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[[Using bwDataArchiv]]

Revision as of 15:06, 1 December 2016

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bwDataArchiv – long term digital archive

The technical service infrastructure bwDataArchiv, provides archival storage for research and other public institutions in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. Data is stored at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and comprises trustworthy large data storage for a period of ten years and more. The service enables a qualified implementation of the recommendation of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) regarding the safeguarding and storing of research data. Further information: www.rda.kit.edu/english

Focus of the project bwDataArchiv funded by the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, is the installation and deployment of the High Performance Storage System (HPSS). We aim to provide institutes a reliable, high volume and economical mass storage system with interfaces for users and programmed tools. First users will be HLRS to store expedited projects, the LSDF counterpart in Heidelberg and the GridKa LHC Tier1 center.

The project will also enhance existing services and contribute technology with the development of a generic and open interface to mass storage based on current practice and applications.

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Description and scope of the service

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