Only use direct connection to specific login nodes when performing cleaning of orphan processes. For the rest of your connections users should be using the generic name setonix.pawsey.org.au, which provides access assigning the connection to different login nodes in a round robin fashion. This allows for better load balancing of resources among all users. Furthermore, the use of the generic name provides a more reliable access as it can provide service to users on active login nodes while some specific login nodes may be have been taken down by Pawsey staff for technical reasons. |