Using Helix for Data Transfer and File Management

NIH HPC users,

As part of the cluster upgrade last year, Helix transitioned to becoming 
the dedicated interactive data transfer and file management node [1] and 
its hardware was later upgraded to support this role [2]. Running 
processes such as scp, rsync, tar, and gzip on the Biowulf login node 
has been discouraged ever since.

Effective immediately, long-running data transfer processes and 
intensive file compressions on the Biowulf login node will be subject to 
termination. All such interactive data transfer/file management 
processes should be run on Helix.


1. https://hpc.nih.gov/docs/rhel7.html#helix
2. https://hpc.nih.gov/about/announcements.php?721

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Afif Elghraoui
NIH HPC Support Scientist
301-480-1176 | https://hpc.nih.gov

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