustre is an Open Source distributed file system, typically used in large-scale clusters. The name is a mix of Linux and clusters. The project attempts to provide a file system for clusters of tens of thousands of nodes with petabytes of storage capacity, without compromising speed or security, and is available under the GNU GPL.
The available Lustre directories and filesystems are:
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/global/home: personal directory with an individual space quota and rather reduced capacity. It is the default workspace after login, where source codes, scripts and other personal data can be saved. Not appropriate for launching jobs; For this purpose, it is recommended to use /global/projects or /global/scratch.
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/global/projects: space intended to store data that must be shared between users in the same group or project. The space quota is shared by all members of the group.
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/global/scratch: each user will have their own directory under this partition. It is designed to store temporary files of jobs during their execution, for example. This space is also shared by all members of the same group.