We have state-of-the-art cluster computing and storage resources in our lab. But these resources shared by the whole lab (and our external collaborators), we have a few rules that everyone must follow when using these resources:
1. Use the cluster only during the reserved time. You need to make a reservation with the cluster admins before using the resources (ask me if you don’t know who you should talk to). Vacate the cluster on time so your jobs do not affect the other students. If you need extra time, let the admins know and we’ll try our best to accommodate.
2. Do not leave anything running behind. Your lingering processes on the cluster may affect the experiment of the next student. Before you leave, run “ps -u [yourname]”, and there should be nothing running when you leave. An easy way to clean up everything is to run “pkill -u [yourname]” when you are done.
3. Conserve the resources and be considerate. If you don’t need your reserved time, let the admins know. Do not store unnecessary data on the cluster. Clean up your data from time to time.
4. Do not share your account with anybody else. If anyone else needs access too, we will create a separate account for that person.
Failure to follow these rules may cause you to lose the privilege for accessing the cluster. Let me know if there is any problem.
– Prof. Zhao