Re: On /home/blast

From: Douglas Kenneth Hasell (hasell@mit.edu)
Date: Fri Dec 23 2005 - 12:44:00 EST


Hi,

        I've reduced my disk usage from 673000 to 166516 Hopefully this
helps but I think the other big users have to do the same (ie.
Adrian, Michael, Wang, Tim, Tavi, etc.) I also think the inactive
users like Wang, Hauke, Tong ?, Tim ?, Mosser, etc. could be backed-
up and then moved to some other machine which isn't backed up
regularly but from which they could recover the files they need if
and when they are needed.

                                                                         
                       Cheers,
                                                                         
                                       Douglas

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On Dec 23, 2005, at 12:04 PM, Michael Kohl wrote:

> Hi,
>
> here's my opinion on a short-term and long-term solution for /home/
> blast:
> I don't think that increasing the size of the user directory helps.
> Instead it will get even worse very soon as people become careless
> (like free expansion of gas).
>
> +very short term: clean up!
> +short term: move inactive users to bud18
> +long term: introduce quota system (hopefully not necessary)
>
> !!! The user directories /home/blast should only contain data that
> needs
> to be backed up regularly!!!
>
> Therefore, people should be well aware that any raw or crunched
> data or excessive log output shall be stored in the scratch areas.
> Admittedly, I belong to the GB-users, too. Nevertheless, on the
> long term I would favor a quota system over an increase of useless
> beackups.
>
> If you are afraid of data loss when storing data on scratch disks, you
> should consider mirroring relevant directories with a second
> location by using the "rsync" utility:
>
> E.g., to mirror all your files from the directory bud01:/scratch/
> username with bud02:/scratch/username, type
>
> bud01:> cd /scratch/username
> bud01:> rsync -nauvzlRe ssh ./* bud02:/scratch/username
>
> Leave away the "n" option when you're confident in what you're doing.
> Rsync will only copy those files that are either newer or that do
> not exist yet. See "man rsync" for further options.
>
> I'm using rsync for a daily backup of my laptop and can sleep very
> well.
>
>
> $ du -sc /home/blast/* 2>/dev/null | sort -n
> 0 /home/blast/abs
> 0 /home/blast/blast
> 4 /home/blast/USAGE.LOG
> 8 /home/blast/abr
> 8 /home/blast/sktobler
> 16 /home/blast/lost+found
> 28 /home/blast/hxiang
> 108 /home/blast/ransom
> 288 /home/blast/coda
> 504 /home/blast/mbutler
> 516 /home/blast/wc
> 640 /home/blast/amamo
> 764 /home/blast/claudiag
> 828 /home/blast/arnesen
> 1108 /home/blast/rapaport
> 1396 /home/blast/nsavvinv
> 1876 /home/blast/lherman
> 2220 /home/blast/buuren
> 2448 /home/blast/doug
> 2596 /home/blast/alarcon
> 4008 /home/blast/palarczyk
> 4256 /home/blast/jalthouse
> 6092 /home/blast/sbauer
> 6340 /home/blast/grubes
> 6976 /home/blast/kmike
> 13988 /home/blast/wchall
> 16900 /home/blast/maxcht
> 16976 /home/blast/lmgoggin
> 17524 /home/blast/vodhanel
> 18196 /home/blast/almgren
> 18564 /home/blast/sthong
> 20856 /home/blast/flan
> 28068 /home/blast/kovash
> 32916 /home/blast/zapoian
> 35952 /home/blast/tsentalovich
> 38556 /home/blast/zwart
> 41936 /home/blast/zhangchi
> 48916 /home/blast/zilong
> 55420 /home/blast/zhengyi
> 56232 /home/blast/jvieregg
> 57460 /home/blast/maurik
> 66368 /home/blast/cbdandrea
> 76220 /home/blast/ezyryder
> 85260 /home/blast/bibek
> 85808 /home/blast/alicrocker
> 88136 /home/blast/jmpavel
> 90964 /home/blast/jrc
> 96728 /home/blast/mcsziget
> 120368 /home/blast/kboddy
> 121756 /home/blast/franklin
> 122820 /home/blast/kdow
> 125580 /home/blast/ddutta
> 156540 /home/blast/nikolas
> 190180 /home/blast/msteadman
> 201944 /home/blast/edsix
> 212760 /home/blast/cmgreene
> 214336 /home/blast/rfatemi
> 221332 /home/blast/agoodhue
> 236164 /home/blast/dsflash
> 265756 /home/blast/mcilhany
> 269340 /home/blast/seely
> 276496 /home/blast/martina
> 313144 /home/blast/shariton
> 321648 /home/blast/egeis
> 325512 /home/blast/dukedoc02
> 362568 /home/blast/clasie
> 398248 /home/blast/cvsroot
> 408044 /home/blast/ajmasch
> 418976 /home/blast/amosser
> 425124 /home/blast/chris2
> 425424 /home/blast/elog
> 456716 /home/blast/degrush
> 481980 /home/blast/tong
> 659884 /home/blast/vziskin
> 673000 /home/blast/hasell
> 679032 /home/blast/akdogan
> 690788 /home/blast/hauke
> 717772 /home/blast/tavi
> 975452 /home/blast/tps
> 1160628 /home/blast/wangxu
> 1190484 /home/blast/karpiusp
> 1295580 /home/blast/kohlm
> 2617704 /home/blast/adrian
> 18884056 total
>
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>
> Regards and merry Christmas,
>
> Michael
>
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