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cluster:100 [2011/03/28 09:20]
hmeij
cluster:100 [2011/03/28 10:17]
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 On 03/25/2011 quotas have been enabled on cluster greentail.  Because group quota numbers are weird, it is like counting duplicates or following links or looping, not sure, we have to rely on individual quotas. Just as well. On 03/25/2011 quotas have been enabled on cluster greentail.  Because group quota numbers are weird, it is like counting duplicates or following links or looping, not sure, we have to rely on individual quotas. Just as well.
  
-Here is what was put in place, and will mature over time.  But first, it is important to understand:+Here is what was put in place, and will mature/change over time.  But first, it is important to understand:
  
   * A quota is not disk space allocated for you, as in reserved.  It is simply a threshold (soft/low) that can be adjusted, or not.   * A quota is not disk space allocated for you, as in reserved.  It is simply a threshold (soft/low) that can be adjusted, or not.
   * Reason for quotas: to avoid /home from filling up by a runaway process, and constrain large users from growing beyond arbitrary thresholds.   * Reason for quotas: to avoid /home from filling up by a runaway process, and constrain large users from growing beyond arbitrary thresholds.
  
-The quotas fall into two tiers: the sliding tier and the custom tier.  +The quotas fall into two tiers: the "slidingtier and the "customtier.  
  
-  * In the sliding tier, when you reach your soft limit, notify HPC admins and your quota will slide to the next strata (<100G, <250G, <500G, <750G). Once you reach the last strata, and you still need more disk space, you enter the custom tier.  +  * In the sliding tier, when you reach your soft limit, notify HPC admins and your quota will slide to the next strata (< 90/100G, < 225/250G, < 450/500G, < 700/750G). Once you reach the last strata, and you still need more disk space, you enter the custom tier.  
   * In the custom tier, we set a quota after agreeing on size and availability of disk space, plus 100G.  Then you are on your own.    * In the custom tier, we set a quota after agreeing on size and availability of disk space, plus 100G.  Then you are on your own. 
  
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 ==== Notes ==== ==== Notes ====
  
-  * Implementation+**Implementation** 
   * add usrquota,grpquota options to fstab, remount   * add usrquota,grpquota options to fstab, remount
   * log everybody out or reboot (quota error on boot, not initialized yet)   * log everybody out or reboot (quota error on boot, not initialized yet)
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   * group quota numbers do not add up !?   * group quota numbers do not add up !?
  
-  * Array +**Array** 
-  * 48 TB minus 4 global spares + 
-  * after formatting 36 TB available +  * 48 one TB disk minus 4 global spares leave 44 disks 
-  * /home 10, /snapshots 10, /sanscratch 5 after that leaves 11 TB+  * after formatting 36 TB available (81%) 
 +  * /home 12 disks, /snapshots 12 disks, /sanscratch 24 disks (presents a TB /sanscratch volume) 
 +  * leaves roughly 11 disks free in /sanscratch, needed for /snapshot growth
   * snapshots holds base plus deltas hence needs to be somewhere between 1-2x base   * snapshots holds base plus deltas hence needs to be somewhere between 1-2x base
-  * so if we wanted to increase home, we could not use sanscratch (is anybody using it?)+  * so if we wanted to increase home, we delete sanscratch volume (is anybody using it?)
   * if we do not backup, then ... questions for later   * if we do not backup, then ... questions for later
  
-  * Links+**Links** 
   * [[http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Quota-4.html|Quota mini HOWTO]]   * [[http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Quota-4.html|Quota mini HOWTO]]
   * [[http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/rhel5/rhel5_administration/rhel5_ch-disk-quotas.html|Admin: Quotas]]   * [[http://www.linuxtopia.org/online_books/rhel5/rhel5_administration/rhel5_ch-disk-quotas.html|Admin: Quotas]]
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