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== Login Node ==
* Do not run analyses or jobs in the login node.
== Home folder  ($HOME, ~) ==
* Do not store datasets or large files in your home directory. You have a quota of 200 GB.
* Do not install software that you intend to run in jobs in your $HOME . Install your software in lustre.
* Do not point the logs of your jobs into your $HOME, specially when running array jobs. If not defined slurm will point them to the location you run the sbatch command.
* Do not edit or let software edit your ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile. If something goes wrong you will be locked out.
== Jobs ==
*If you have jobs that are very much alike, please use [[Array Jobs]]. This will make your life a lot easier.

Latest revision as of 16:03, 28 August 2026


Login Node

  • Do not run analyses or jobs in the login node.

Home folder ($HOME, ~)

  • Do not store datasets or large files in your home directory. You have a quota of 200 GB.
  • Do not install software that you intend to run in jobs in your $HOME . Install your software in lustre.
  • Do not point the logs of your jobs into your $HOME, specially when running array jobs. If not defined slurm will point them to the location you run the sbatch command.
  • Do not edit or let software edit your ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile. If something goes wrong you will be locked out.

Jobs

  • If you have jobs that are very much alike, please use Array Jobs. This will make your life a lot easier.