Rosen Center for Advanced Computing

Scratch Storage

Scratch Storage

Storage Resources

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.

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.

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.