After using the HPC for a while, your home directory is becoming dangerously close to 1 GB. You are also introduced to a new graduate student who will begin helping you develop the code, and it will be tested by all of the members of your group. You expect to use a set of input files and to create large data files; these files must be saved longer than 30 days.
Learn more about HPC Storage
There are more details about storage besides quota limits, specifically regarding which directories you have read or write access to from different types of nodes.
See the following video for a more comprehensive overview of HPC storage.
Request a directory in /usr/local/usrapps
When your group is ready to install the software, read and accept the terms, and follow the instructions below to submit the request.
The directory /usr/local/usrapps provides space for user installed and maintained applications.
A project may request a directory in which all group members may install software.
All new /usrapps directories will be named for the project group unless otherwise requested.
Directories in /usr/local/usrapps may not to be used for data or as a working space from which to execute jobs. A compute node cannot write to /usr/local/usrapps.
Applications must be maintained/patched to minimize potential security vulnerabilities.
Access should be managed via Linux group permissions to comply with license restrictions.
Applications that require root access to install are not permitted.
Procedure to request space under /usr/local/usrapps
Submit a request via email to HPC Support including the following information:
Name of HPC project that will be responsible for the application
Statement that the group certifies that it will only install appropriately licensed applications on the HPC Linux cluster - e.g., applications where the license is fully open source with no applicable restrictions, applications for which NCSU has approved a clickwrap, or applications with licences purchased by the group. Please contact HPC staff with any questions about licencing when installing software.
A directory will be created with group read/write access for the requesting project.
The project group will be responsible for installing and maintaining the application.
Check out supplemental storage
See the storage page for more details on Research Storage and other options.