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We are only charged the media costs (extremely low compared to other options) plus a small additional amount for shipping tape to and from Oklahoma. At current pricing available to UAMS this works out to a one time charge of about $33.55 per TB for the recommended 3 copy option for storage that should keep data safe for at least 8 years, maybe longer. The less secure 2 copy option would be $22.96 at current pricing for a minimum 8 year storage life. These prices are expected to drop over time as we qualify less expensive vendors, media prices drop and capacities rise. The last batch of cartridges that we ordered cost ~$13.50 apiece, with insurance and tracking, from FedEx, and the above numbers reflect that estimated shipping charge.
If you decide to use OURRstore for archiving your data, please be prepared to reimburse us for the media and shipping costs.
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If you have a means for covering the costs and agree to the data restrictions of OURRstore, please send an e-mail to hpcadmin@uams.edu confirming that you agree, and requesting access. We will then work with you in archiving your data.
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How data is stored on OURRstore
Data stored on OURRstore should be collected into compressed archive files, preferably between 20 and 200 GB in length, for the best storage efficiency without excessive access times. Currently, the absolute minimum size of an archived file is 1 GB. The absolute maximum size is 1 TB. These archive files need to be created at UAMS prior to electronic transfer to the OURRstore system. The initial transfer is disk to disk, hence goes pretty quickly. Once the data is in the OURRstore disk cache, the OURSStore archive management software will start copying the data onto a media cartridge for safekeeping. When a cartridge is full, the system makes a copy of the cartridge, ejects it from the system, and the OURRstore team, using the prepaid label that we provide them, ships that copy back to us. We then store that copy offline in a secure location. If the optional third copy is requested, the OURRstore system makes that third copy, which is ejected from the system and stored in an environmentally controlled location in Oklahoma.
Archiving data to OURRstore
Because of the need to For collecting data into the bundled, compressed archive files, we offer several options , listed here in order of simplicity for the userto assist users in archiving data:
Simple option for data on Grace (possibly the research NAS)
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