Storing Large Amounts Of Data On Our Systems

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INTRO

Our lab systems utilize disk storage that is shared by all in the CS department.

There might be times when you receive large amounts of data for a project you're working on in CS. Because our disk space is shared by others, we must all be conscious of the amount of data we store.

Additionally, for static data (data that does not change), because we have a backup system that backs up our data on a nightly, weekly and monthly basis, it's important that we minimize the number of times the backup system needs to backup the same large data over and over again.

If You Need To Store A Large Amount Of Data On Our Systems...

First, Contact CS IT Support

If you receive or generate more that 50gb of data for a project, etc, on our systems, please email support@cs.jhu.edu before-hand to let us know:

  • How much data you will be storing.
  • When do you plan to put the data in place.
  • How long do you expect to keep the data in place.
  • Is your backup static (will not change) or dynamic (will change.)

NOTE:It's very important that when you are done using the data, please remove it.

Decide If Your Data Needs To Be Backed Up On Our Systems

As mentioned in the INTRO above, we back up data to our backup system on a regular basis.