Tier 1 (Primary) Storage

All MSI researchers have access to a high-performance, high capacity primary storage platform.

This system currently provides 10 PB (petabytes) of capacity. The integrity of the data is protected by daily snapshots and some targeted tape backups. It has sustained read bandwidth of over 200 GB/sec and 1.5 million random read iops.

There is default access to this storage by any MSI group with an active account. Very large needs can be also met, but need to be approved by the MSI HPC Allocation Committee. More details are available on the Storage Allocations page.

MSI provides each group a shared project space on Tier 1 storage that is accessible from all MSI systems. Your use of this space is limited by a storage quota that applies to your group's usage as a whole. See also: How can I check my disk quota? Your quota is allocated by MSI according to our storage allocation guidelines.

Users needing to store and manipulate extremely large files have the option of a contract based, dedicated storage. PIs should email [email protected] to explicitly request group storage quota increases or to contract for dedicated storage.

Scratch Storage

MSI provides additional temporary high performance scratch storage in addition to the allocated project space, to be used while applications are running on the supercomputer. The "scratch" name is by analogy to "scratch paper" for temporary notes or work.