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 Disk space is organized into project trees, consisting of a directory and all its sub-directories (e.g. /data/jet/mgstauff). Each project tree is assigned to a single //Billing Entity//. A billing entity is responsible for all project trees assigned to it, regardless of file ownership within the tree. Disk space is organized into project trees, consisting of a directory and all its sub-directories (e.g. /data/jet/mgstauff). Each project tree is assigned to a single //Billing Entity//. A billing entity is responsible for all project trees assigned to it, regardless of file ownership within the tree.
  
-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 file sharing within labs and projects.+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 file sharing within a lab and project.
  
 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. Users are responsible for maintaining their own copies of original data in the event of catastrophic failure of the system.+All storage is backed up to tape on a near-quarterly basis (at least 3 times per year) and tapes are stored off-site. __Users are responsible for maintaining their own copies of original data in the event of catastrophic failure of the system.__
  
 === Non-cluster Archiving & Cold Storage === === Non-cluster Archiving & Cold Storage ===
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