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- Now Please start to prepare your directories on /work/ollie for transfer to Albedo!
- Delete data you do not need to keep,
- copy tarballs of valuable data to the tape archive (you should do this anyhow, /work has no backup),
- place a copy of data which you need continuously with fast access to /isibhv.
- We will not transfer data automatically from Ollie to Albedo!! This is a chance to clean up ;-)
- until March NEC April NEC investigates if OmniPath is an alternative for Mellanox Infinband as the fast network in Albedo, because Infiniband would be delivered with a large delay
- MayApril
Albedo installed at AWI with "slow" Gigabit (10 Gb/s) network and, if recommended by NEC, fast OmniPath (100 Gb/s) - JuneMay
Albedo open for power users
Start to copy data from Ollie to Albedo (Note: must be done by yourself, there is no automatic data migration!)
The more Albedo nodes are powered on, the more Ollie nodes have to be switched off. We have no schedule for this, but would decide depending on how useful Albedo already is for how many users. Of course, Albedo has a far better ratio of computing vs. electric power. - JulyJune
Albedo open for all users - 30. June
Ollie hardware support ends. As a prolongation would cost approx. 200.000€, we hope that Albedo is already in stable operation. As a fallback, we would keep Ollie running w/o support, but with the option to have basic components (file system, network) repaired in case of an emergency (maintenance on demand). So far, we have very good experiences with the service of MegWare and are confident that we found a solution that is cost efficient and sustainable. - (August Downtime to add Infiniband cards - if we decide against OmniPath)
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