(GPFS)
Overview
Research involves a lot of data, and all that data needs storage. The primary storage system of the High Performance Computing cluster (HPC) is the IBM Spectrum Scale general parallel file system (GPFS). The GPFS is a multi-petabyte parallel storage system that supports high-speed operations on the HPC, making it ideal for data in motion. Users are entitled to a no-cost allocation in their private home directory, and research groups can purchase dedicated volumes for data sharing and collaboration. If you need even more power, add on the RCC GarnetCache service to your virtual machine for even faster solid-state storage. This service is provided exclusively for FSU researchers to support grant-funded research activities.
Highlights
Easy Transfers
move data to and from parallel storage with Globus, SFTP or rsync
Plenty of Space
150GB of personal storage allocated to each user upon RCC account setup and additional storage available for purchase
Seamless Collaboration
manage shared group access to files and folders
GarnetCache Add-On
additional high-speed, solid state storage for workloads on the HPC. For more information, visit Compute GPU
Cost
Paid
Cost Details
Available To
Faculty
Departments
Getting Started
Already using Parallel Storage but need more? Add-on GarnetCache to help meet your needs. Request this service for more information.
Additional Information
The parallel storage software platform is IBM Spectrum Scale GPFS. The parallel storage hardware platform comprises two Lenovo D3284 enclosures, two storage heads and a third "quorum" server.
The RCC does not provide backups or warranties for data stored on our systems.
GarnetCache Add-On Service:
NVME solid state storage available for GPU jobs that run on multiple compute nodes
56Gbps InfiniBand NFS RDMA connectivity to the cluster
42 TiB total space
