For general information on our storage, see Research Storage.
The Bucket storage and the Naruto tape system together form our secure long-term research storage infrastructure. It is used for live storage of research data; for off-site backups; and for long-term archiving of data sets that are no longer needed in day-to-day use.
Bucket is our large-capacity live network file storage system. You can access it from the HPC clusters, from research instruments via HPAcquire, and from personal computers through SSH or mounted as a remote drive.
Bucket
| Total capacity | 60 PB |
| Per-unit allocation | 50 TB (expandable) |
| Back-up | weekly to off-site tape system |
Each unit gets a 50TB storage allocation by default, and this can be increased if needed. You can request an increase using the form on this page.
Incremental Backups are done weekly to off-site storage. No data placed on Bucket is lost even if subsequently deleted, as long as it was present during a weekly backup.
For ways to access Bucket, please see our page on transferring data.
Naruto is the OIST tape storage system. It is located off-site in Nago, so even if a disaster strikes the OIST datacenter the data on Naruto is still safe.
Naruto
| Total capacity | ~13 PB |
| Tapes | ~1000 (number and capacity varies) |
The tape system is an IBM TS3500 tape robot system with around 1000 tapes and a total capacity in excess of 13 PB. The system manages all tape operations, automatically verifies tapes on a regular basis and manages data duplication and migration as needed. We add tape to the system as needed to ensure there is sufficient capacity for both backups and archives.
Our archiving service will securely store any data you no longer need access to. OIST research policies specify that reserch data belongs to OIST, and according to Japanese law such data must be archived for future reference.
If you have data sets that are no longer used, you are not allowed to throw it away. Instead, you can archive it on to tape. This will free up storage for your unit, and help you reduce clutter.
For the details and how to request data archiving, please see this page.