Autoscaling Cluster Storage

When an autoscaling cluster is created, one or more Azure storage volumes are mounted on the cluster head node in the /mnt directory.

To view the storages mounted on a cluster, you can connect to the cluster head node and then use ls /mnt to list the contents of the /mnt directory. For example:

Note that the 'scratch' directory is created by Azure CycleCloud when the cluster is created. Azure CycleCloud is a tool used to provision infrastructure for HPC systems. Do not use this directory for file storage. See also: Local Storage for Temporary Solver Data

Storages created for a cluster are also mounted on virtual desktops in the same project space, enabling easy file sharing across resources and eliminating the need to manually transfer files between virtual desktops and the cluster. For details see Shared Storage in Project Spaces.

A cluster may have Azure Files or Azure NetApp Files storages. To learn more, see Types of Shared Storage in the Administration Guide.