{"id":13881,"date":"2026-05-20T17:11:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/minervalab\/?page_id=13881"},"modified":"2026-05-20T18:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T22:26:10","slug":"minerva_restricted_cluster","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/minervalab\/documentation\/minerva_restricted_cluster\/","title":{"rendered":"Minerva Restricted Cluster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_menu menu_id=&#8221;15&#8243; menu_style=&#8221;centered&#8221; fullwidth_menu=&#8221;on&#8221; active_link_color=&#8221;#d80b8c&#8221; dropdown_menu_line_color=&#8221;#221f72&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; menu_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; menu_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;conda introduction&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#221f72&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#221f72&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Minerva Restricted Cluster<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/scpublic.dmz.hpc.mssm.edu\/HPC\/Minerva_Res\/Minerva_Restricted_Cluster.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; width=&#8221;60%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;60%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;conda introduction&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#221f72&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#221f72&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;10px||20px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Minerva Restricted Cluster <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0(Minerva-Res) is a hardened, high-performance computing (HPC) cluster and shared-use resource for all qualified researchers at Mount Sinai. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is designed and operated in accordance with NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 3 security requirements. It is dedicated for genomic data coming from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/policy-and-compliance\/policy-topics\/sharing-policies\/accessing-data\/requirements\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NIH Controlled-Access repository<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. NIH does not consider controlled access genomic data to be CUI but is using the NIST 800-171 security controls as a best practice for data protection. We reference NIH supported projects involving genomic data sharing as CUI-like data protections. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0It is an encrypted, tightly controlled compute environment that includes a variety of standard compute nodes and an encrypted shared filesystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><b>Access the Cluster<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Projects<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Access to Minerva-Res is granted strictly on a per-project basis. Principal Investigators (PIs) may manage multiple projects. User accounts can only be created after a project has been formally requested and approved. Continued access to any project requires an active <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/icahn.mssm.edu\/files\/ISMMS\/Assets\/Research\/GCO\/Data%20Sharing%20NIST%20SP%20800%20171_SOP.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Data Use Agreement (DUA) managed by the institution GCO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><b>Accounts<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All accounts must be associated with an active, approved project. Users may only access data that is specifically required for your approved research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please Note: We don\u2019t support external collaboration accounts currently due to security requirements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Accounts will be deactivated when any of the following occurs:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The account is no longer associated with an active project<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Employment or affiliation with the institution ends<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A policy or DUA violation occurs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Project completion<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><b>Log In<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Note: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Access to Minerva-Res requires connection from the campus network or VPN (virtual private network).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The login nodes are connected to the campus network allowing access only on campus or via tunneling over Mount Sinai\u2019s VPN if off campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are currently two login nodes available for general use, <\/span><b>ci06e01<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>ci06e02<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. You may connect to one of them through one of two round-robin Domain Name Server (DNS) load balancing names or you may specify one of them explicitly, if you prefer one over the other. For example, if you have a disconnected screen session running on one of the nodes, you will want to log onto that particular node if you want to reconnect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The addresses of the nodes are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>minerva-res.hpc.mssm.edu<\/strong> \u2013 round-robin redirect (recommended)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>ci06e01<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.hpc.mssm.edu \u2013 specific login node<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>ci06e02<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.hpc.mssm.edu \u2013 specific login node<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can login to the Minerva-Res cluster via ssh to minerva-res.hpc.mssm.edu.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<pre><code>ssh yourUserID@minerva-res.hpc.mssm.edu\r\n(yourUserID@minerva.hpc.mssm.edu) Password: &lt;Enter your Sinai School Password Only&gt;\r\nEnter Your Microsoft verification code&lt;609017&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><code><\/code><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Authenticate using your institutional (school or hospital) credentials and complete Microsoft Azure MFA (multi-factor authentication) on your mobile device.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><b>Transfer Data<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Data may only be transferred to or from Minerva-Res using an approved method. Standard SFTP and routine SSH file transfers are disabled by default. All transfers are logged, and users remain responsible for following restrictions applicable to their data.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Approved Transfers<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To transfer data into or out of the cluster, a completed and approved DUA is required. Once approved, specific source addresses or subnets will be permitted. Downloading, copying, or transferring data to unauthorized systems is a policy violation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Derived Data<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Any results or data users generate from source data must be handled with the same security standards as the original source. Treat all derived outputs as sensitive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><b>Software Environment<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Software is available through the read-only module system at <\/span><code>\/hpc\/packages<\/code><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Use the <\/span><code>module<\/code><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> command to load available applications.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<pre><code>module load &lt;software_name&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For complete details, please visit our documentation on Software Environment: Lmod (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/minervalab\/documentation\/software-environment-lmod\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/minervalab\/documentation\/software-environment-lmod\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To request additional software, send in an HPC ticket <\/span><a href=\"mailto:hpchelp@hpc.mssm.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hpchelp@hpc.mssm.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><b>Running Jobs (LSF Scheduler)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Workloads are managed by the IBM Spectrum LSF scheduler. Do not run computationally intensive tasks directly on the login nodes \u2014 all jobs must be submitted to the scheduler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Available queues:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">night<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">short<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">normal<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">interactive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For interactive work or exploratory analyses, use the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">interactive<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> queue. For most batch jobs, use <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">normal<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">short<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> depending on expected runtime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For additional information, please visit our documentation on Load Sharing Facility (LSF) Job Scheduler (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/minervalab\/documentation\/lsf-job-scheduler\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/minervalab\/documentation\/lsf-job-scheduler\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><b>Open OnDemand<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A dedicated Open OnDemand portal (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ondemand-res.hpc.mssm.edu\/\">https:\/\/ondemand-res.hpc.mssm.edu\/<\/a><\/strong>) provides browser-based access to applications including Desktop, SAS, Stata, Jupyter and RStudio.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Note<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: CMS projects are currently unavailable through File Explorer and will be made available as soon as possible. Data transfer (upload or download) is disabled in Open OnDemand Restricted environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For additional information, please visit our documentation on Load Sharing Facility (LSF) Job Scheduler (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/minervalab\/documentation\/open-ondemand\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/minervalab\/documentation\/open-ondemand\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><b>Storage<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minerva-Res uses an encrypted-at-rest filesystem (GPFS) for all user data. Scratch and work directories available on standard clusters are not available in this environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can check your current usage and quota by running:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><code><\/code><\/p>\n<p><code><code><\/code><\/code><\/p>\n<pre>df -h \/arionencrypt\/projects\/&lt;projectid&gt;<\/pre>\n<p><code><code><\/code><\/code><\/p>\n<p><code><\/code><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><code><code><code><\/code><\/code><\/code><\/p>\n<p>or for CMS data,<\/p>\n<p><code><code><code><\/code><\/code><\/code><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<pre><code>df -h \/arionencrypt\/cmsdata\/&lt;projectid&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><code><code><code><\/code><\/code><\/code><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 237.352px\"><b>Storage Type<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 253.828px\"><b>Path<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140.211px\"><b>Quota<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 224.609px\"><b>Notes<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 237.352px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Home Directory<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 253.828px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\/arionencrypt\/users\/&lt;userid&gt;<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140.211px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">30 GiB, 1M files<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 224.609px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Encrypted-at-rest (GPFS)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 237.352px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Project Data<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 253.828px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\/arionencrypt\/projects\/&lt;projectid&gt;<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140.211px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Per project allocation<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 224.609px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Encrypted-at-rest (GPFS)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 237.352px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CMS Project Data<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 253.828px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\/arionencrypt\/cmsdata\/&lt;projectid&gt;<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140.211px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Per project allocation<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 224.609px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Encrypted-at-rest (GPFS)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 237.352px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Local Scratch<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 253.828px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\/tmp<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\/local<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 140.211px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Variable<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 224.609px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LUKS-encrypted on compute nodes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><code><code><code><\/code><\/code><\/code><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><code><code><\/code><\/code><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><b>Long-Term Data Archive: TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TSM clients are available on the login nodes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For complete details, please visit our documentation on Long-Term Data Archive: TSM (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/minervalab\/documentation\/access-tsm-with-command-line\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/labs.icahn.mssm.edu\/minervalab\/documentation\/access-tsm-with-command-line\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><b>Network &amp; Internet Access<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Compute nodes (currently CPU only) have no general campus or internet connectivity. If internet access is required for a workflow, it must be routed through a pre-approved proxy to a whitelisted destination. Circumventing network controls is strictly prohibited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Compute nodes communicate over a private InfiniBand network for high-speed inter-node data transfer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><b>Unsupported Services<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The following services are not supported on Minerva-res. Please plan your workflows accordingly:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Databases<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Globus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Posit Connect<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Web servers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On-the-fly scripts (Jupyter, RStudio IDE, Ollama)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2><b>Security &amp; Compliance<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Minerva-Res is a strictly monitored environment designed to protect sensitive data and maintain NIST SP 800-171 compliance. 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