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Scratch Overview

Scratch Storage currently consists of several redundant, high-availability disk spaces and is a central component of the research system's infrastructure. All scratch tier resources are high-performance, large capacity, and subject to scheduled purging of old files.

Link to section 'Gilbreth:' of 'Scratch Overview' Gilbreth:

  • Scratch filesystem for Gilbreth.
  • Gilbreth scratch consists of 2.3PB of redundant, high-availability disk space.
  • The quota on Gilbreth scratch is 200TB and 2,000,000 files.

Link to section 'Brown:' of 'Scratch Overview' Brown:

  • Scratch filesystem for Brown.
  • Brown scratch consists of 3.4PB of redundant, high-availability disk space.
  • The quota on Brown scratch is 200TB and 2,000,000 files.

Files in scratch directories are not backed up or recoverable. If you accidentally delete a file, old files are purged, or the filesystem crashes, they cannot be restored. All important files should be backed up to the Fortress HPSS Archive on a regular basis.

If you need more space in your scratch directories, please contact us.

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