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This is a local temporary storage, like $WORK, conceived for temporary files from batch applications. Main difference There are important differences with respect to $WORK is that it area. It is user specific (not project specific) and that it can be used for sharing data with people outside your project. By default, file access is open to everyone, in case you need more restrictive protections, you can set them with chmod command.
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$CINECA_SCRATCH does not have any disk quota. However, it is strongly recommended to maintain a low occupancy of this area in order to prevent the very dangerous filling condition. To verify if and how the cleaning procedure is active on a given cluster, check the Mott-of-the-Day.
$TAPE: permanent, user specific, shared
This is an archive area conceived for saving personal data on magnetic media. The list of file is maintained on disks, the file content is moved automatically to tape using the LTFS technology. This archive space is not created by default for all users: you have to ask for it, by specifying the maximum space required (mailto: superc@cineca.it).
This filesystem is mounted on login nodes of all HPC clusters in Cineca. Files retention is related to the life of the username: data are preserved until the username remains active.
$DRES: permanent, shared (among platforms and projects)
This is a repository area for collaborative work among different projects and across platforms. You need to explicitly ask for this kind of resource: it does not come as part of a project (mailto: superc@cineca.it).
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This policy may be subject to change: updates will be notified as soon as possible.
$TAPE: permanent, user specific, shared
This is an archive area conceived for saving personal data on magnetic media. The list of file is maintained on disks, the file content is moved automatically to tape using the LTFS technology. This archive space is not created by default for all users: you have to ask for it, by specifying the maximum space required (mailto: superc@cineca.it).
This filesystem is mounted on login nodes of all HPC clusters in Cineca. Files retention is related to the life of the username: data are preserved until the username remains active.
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$HOME, $WORK and $CINECA_SCRATCH and $DRES environment variables are defined on all HPC Systems, and you can access these areas simply using those names:
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