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| Each user of the system also has a directory in ''/scratch'', which is meant for storing large amounts of data that needs to be processed. **Please be aware that backups of this data are not made, and that /scratch is not meant for long term data storage.** This means that you have to copy important data to other storage yourself. This storage can for example be the ''/projects'' or RDMS storage system. | Each user of the system also has a directory in ''/scratch'', which is meant for storing large amounts of data that needs to be processed. **Please be aware that backups of this data are not made, and that, because of this, /scratch is not suitable for long term data storage.** This means that you have to copy important results to other storage yourself regularly. This storage can for example be the ''/projects'' or RDMS storage system. |
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| Also on ''/scratch'' quotas are applied to prevent the system from running out of space. Currently the limit is 250GB by default. If this limit is too low for your research purposes, you can request us to change this limit. The limit can be increased to a "fair use" value without issues. When more space is required it is expected that ''/scratch'' is still only used as a staging area for data that will immediately be processed, and that a suitable storage system is available elsewhere for storing the full data collection. These storage systems can again be the ''/projects'' or RDMS systems described below. | Also on ''/scratch'' quotas are applied to prevent the system from running out of space. Currently the limit is 250GB by default. If this limit is too low for your research purposes, you can request us to change this limit. The limit can be increased to a "fair use" value without issues. When more space is required it is expected that ''/scratch'' is still only used as a staging area for data that will immediately be processed, and that a suitable storage system is available elsewhere for storing the full data collection. These storage systems can again be the ''/projects'' or RDMS systems described below. |