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--- hpc:faq [2025/06/04 08:35] – Yann Sagon
+++ hpc:faq [2025/09/01 07:39] (current) – Yann Sagon
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 !!!There could be several reasons for the cluster to slow down. It’s important to figure out where the slowness is happening:
-  * **Login Node**:If the login node feels slow, it might be because someone is running heavy processes on it, which isn’t recommended. The login node is meant for tasks like file editing, job submission, and monitoring—not running jobs. If another user is hogging the CPU resources, it could affect your experience, but this won’t impact the performance of jobs on the compute nodes.
+  * **Login Node**:The login node is designed for light tasks such as file editing, job submission, and monitoring, not for running heavy computations. To ensure fair usage and maintain responsiveness, each user is limited to 2 CPU cores and 8 GB of RAM on the login node
   * **Compute Nodes**: Slowness on the compute nodes might be due to high CPU usage, storage issues, or other factors, which could cause your jobs to run more slowly.
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+??? If multiple PIs jointly purchase computing resources on the Baobab cluster, who receives the invoice?
+!!! When several Principal Investigators (PIs) collaborate to acquire computing resources on the Baobab cluster, the invoice will be sent to the designated contact person of the group associated with the partition named private_xxx, where xxx is the name of the partition. This person acts as the reference for the group and is responsible for managing the billing and communication related to the shared resources.
+It is up to the PIs involved to agree among themselves on how the computing hours are distributed. The Baobab team does not manage internal allocations within shared purchases.
 ??? I'm a PI, I tried to use OpenXDmoD to see the past usage of my group without success
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-??? How can I check usage on more than one partition?
+??? With OpenXDmoD how can I check usage on more than one partition?
 !!! Unfortunately, it seems that you need to do this operation for each partition separately.
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-??? I'm organising a course and we need some HPC resources for the students. Do we have to pay for it?
+??? I'm organizing a course and we need some HPC resources for the students. Do we have to pay for it?
 !!! The Baobab service is free for courses as long as the usage is low and for a defined period of time. Check [[hpc:hpc_clusters#use_baobab_for_teaching|How our clusters work]].
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 !!!  * If you have a non student account (Phd, postdoc, researcher), your account will expire at the same time your contract expire at UNIGE. Right now, there is a grace period after the end of your contract of around 6 months.
   * If you have an outsider account, you need to check the expiration date you received when you filled the invitation.
-  * If you have an unige student account, you can check the expiration date with the ''chage'' command:
+  * If you have an UNIGE student account, you can check the expiration date with the ''chage'' command:
 <code>
 (baobab)-[yourusername@login2 ~]$ chage -l yourusername
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 ??? I'm leaving UNIGE, can I continue to use Baobab HPC service?
-!!! Yes it is possible as long as you collaborate tightly with your former research group. Your PI must [[https://gestion-externe.unige.ch/main/outsider-requests|invite]] you as [[hpc:access_the_hpc_clusters#outsider_account|outsider]]. For technical reason, your account needs to be expired  prior doing the request for the invitation.
+!!! For UNIGE or external members, please first refer to the guidelines about account expiration and the grace period: https://plone.unige.ch/distic/pub/isis/comment-fonctionne-isis#prolongations.
-We'll then reactivate your account. You'll keep your data.
+Please note that expired accounts are eligible for deletion at any time. We strongly recommend that you carefully prepare for your departure or contract extension.
+However, it is possible to extend your access as long as you maintain close collaboration with your former research group. Your PI must [[https://gestion-externe.unige.ch/main/outsider-requests|invite]] you as an [[hpc:access_the_hpc_clusters#outsider_account|outsider]].
+For technical reasons, your account must be expired before making the invitation request.
+Once the invitation is processed, we will reactivate your account, and you will retain access to your data.
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 Please send an email to [[hpc@unige.ch]] including relevant information (Uusername, Group, private_partion etc...) with the responsible person for the share or partition in CC. The responsible person **must** approve the modification.
-=?==== Mac Issues  =====
+=?=== Issues  ====
 ??? I have a keyboard issue using a Mac.