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= Latest news on the DEEP-EST prototype system =

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].

== System hardware ==

=== CM nodes ===

 

=== ESB nodes ===

- remaining two ESB racks have been installed: now 75 ESB nodes present
- currently connected via IB EDR, to be changed to Extoll network later this year

=== DAM nodes ===

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

=== 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.


=== Global resources ===

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==== NAM ====

- A mock-up of the NAM management software will be developed in the next weeks to allow working in parallel on the development of the real NAM manager and its integration with the system software (`psmgmnt` and `psslurm`).
}}}

=== File Systems ===

- The old shared file system `/sdv-work` (from previous DEEP projects) has been rebuild after disk failures and is back online

- Shared file system `/work` (BeeGFS) is now mounted via NFS 

- 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].


== System software ==

=== 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 2020a Easybuild stage is currently being set up 

- new ParaStationMPI version (5.4.6-1) has been installed and is used as default now

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- modules successfully tested in the Devel stage will be included in the production (default) stage
  - currently, the latest ParaStationMPI (including pscom) can be tested in the Devel stage
}}}

=== User management ===

==== BeeGFS Quotas ====

- a quota for the BeeGFS file system (mounted to /work) is being implemented