From 44b09cec2b909262ef10ecbebdaf3b8cbcb1292c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Schroschk <martin.schroschk@tu-dresden.de> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:12:28 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Fix wording --- doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/data_lifecycle/lustre.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/data_lifecycle/lustre.md b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/data_lifecycle/lustre.md index 891808543..d08a5d5f5 100644 --- a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/data_lifecycle/lustre.md +++ b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/docs/data_lifecycle/lustre.md @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ -# Lustre File System(s) +# Lustre Filesystems ## Large Files in /scratch The data containers in [Lustre](https://www.lustre.org) are called object storage targets (OST). The capacity of one OST is about 21 TB. All files are striped over a certain number of these OSTs. For small and medium files, the default number is 2. As soon as a file grows above ~1 TB it makes sense -to spread it over a higher number of OSTs, e.g. 16. Once the file system is used >75%, the average +to spread it over a higher number of OSTs, e.g. 16. Once the filesystem is used >75%, the average space per OST is only 5 GB. So, it is essential to split your larger files so that the chunks can be saved! -- GitLab