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	'''Please familiarise yourself thoroughly with the following:'''		'''Please familiarise yourself thoroughly with the following:'''
		+	* A basic knowledge of Linux is a requirement to interact with our server environment.

	* All users should use the PBS Torque queue manager for submitting jobs.		* All users should use the PBS Torque queue manager for submitting jobs.

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	* You must request installation of utilities and software applications from the systems admin, who will evaluate the best solution for you, and perform the installation system-wide. '''You may not install or attempt to install software of any kind on our servers,''' even under your own account (trying to use utilities like brew or conda will simply not work).		* You must request installation of utilities and software applications from the systems admin, who will evaluate the best solution for you, and perform the installation system-wide. '''You may not install or attempt to install software of any kind on our servers,''' even under your own account (trying to use utilities like brew or conda will simply not work).

−	* DISCLAIMER: Take note that whilst we do backups to the best of our ability of all servers and data, '''the onus of securing and ownership of your data remain with you. We do not accept responsibility for the loss of users' data or intellectual property.''' We do not have control over the stability and availability of reliable power supply to the facility. Hence unplanned outages may occur at any time, and this may cause data loss, even on our backup systems.	+	* DISCLAIMER: Take note that whilst we do backups to the best of our ability of all servers and data, '''the onus of securing and ownership of your data remain with you, the user, and your supervisor. We do not accept responsibility for the loss of users' data or intellectual property.''' We do not have control over the stability and availability of reliable power supply to the facility. Hence unplanned outages may occur at any time, and this may cause data loss, even on our backup systems.

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	* You must request installation of utilities and software applications from the systems admin, who will evaluate the best solution for you, and perform the installation system-wide. '''You may not install or attempt to install software of any kind on our servers,''' even under your own account (trying to use utilities like brew or conda will simply not work).		* You must request installation of utilities and software applications from the systems admin, who will evaluate the best solution for you, and perform the installation system-wide. '''You may not install or attempt to install software of any kind on our servers,''' even under your own account (trying to use utilities like brew or conda will simply not work).
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		+	* DISCLAIMER: Take note that whilst we do backups to the best of our ability of all servers and data, '''the onus of securing and ownership of your data remain with you. We do not accept responsibility for the loss of users' data or intellectual property.''' We do not have control over the stability and availability of reliable power supply to the facility. Hence unplanned outages may occur at any time, and this may cause data loss, even on our backup systems.

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	* Due to its size, the Lustre directories get replicated to our replication storage once per week.		* Due to its size, the Lustre directories get replicated to our replication storage once per week.

−	* You must request installation of utilities and software applications from the systems admin, who will evaluate the best solution for you, and perform the installation system-wide. You may not install or attempt to install software of any kind on our servers, even under your own account (trying to use utilities like brew or conda will simply not work).	+	* You must request installation of utilities and software applications from the systems admin, who will evaluate the best solution for you, and perform the installation system-wide. '''You may not install or attempt to install software of any kind on our servers,''' even under your own account (trying to use utilities like brew or conda will simply not work).

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	* Due to its size, the Lustre directories get replicated to our replication storage once per week.		* Due to its size, the Lustre directories get replicated to our replication storage once per week.

−	* You must request installation of utilities and software applications from the systems admin, who will evaluate the best solution for you, and perform the installation system-wide. You may not install or attempt to install ~~such locally~~ under your own account (trying to use utilities like brew or conda will simply not work).	+	* You must request installation of utilities and software applications from the systems admin, who will evaluate the best solution for you, and perform the installation system-wide. You may not install or attempt to install software of any kind on our servers, even under your own account (trying to use utilities like brew or conda will simply not work).

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	* Due to its size, the Lustre directories get replicated to our replication storage once per week.		* Due to its size, the Lustre directories get replicated to our replication storage once per week.
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		+	* You must request installation of utilities and software applications from the systems admin, who will evaluate the best solution for you, and perform the installation system-wide. You may not install or attempt to install such locally under your own account (trying to use utilities like brew or conda will simply not work).

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	* The home directories get backed up daily with a retention period of 2 weeks for multiple versions.		* The home directories get backed up daily with a retention period of 2 weeks for multiple versions.

−	* Due to its size, the Lustre directories ~~only~~ get replicated to our replication storage once per week.	+	* Due to its size, the Lustre directories get replicated to our replication storage once per week.

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 * This is where your large files must go, and where you should process from, and store towards during processing.
-* This storage may '''not be used''' for backup of any other systems, PC's, laptops or data. You may also not store personal data such as movies, music files and photos here. Its intended for bona fide research activities at Bioinformatics only.
+* This storage may '''not be used''' for backup of any other systems, PC's, laptops or data. You may also not store personal data such as movies, music files and photos here. Its intended for bona fide research activities on Bioinformatics servers only.
 * The home directories get backed up daily with a retention period of 2 weeks for multiple versions.
 * Due to its size, the Lustre directories only get replicated to our replication storage once per week.

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	* The home directories get backed up daily with a retention period of 2 weeks for multiple versions.		* The home directories get backed up daily with a retention period of 2 weeks for multiple versions.

−	* Due to its size, the Lustre directories only get replicated on our replication storage (twice per week at present). Our intention is to try and replicate every night if possible.	+	* Due to its size, the Lustre directories only get replicated to our replication storage (twice per week at present). Our intention is to try and replicate every night if possible.