Research storage#

The servers and desktops have access to the DS Research Storage system. It’s the preferred place for big data sets

• Data is available not only from your desktop, but from any server
• You can share data easily
• Your home profile will not overloaded
• Research volumes back up daily.

To get personal folder for storing large data sets ask the Computing Systems Administrator or log request to DS

Restore data from daily backup#

If you have lost any data, please call DS and provide full path to the missing files/folders. NFS shares are located at vuwstocoisnrin1.vuw.ac.nz, i.e. real path for /Volumes/GeoPhysics_01/ will be vuwstocoisnrin1.vuw.ac.nz:/GeoPhysics_01

Local storage#

Local and external drives are not backed up. It’s up to user how to keep their own data safe and consistent.

Linux users profile directories#

Home profiles are backed up daily. If you have lost any data in your Linux home directory, please ask SGEES System Administrator and provide full path to the missing files/folders.

Note the Linux profiles have disk quota limits: