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How can I verify that my requested storage is mounted?
Use the df command.
How can I view my most recent files?
> ls -lt
I sometime notice that my job duration can vary when I rerun a program with exactly the same inputs, condition, etc... Why?
The cluster has a mix of several different Intel CPUs and motherboard combinations. The absolute performance potential is similar among them but given the mix of other jobs sharing nodes, your results will vary. This is not something that is predictable when the cluster is well loaded.
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