Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of Public/User_Guide/News

Timestamp:

Sep 7, 2020, 10:44:29 AM (4 years ago)

Author:

Jochen Kreutz

Comment:

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Public/User_Guide/News

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 This is a summary of the latest news concerning the system. For a list of known problems related to the system, please refer to [wiki:Public/User_Guide/PaS this page].
 
-''Last update: 2020-09-02''
+''Last update: 2020-09-07''
 
 [[span(style=color: #FF0000, System will be in maintenance in CW37 (Monday, 2020-09-07 to Friday 2020-09-11))]]
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 - all nodes still run in app-direct mode for the DCPMM (see #2366)
+
+- BIOS update is being tested and will be rolled out to all DAM nodes soon
 
 === Network Federation Gateways ===
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 === File Systems ===
 
-- The old shared file system `/sdv-work` (from previous DEEP projects) has been rebuild after disk failures and is back online
+- DEEP-EST storage is being rebuilt in CW37 for performance reasons
+  - affecting `/usr/local` and `/work`
+  - BeeGFS servers and clients will be updated
 
-- Shared file system `/work` (BeeGFS) is now mounted via NFS 
+- **Due to the BeeGFS updates for the DEEP-EST storage the SDV will be de-couled meaning that after CW37 the SDV nodes will only mount `/sdv-work` (not `/work`) and the DEEP-EST nodes will only mount `/work` (not `/sdv-work`)** 
 
-- It is now possible to access the `$ARCHIVE` file system from the `deepv` login node under `/arch`. For more information about `$ARCHIVE`, please refer to the [wiki:Filesystems Filesystems page].
+- BeeGFS (`/work`) will get user quotas (see section "User management")
 
+- It is possible to access the `$ARCHIVE` file system from the `deepv` login node under `/arch`. For more information about `$ARCHIVE`, please refer to the [wiki:Filesystems Filesystems page] and see also
+  the hint in the MOTD for efficient usage of the archive filesystem
+
+- DCPMM usage within BeeGFS currently being tested on `dp-dam03`
+  - more tests (with CentOS 8) to follow
 
 == System software ==
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 === SW updates ===
 
-- new SLURM version 19.05.6 with workflow support has been rolled out
-  - information on how to use workflows have been added [https://deeptrac.zam.kfa-juelich.de:8443/trac/wiki/Public/User_Guide/Batch_system#Workflows here].
-  - please, report any problems found 
+- new SLURM features are being integrated and will be rolled out in near future:
+  - extended logging and improved resource management for jobs within a workflow
+  - burst buffer pluggin
 
 - new 2020a Easybuild stage is currently being set up