Workspaces/Advanced Features/Quotas

Cluster-Specific Workspace Limits

Different clusters have different workspace policies configured in /etc/ws.conf. Below is an overview of typical settings:

Cluster	Default Lifetime	Max Lifetime	Max Extensions	User Quota	Inode Quota
bwUniCluster 3.0	1 day	60 days	3 times	40 TiB	20 million
JUSTUS 2	7 days	90 days	Unlimited	20 TiB	5 million
Helix	N/A	30 days	10 times	10 TiB	None
BinAC2	N/A	30 days	5 times	None	None
NEMO2	30 days	100 days	100 times	5 TiB per workspace	None

Configuration Parameters

Configuration parameters in /etc/ws.conf:

• duration - Maximum lifetime in days
• maxextensions - Number of times a workspace can be extended
• keeptime - Days to keep expired workspaces before final deletion (typically 7-30 days)
• Released workspaces have a shorter grace period (~1 hour) regardless of keeptime

Note: Check your specific cluster documentation for current quotas and settings, as they may change. Use ws_list -l to see available filesystems and their properties on your cluster.

Checking Workspace Quotas

The command to check workspace quota usage varies by cluster and filesystem:

Lustre-based clusters

bwUniCluster 3.0, JUSTUS 2:

  $ lfs quota -uh $(whoami) /lustre/work    # or appropriate workspace path
  $ lfs quota -uh $(whoami) /pfs/work9      # bwUniCluster 3.0

NEMO2 (Weka filesystem)

  $ nemoquota                                # Shows HOME and workspace quotas
  $ df --si $(ws_find workspace_name)        # Check specific workspace

Helix (IBM Spectrum Scale)

  $ workquotainfo                            # Shows workspace quota info

BinAC2

• No quota limits enforced on workspaces
• Check available space with df command

General tip

Always check disk usage before large data operations to ensure sufficient space is available.

For quota management strategies, see Immediate Deletion methods.