Suggested NAS Resources

General user guide:

https://www.nas.nasa.gov/hecc/support/kb/new-user-orientation-161/

Logging into NAS

https://www.nas.nasa.gov/hecc/support/kb/logging-in-91/

File Systems & Software

https://www.nas.nasa.gov/hecc/support/kb/filesystems-software-99/

The quota for the home directory at NAS is usually quite small. Indeed, it may not even hold a build of GEOSgcm. So, we recommend building doing most work in nobackup or other project directories. This page details how to see your current quota

https://www.nas.nasa.gov/hecc/support/kb/quota-policy-on-disk-space-and-files_156.html

Customizing Your Unix Environment

https://www.nas.nasa.gov/hecc/support/kb/customizing-your-unix-environment_258.html

Running jobs

https://www.nas.nasa.gov/hecc/support/kb/running-jobs-with-pbs-121/

Archiving data

https://www.nas.nasa.gov/hecc/support/kb/backing-up-data-in-the-lou-mass-storage-system-136/

Transferring Data → shift

The recommended tool for transferring data at NAS is shift:

https://www.nas.nasa.gov/hecc/support/kb/using-shift-for-local-and-remote-transfers-(recommended)-162/

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Contacts

For more information, you can contact either the NAS Support at support_AT_nas.nasa.gov or the SI Team at siteam_AT_gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov