File System

Open OnDemand includes a browser-based file manager for working with files on Seneca, so you can navigate, upload, download, edit, and organize files without an SSH session. This page covers the filesystems available on Seneca and how to use the Files page.

Available Filesystems

Seneca has two filesystems through Open OnDemand: your home directory and BeeGFS.

Home Directory

Your home directory (/home/fs01/<username>) is your work space on Seneca. It is meant to be used for submitting jobs to the cluster. Note that home directories are quota-limited, so it's best to avoid storing large files or software.

BeeGFS

BeeGFS is Seneca's high-performance parallel filesystem, mounted at /mnt/beegfs/<institution>/<project name>. Use it to share files between members of the same project.

Note: storage on the Seneca cluster is not backed up.

Opening the File Browser

In the top navigation bar, click Files and choose the filesystem you want to browse. You will land on the file browser for that filesystem, starting at your own directory or the top most directory in BeeGFS.

The file browser works like a typical file manager on a Windows machine or a MacOS.

  • Click a folder to enter it, click to the previous folder to go back.
  • Create new files or directories, or upload them from your local machine.
  • Download files by selecting files, then click on the download button.
  • Copy, move, or rename files and folders.
  • Edit files by clicking on the vertical dots and "Edit", then an file editor page appears.
  • Toggle Show Dotfiles to reveal hidden files (those starting with ., like .bashrc).
  • Toggle Show Owner/Mode to display Unix permissions and owner info (useful for debugging permission issues)