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11 changes: 9 additions & 2 deletions docs/source/FAQ/faq.rst
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* #SBATCH partition=<name> directive


as the sane-default for you is the hpc_general partition.
as the sane-default for you is the hpc_general partition. If you need access to the GPU's you **must** user the hpc_gpu queue.

SLURM - Tasks & OpenMPI/MPI
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* Preparing Scripts

As a good rule, if it takes more than 10-15 minutes or > 2GB RAM, it should be run a SLURM Job, not on the head nodes.
Anything that uses too many resources on the head nodes will be *Terminated* **WITHOUT WARNING**.
Anything that uses too many resources on the head nodes will be *Terminated* **WITHOUT WARNING**.


My Mount Point at /r_drive or /mnt is missing!
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Anything under those directories above are set to transparent auto-mount.
Try and move to a directory or touch a file, and the operating system will mount and surface the locations for you
automatically.
9 changes: 8 additions & 1 deletion docs/source/FileTransfers/FileTransfersIntro.md
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The HPC is a little different that your desktop at home when it comes to storage (not just computing power!). It's a shared resource, so we cant store everybody's data for all time - there just isn't enough space!

So, we have two main storage locations we use; Linux Guru's some of this is old hat - please keep reading, it'll get to new things soon!
So, we have two main storage locations we use which are:

- /home/$FAN
- /scratch/$FAN

There are also two location that treated specially:

- /mnt/
- /r_drive/

Both of these locations will surface research specific mount points on request. If you have access to these locations, they auto-mount **on usage**. That is, simply try and touch or access the correct location that you have access to, and it will be handled automatically for you.

### /Home

Your 'home' directories. This is a small amount of storage to store your small bits and pieces. This is the analogous to the Windows 'Documents' folder.
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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion docs/source/policies/accessandpermissions.rst
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3) Elevated Access to the HPC System

4) Access to Managerial Systems
4) Access to the Cluster Management System

5) Access to the Storage Analytics


If You Break These Rules
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