Due to installation of the new Karolina supercomputer, the Salomon supercomputer may run at reduced capacity. The Barbora and DGX-2 supercomputers continue regular operation.
Content updated on 01.12.2021
## Salomon Withdrawal From Service
### Salomon Access and Job Scheduling
!!! important
Salomon compute capacity is **reduced** due to Karolina supercomputer operations.
- All jobs might be scheduled to finish on **Monday 06.12.2021, 9:00**.
- The long jobs (qlong queue) will be no longer scheduled after Monday 6.12.2021 9:00
- All jobs will be scheduled to finish on **Monday 13.12.2021, 9:00**.
- Access to Salomon login nodes and data will be preserved to **03.01.2022, 9:00**.
- The above dates may be shifted to later time. Changes will be announced via the MOTD and via this page.
### Salomon Data
!!! note
The **PROJECT** storage is available to hold the /scratch/work data.
The **PROJECT** storage is available to hold the /home and /scratch data.
- The new PROJECT storage is available as of 15.3.2021.
- Users should synchronize any remaining data on /scratch/work/ to the PROJECT storage themselves.
- The data on the Salomon /scratch/work/ will be read-only from **Monday 06.12.2021, 9:00**.
- Users should synchronize any remaining data on /home and /scratch to the PROJECT storage themselves.
- The data on the Salomon /home and /scratch will be read-only from **Monday 13.12.2021, 9:00**.
- The data on the Salomon /home and /scratch storage will become permanently inaccessible starting **03.01.2022, 9:00**.
- No backup or data transfer is scheduled for /home or other storages by IT4I, data will be **permanently lost on 03.01.2022, 9:00**.
- Make sure that **you [save all the relevant data][2]** to external resources or to PROJECT storage before **03.01.2022, 9:00**.
- The above dates may be shifted to later time, according to the progress of Karolina deployment. Changes will be announced via the [MOTD][5] and via this page.
### Salomon Future
- The Salomon supercomputer's future is under negotiation for reuse within the academic domain. More information will be posted here.
- The Salomon supercomputer's future is under negotiation. More information will be posted here.
