KU Leuven storageΒΆ
The storage is organized according to the VSC storage guidelines
| Variable | Type | Access | Backup | Default quota |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $VSC_HOME | NFS | VSC | YES | 3 GB |
| $VSC_DATA | NFS | VSC | YES | 75 GB |
| $VSC_SCRATCH $VSC_SCRATCH_SITE | GPFS | genius, thinking | NO | 100 GB |
| $VSC_SCRATCH_NODE | ext4 | genius, job only | NO | 200 GB |
| $VSC_SCRATCH_JOB | BeeGFS | genius, job only | NO | variable |
For users from other universities, the quota on $VSC_HOME and $VSC_DATA
will be determined by the local policy of your home institution as these file
systems are mounted from there. The path names will be similar with trivial
modifications based on your home institution and VSC account number.
| Variable | Name |
|---|---|
| $VSC_HOME | /user/leuven/30X/vsc30XYZ |
| $VSC_DATA | /data/leuven/30X/vsc30XYZ |
| $VSC_SCRATCH $VSC_SCRATCH_SITE | /scratch/leuven/30X/vsc30XYZ |
| $VSC_SCRATCH_NODE | /local_scratch |
The $VSC_HOME and $VSC_DATA file systems have snapshots, so it is possible to
recover data that was accidentally deleted or modified. You can retrieve data by
restoring a snapshot.
On genius, a BeeGFS file system can be created during the run of a job, for details, see the page on using BeeGFS for details.