[NLPL Task Force (A)] [uninett.no #193602] access to Saga; storage interfaces

[oe@ifi.uio.no via RT]

great, thanks for the update!

oe


On Mon, 28 Oct 2019 at 13:00 Bjørn-Helge Mevik via RT <support at metacenter.no>
wrote:

> Sorry for the delay on this one (too).
>
> On Mon, 02 Sep 2019 17:44:19 +0200, oe at ifi.uio.no wrote:
>
> > my colleagues back home are asking about re-gaining access to Saga,
> > because they have some experiments they want to plan.  i see that
> > Saga already is accessible for assignment of users in the metacenter,
> > hence are wondering whether there is a date set for when Saga will
> > open for regular usage?
>
> I guess you have found out through other means, but Saga is open for
> regular usage now.
>
> > finally, a question about the storage philosophy on Saga: i had kind
> > of expected that, like Fram, our NIRD project storage would be visible
> > (if read-only) on Saga, but at least during the trial period that was
> > not the case.  what are the expectations regarding access of NIRD data
> > from Saga?
>
> There are some technical issues to be solved, but the plan is to have it
> just as on Fram: The login nodes will mount the NIRD project areas.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bjørn-Helge Mevik, dr. scient,
> Department for Research Computing, USIT
>
>