GFI&SKD Storage
Coming along with the computing system cyclone.hpc.uib.no there are also three storage units, each with size of 120TB, and all mounted within the same shared lustre filesystem. Two of the storage units are funded by GFI, the third is funded by SKD.
The storage areas are available from these main folder paths on cyclone (local access) and any other GFI&SKD linux-client (network acces via nfs):
- /Data/gfi and /Data/skd
For GFI&SKD windows-clients and mac-clients inside UiB-network, the storage areas are in general available from the following network shares and you can also mount subfolders of these:
- \\leo.hpc.uib.no\gfi and \\leo.hpc.uib.no\skd
Howto on connecting from Windows/Mac is published from UiB ITA (just change string for correct server and path):
* Win7/Win10: How to connect to a network share
* Mac OS X: Connecting to your network share
The storage is organised by priority on larger shared folders for modelling data, in group and projects folders with and without need for backup and folders for individual use with or without backup. Because backup of large quantities are connected with considerable annual cost, users and groups will need to consider which data need a running daily update and which are reproducible and have a reasonably security within a modern raid storagesystem.
Most folders assigen for group access have general read-write access on group level. Owners of each folder and file may still have set exclusive individual access on these folders and files. If other members of the asssigned group find this inconvenient, please contact the formal owner of hte file or folder.
Individual quotas (inside /Data/gfi/users and /Data/skd/users) are set by default to 200GB and adjusted by request on individual needs - normally < 1TB. Larger amount should be considered for their own project space. Project and group quotas are managed by configured maximal limits of main project/group folders.
Access on top level folders are often set read-only to keep folder conventions structure strict and tidy. When in need for storage space and/or adjustments and customisation, please submit issue to the GFI/BCCR group of UiB UserSupport.
Sizes, quotas, purpose etc. for the variety of folders inside GFI&SKD storage are given below.
| GFI&SKD Storage folders inside /Data/gfi/ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subfolder | Purpose | Size limit | Group assign | User quota | Backup |
| share | shared model data | 20TB | GFI & SKD | ||
| share/era5 | shared era5 data | 130 TB | GFI & SKD | ||
| scratch | individual and group | 25 TB | GFI | ||
| work | shared short time(30days) Symbolic link -> /Data/skd/work | 33 TB | GFI & SKD | ||
| users | individual | 20 TB | GFI | * | * |
| projects | group | 4.25 TB | GFI | * | |
| projects/metdata | group | 1 TB | METDATA | * | |
| projects/farlab | group | 1 TB | FARLAB | * | |
| projects/isomet | group | 0.25 TB | ISOMET | * | |
| met | group | 15 TB | MET | ||
| spengler | group | 15 TB | SPENGLER | ||
| exprec | group | 4 TB | EXPREC | ||
| metno | met.no prognosis | 1 TB | GFI | ||
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| GFI&SKD Storage folders inside /Data/skd/ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subfolder | Purpose | Size limit | Group assign | User quota | Backup |
| share | Symbolic link ->/Data/gfi/share/ | GFI & SKD | |||
| skd-share | /Data/gfi/share/* -> /Data/skd/skd-share | 51 TB | GFI & SKD | ||
| scratch | individual and group | 20 TB | SKD | ||
| work | shared short time(30days) | 33 TB | GFI & SKD | ||
| users | individual | 5 TB | SKD | * | * |
| projects | group | 10 TB | SKD | * | |