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= Latest news on the DEEP-EST prototype system =

== User management ==

=== QoS ===

- the quality of service groups (QoS) within SLURM (determining the jobs priority) are currently being re-organized with regards to the accounting introduced with the EAP

- please, report any issues in starting jobs or in specifying an account for your jobs using the `-A` option

=== BeeGFS Quotas ===

- it's being considered to implement a quota for the BeeGFS file system (mounted to /work)

== SW updates ==

- upcoming SLURM update to version 19.5.5
  - will require a maintenance for the full system
  - no date fixed yet

- Easybuild has been updated to version 4.1.2

- modules successfully tested in the Devel stage will be included in the production (default) stage

- !ParaStation Health Checker now includes a check for GPU presence on the DAM and ESB nodes


== Network Federation Gateways ==

- two gateway nodes for IB <-> Extoll bridging between CM/ESB and DAM are available for the users

- for an example on how to use the gateway nodes and for further information, 
  please refer to the [wiki:/Public/User_Guide/Batch_system#HeterogeneousjobswithMPIcommunicationacrossmodules batchsystem] wiki page.


== DAM nodes ==

- all nodes still run in app-direct mode for the DCPMM (see #2366)