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* information on usage and quota is only updated every 3 hours! | * information on usage and quota is only updated every 3 hours! | ||
== I/O Tips == | == I/O Tips == <!--T:95--> | ||
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* $HOME, $SCRATCH, and $PROJECT all use the parallel file system called GPFS. | * $HOME, $SCRATCH, and $PROJECT all use the parallel file system called GPFS. | ||
* Your files can be seen on all Niagara login and compute nodes. | * Your files can be seen on all Niagara login and compute nodes. | ||
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* Avoid reading and writing lots of small amounts of data to disk.<br /> | * Avoid reading and writing lots of small amounts of data to disk.<br /> | ||
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* Many small files on the system would waste space and would be slower to access, read and write. | * Many small files on the system would waste space and would be slower to access, read and write. | ||
* Write data out in binary. Faster and takes less space. | * Write data out in binary. Faster and takes less space. | ||
* The [ | * The [https://docs.scinet.utoronto.ca/index.php/Burst_Buffer Burst Buffer] is better for i/o heavy jobs and to speed up checkpoints | ||
= Loading software modules = <!--T:48--> | = Loading software modules = <!--T:48--> | ||
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For more information, check out the wiki page devoted to [[Running jobs]]. | For more information, check out the wiki page devoted to [[Running jobs]]. | ||
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