[intrepid-notify] ALCF Weekly Updates - August 4

[ALCF User Services]

*** Maintenance Monday: August 8 ***
Routine maintenance for Intrepid and Eureka, Surveyor and Gadzooks will begin at 9 a.m. CDT (14:00 UTC) Monday, August 8. Please watch the "notify" list for projected and actual release times. 

*** Temp Storage Auto-deletion Policy Starts August 8 ***
The /tmp and /scratch file systems are intended for temporary storage. Effective August 8, the ALCF will implement an automated process for removing files from the /tmp and /scratch directories on all login and data analytics processing nodes (i.e., Eureka and Gadzooks). This change is being made to improve the availability of resources for ongoing development.

* For login nodes (login#.intrepid, login#.surveyor, login#.eureka, login#.gadzooks):
 - /tmp: files will be deleted if they are more than 7 days old and after a reboot
 - /scratch: all files older than 15 days will be deleted

* For Eureka and Gadzooks data analytic nodes:
 - /tmp: all files will be deleted after job termination
 - /scratch: all files older than 15 days will be deleted

The file age limits may vary depending on systems resources, and as we tune the auto-delete process. Please contact support at alcf.anl.gov with questions.

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*** Important Dates ***
Aug. 25: ALCF User Call (15:00 UTC) - http://www.alcf.anl.gov/news/eventsdetail.php?id=1361
Nov. 9-12: Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing (Portland, OR) - http://gracehopper.org/2011/
Nov. 12-18: SC11 (Seattle, WA) - http://sc11.supercomputing.org/










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