Helix/Filesystems
< Helix
1 Overview
The cluster storage system provides a large parallel file system based on IBM Spectrum Scale for $HOME, for workspaces and for temporary storage via the $TMPDIR environment variable
| $HOME | Workspaces | $TMPDIR | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility | global | global | global |
| Lifetime | permanent | workspace lifetime | batch job walltime |
| Capacity | xxx PB | xxx PB | xxx PB |
| Quotas | 200 GB | 10 TB | none |
| Backup | no | no | no |
- global: all nodes access the same file system.
- permanent: files are stored permanently.
- workspace lifetime: files are removed at end of workspace lifetime.
- batch job walltime: files are removed at end of the batch job.
