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| Disk space is organized into project trees, consisting of a directory and all its sub-directories (e.g. / | Disk space is organized into project trees, consisting of a directory and all its sub-directories (e.g. / | ||
| - | Project trees can be setup as a shared directory for all users within a lab and/or within a project. Or, project trees can be setup for each user within a lab or project. However, the shared tree approach is preferred for easier management, maintenance and to facillitate | + | Project trees can be setup as a shared directory for all users within a lab and/or within a project. Or, project trees can be setup for each user within a lab or project. However, the shared tree approach is preferred for easier management, maintenance and to facilitate |
| All storage is on dedicated enterprise-grade hardware RAIDs utilizing RAID-6 for redundancy. | All storage is on dedicated enterprise-grade hardware RAIDs utilizing RAID-6 for redundancy. | ||
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| + | You may want to archive your data off of the cluster to save costs. If so, we have [[dataarchving|some suggestions here]] | ||
| === Backup === | === Backup === | ||
| - | All storage is backed up to tape on a quarterly basis and tapes are stored off-site. | + | All storage is backed up to tape on a near-quarterly basis (at least 3 times per year) and tapes are stored off-site. |
| === Non-cluster Archiving & Cold Storage === | === Non-cluster Archiving & Cold Storage === | ||
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| It provides: | It provides: | ||
| * 150 GB Disk Space | * 150 GB Disk Space | ||
| - | * One //Project Slot Quota// with a 16-core quota on the //Basic Cluster Queue//. This queue consists of about 240 cpu cores (slots) on older compute nodes (from the PICSL cluster) with less memory (16GB / machine) and a slower connection to the cluster frontend and data storage (1Gbit vs 10Gbit). | + | * One //Basic Project Slot Quota// with a 16-core quota on the //Basic Cluster Queue//. This queue consists of about 240 cpu cores (slots) on older compute nodes (from the PICSL cluster) with less memory (16GB / machine) and a slower connection to the cluster frontend and data storage (1Gbit vs 10Gbit). |
| * Unlimited number of assigned users | * Unlimited number of assigned users | ||
| * Additional disk space is priced as described below. | * Additional disk space is priced as described below. | ||
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| It does not provide: | It does not provide: | ||
| * Flexible per-user sub-quotas | * Flexible per-user sub-quotas | ||
| - | * Dyanmic | + | * Dynamic |
| === Storage - $700 / TB / year ( $400 / TB / year above 8TB ) === | === Storage - $700 / TB / year ( $400 / TB / year above 8TB ) === | ||
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| * Multiple data directories can be assigned to a single //Billing Entity// | * Multiple data directories can be assigned to a single //Billing Entity// | ||
| * Available to both Basic Accounts and to //Billing Entities// that opt for High-Speed Project Slot Quotas. | * Available to both Basic Accounts and to //Billing Entities// that opt for High-Speed Project Slot Quotas. | ||
| + | * You may want to archive your data off of the cluster to save costs. If so, we have [[dataarchving|some suggestions here]] | ||
| === High-speed Project Slot Quotas - $30 / slot / year === | === High-speed Project Slot Quotas - $30 / slot / year === | ||
| - | * Additional //Project Slot Quotas// give access to the // | + | * Additional //High-Speed |
| * High-speed //Project Slot Quotas// are sized in 16-slot increments. | * High-speed //Project Slot Quotas// are sized in 16-slot increments. | ||
| * Unlimited number of assigned users | * Unlimited number of assigned users | ||
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