3. Storage Infrastructure#
The storage is organized according to the VSC storage guidelines
Variable |
Type |
Access |
Backup |
Default quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
$VSC_HOME |
NFS |
VSC |
YES |
3 GB |
$VSC_DATA |
NFS |
VSC |
YES |
75 GB |
$VSC_SCRATCH |
Lustre |
Genius & wICE |
NO |
500 GB |
$VSC_SCRATCH_SITE |
Genius & wICE |
NO |
500 GB |
|
$VSC_SCRATCH_NODE |
ext4 |
Genius wICE |
NO |
200 GB 600 GB |
For more information check: KU Leuven storage
Filesystem name |
Intended usage |
Total storage space |
Personal storage space |
VO storage space (+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
$VSC_HOME |
Home directory, entry point to the system |
51 TB |
3GB (fixed) |
(none) |
$VSC_DATA |
Long-term storage of large data files |
1.8 PB |
25GB (fixed) |
250GB |
$VSC_SCRATCH |
Temporary fast storage of ‘live’ data for calculations |
1.9 PB |
25GB (fixed) |
250GB |
$VSC_SCRATCH_ARCANINE |
Temporary very fast storage of ‘live’ data for calculations (recommended for very I/O-intensive jobs) |
70 TB NVME |
(none) |
upon request |
(+) Storage space for a group of users (Virtual Organisation or VO for short) can be increased significantly on request.
For more information check: HPC-UGent Shared storage
Environment variable |
Type |
Access |
Backup |
Default quota |
Total capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$VSC_HOME |
NFS/XFS |
VSC |
YES |
3 GB, 20k files |
3.5 TB |
$VSC_DATA |
NFS/XFS |
VSC |
YES |
25 GB, 100k files |
60 TB |
$VSC_SCRATCH
$VSC_SCRATCH_SITE
|
BeeGFS |
Site |
NO |
50 GB, 100k files |
0.6 PB |
$VSC_SCRATCH_NODE |
ext4 |
Node |
NO |
node-specific |
For node-specific details, see the hardware information for Vaughan, Leibniz and Breniac.
For more information check: UAntwerp storage
Variable |
Type |
Access |
Backup |
Default quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
$VSC_HOME |
GPFS |
VSC |
YES |
6 GB |
$VSC_DATA |
GPFS |
VSC |
YES |
50 GB |
$VSC_SCRATCH
$VSC_SCRATCH_SITE
|
GPFS |
Hydra |
NO |
100 GB |
$VSC_SCRATCH_NODE |
ext4 |
Node |
NO |
(no quota) |
For more information check: VUB storage