# Disk error when submitting suite on MONSOON **URL:** \ **Category:** Rose/Cylc and FCM\ **Tags:** Monsoon2\ **Created:** [9 July 2021 11:42 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/disk-error-when-submitting-suite-on-monsoon/117 "2021-07-09T11:42:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mtodt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@mtodt](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/mtodt)\ **Post date:** [9 July 2021 11:42 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/disk-error-when-submitting-suite-on-monsoon/117/1 "2021-07-09T11:42:44Z")
Hi I’m trying to submit my suite u-cc933 on MONSOON but get the following error message: > [INFO] export CYLC\_VERSION=7.8.7 > [INFO] export ROSE\_ORIG\_HOST=xcslc0 > [INFO] export ROSE\_SITE= > [INFO] export ROSE\_VERSION=2019.01.5 > [INFO] delete: localhost:cylc-run/u-cc933 > [INFO] symlink: /projects/nexcs-n02/mtodt/cylc-run/u-cc933 \<= /home/d00/mtodt/cylc-run/u-cc933 > [INFO] create: log.20210709T113045Z > [INFO] delete: log > [INFO] symlink: log.20210709T113045Z \<= log > [INFO] log.20210709T112342Z.tar.gz \<= log.20210709T112342Z > [INFO] delete: log.20210709T112342Z/ > [INFO] create: log/suite > [INFO] create: log/rose-conf > [INFO] symlink: rose-conf/20210709T113045-run.conf \<= log/rose-suite-run.conf > [INFO] symlink: rose-conf/20210709T113045-run.version \<= log/rose-suite-run.version > **[FAIL]** disk I/O error I realise that the symlink is to _nexcs-n02_, which is now retired. But I already included links to another project for _share_ and _work_ in rose-suite.conf. I also had several failed attempts to submit my suite over the last days due to disk quotas, although I should have ample space in my project directory. I don’t know if that is related. Many thanks for your help! Best wishes, Markus ---
**Author:** ![RosalynHatcher](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/rosalynhatcher/32/11_2.png) [@RosalynHatcher](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/RosalynHatcher)\ **Post date:** [9 July 2021 12:05 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/disk-error-when-submitting-suite-on-monsoon/117/2 "2021-07-09T12:05:44Z")
Hi Markus, Sorry I told you the wrong thing to add to change the location of the output to a different `/projects` directory. I totally forgot that the top-level suite cylc-run dir is symlinked now. It used to just be the `share` and `work` directories that were. The disk I/O error is caused by attempting a circlular symlink I think. Replace the 2 lines I told you to add at the top of the `rose-suite.conf` file with: `root-dir=*=/projects/porcelain/$USER` Cheers, Ros. ---
**Author:** ![mtodt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@mtodt](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/mtodt)\ **Post date:** [9 July 2021 12:10 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/disk-error-when-submitting-suite-on-monsoon/117/3 "2021-07-09T12:10:54Z")
Hi Ros, No worries, thanks a lot for the quick response! The suite is running now. May the previous disk quota error messages I got be related to this? Or do I have to check my _home_ or _scratch_ directories to be sure? My porcelain project directory is only at about 10% of the storage I asked for, so that shouldn’t be an issue. Best, Markus ---
**Author:** ![RosalynHatcher](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/rosalynhatcher/32/11_2.png) [@RosalynHatcher](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/RosalynHatcher)\ **Post date:** [9 July 2021 12:37 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/disk-error-when-submitting-suite-on-monsoon/117/4 "2021-07-09T12:37:49Z")
Hi Markus, I’m not 100% sure but I suspect the disk quota errors were related. The only reason I say that is because I’ve just tried submitting my suite with the wrong settings for `root-dir` and am getting “`Disk quota exceeded`” and “`Disk I/O`” errors too whereas when I set it properly I don’t. So I would suggest we don’t worry about them now and if they do reappear we can look then and hopefully we will have more information. Cheers, Ros. ---
**Author:** ![mtodt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@mtodt](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/mtodt)\ **Post date:** [9 July 2021 12:47 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/disk-error-when-submitting-suite-on-monsoon/117/5 "2021-07-09T12:47:52Z")
Great, many thanks again for your help! Best, Markus ---
**Author:** ![system](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/cms_support/original/1X/1fd2411499ffcbc299fe756cd5cdf26e44956558.png) [@system](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/u/system)\ **Post date:** [11 July 2021 12:47 UTC](https://cms-helpdesk.ncas.ac.uk/t/disk-error-when-submitting-suite-on-monsoon/117/6 "2021-07-11T12:47:59Z")
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