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===== Structure and History of HPCC ===== | ===== Structure and History of HPCC ===== | ||
- | As promised at the CLAC HPC Mindshare event at Swarthmore College Jan 2020. Here is the Funding and Priority Policies with some context around it. | + | As promised at the CLAC HPC Mindshare event at Swarthmore College Jan 2020. Here is the Funding and Priority Policies with some context around it. Questions/ |
==== History ==== | ==== History ==== | ||
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The Wesleyan HPCC is part of the **Scientific Computing and Informatics Center** ([[https:// | The Wesleyan HPCC is part of the **Scientific Computing and Informatics Center** ([[https:// | ||
- | The QAC has an [[https:// | + | The QAC has an [[https:// |
==== Funding Policy ==== | ==== Funding Policy ==== | ||
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==== Priority Policy ==== | ==== Priority Policy ==== | ||
- | This policy was put in place about 3 years ago to deal with the issues surrounding new monies infusions from for example; new faculty " | + | This policy was put in place about 3 years ago to deal with the issues surrounding new monies infusions from for example; new faculty " |
There are few Principles in this Priority Access Policy | There are few Principles in this Priority Access Policy | ||
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The first principle implies that all users have access to the new resource(s) immediately when deployed. Root privilege is for hpcadmin only, sudo privilege may be used if/when necessary to achieve some purpose. The hpcadmin will maintain the new resource(s) while configuration(s) of the new resource(s) will be done by consent of all parties involved. Final approval by the Advisory Group initiates deployment activities. | The first principle implies that all users have access to the new resource(s) immediately when deployed. Root privilege is for hpcadmin only, sudo privilege may be used if/when necessary to achieve some purpose. The hpcadmin will maintain the new resource(s) while configuration(s) of the new resource(s) will be done by consent of all parties involved. Final approval by the Advisory Group initiates deployment activities. | ||
- | The second principle grants priority access to certain resource(s) for a limited time to a limited group. The same PI/users relationship will be used as is used in the CPU/GPU Usage Contribution scheme. Priority access specifically means: If during the priority period the priority members' | + | The second principle grants priority access to certain resource(s) for a limited time to a limited group. The same PI/users relationship will be used as is used in the CPU/GPU Usage Contribution scheme. Priority access specifically means: If during the priority period the priority members' |
All users should be aware this may happen so please checkpoint your jobs with a checkpoint interval of 24 hours. Please consult | All users should be aware this may happen so please checkpoint your jobs with a checkpoint interval of 24 hours. Please consult | ||
+ | ==== General ==== | ||
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+ | Rstore is a platform for storing research static data. The hope is to move static data off the HPCC and mount it read-only back onto the HPCC login nodes. | ||
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+ | The Data Center has recently been renovated so the HPCC has no more cooling power problems (It used to be in the event of a cooling tower failure, within 3 hours the HPCC would push temps above 85F). No more. We have sufficient rack space (5) and power for expansion. For details on that "live renovation" | ||