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Storage Reference

Purpose

This section provides authoritative information about storage systems used in research workflows.

It describes:

  • how storage systems are structured
  • how they behave
  • what constraints apply (e.g. performance, access, durability)

This section does not provide instructions. For guidance or execution, use the linked pages below.


Storage systems

HPC file systems

Details on storage attached to the HPC environment, including:

  • home directories
  • project spaces
  • scratch file systems
  • performance and lifecycle characteristics

See:


Research Data Store (RDS)

Details on managed research data storage, including:

  • purpose and typical use
  • access patterns
  • persistence and sharing model

See:


Comparison and decision support

For a structured comparison of storage, access, and transfer systems: