For IT Coordinators

ITCs can request this service for their group through isginf and organize its usage for their group.

Each group starts with a single share scratch. If you need additional shares or additional storage please contact our service desk.

NFS and SMB

Shares are made available via NFS4 and Kerberos and SMB and are accessible from the entire ETH network.

Access

ACLs are used for access control.

Shared Disks

Groups can buy shared disks in increments of 20% of a full dedicated disk pool. The price depends on the current disk prices and capacities.

The following rules apply:

The disk space is in the shared disk pool so IOPS are shared with all other users.
Metadata storage is provided for free.
The price is one-time.
- Defective disks are covered by price.
Disks need to be re-bought every 5 to 7 years when we replace the infrastructure.

Dedicated Disks

Groups can buy dedicated disks in groups of eight disks. The price depends on the current disk prices and capacities. Currently 24 TB drives are the default choice.

The following rules apply:

The disk space is in dedicated pool that can be extended with further disk groups.
Metadata storage is provided for free.
The price is one-time.
Replacements for defective disks are paid by the group.
Disks need to be re-bought every 5 to 7 years when we replace the infrastructure.