MFCF offers two tiers of file storage service:
- Active: enterprise-class, high-performance, central, cross-platform home directories
- Archival: high-volume, near-line, storage for static, inactive data
Active - files.math
files.math is an enterprise-quality central server for graduate students, faculty, and staff. We strongly recommend that you use it for any important files. It features:
- high-performance RAID array
- redundant components for fault tolerance
- frequent snapshots for easy self-serve recovery of deleted files or older versions of files
- data replication to near-line storage for disaster recovery
- off-site long-term backups
The MFCF Linux and Windows servers use this file server for your home directory. MFCF-managed Mac minis have a files.math icon on the desktop that leads to your files on this file server.
MFCF strongly recommends storing all important files on remote storage to ensure it is available if your computer becomes unusable. Do not store important files on your local computer disk drive.
Archival
This file service is for archiving research results or other large quantities of data that are no longer in active use but need to be kept indefinitely. Unlike home directories on files.math, it is not automatically visible on all MFCF Linux and Windows servers, but it does allow a much larger space.
- lower performance but large capacity
- no snapshots, no remote replication, no backups
Contact MFCF to make use of this service.