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Please note: Engram storage has unified to a single storage level: Locker as of 7/1/2022. The information on this page is kept for historical purposes only and is deprecated. |
Engram: Three Storage Levels: Quick Technical Summary
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Locker storage level
Name |
locker |
Total available storage space |
1144 TB | |
Purpose |
Longer-term | |
Use Cases | For |
storing data you don't need to work on every day but still need immediate access to. |
Type of |
share | Windows Drive (Windows Share / SMB / CIFS) |
Backed Up |
Yes |
Periodic Backup Copy Offsite |
Yes | |
How To Connect The Drive (Mac) |
How To Connect The Drive ( |
Windows) | \\ |
<YourLabShare> (Full Instructions With Screenshots ) | |
| How To Connect The Drive (on Linux) | sudo mount -t cifs -o vers=2.1,username=UNI,domain=ADCU // |
| locker-smb.engram.rc.zi.columbia.edu/ |
| <YourLabShare> /mount-directory | |
Username / Password | UNI / UNI password |
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Staging Storage Level (
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staging)
Name | labsharestaging |
Total available storage space | 673 219 TB |
PurposeGeneral | purposeHigh performance |
Use Cases | For every-day use, data collection, sharing, simple analytics. Data you access frequently and don't need to run heavy computation onperforming computing and analytics on data from multiple servers. |
Type of Network Share | Windows Drive (Windows Share / SMB / CIFS) |
Backed UpYes | Not automatically but possible. If you need your network drive backed up please contact us. |
Periodic Backup Copy OffsiteYes | Not automatically but possible. If you need your network drive backup to be periodically moved offsite please contact us. |
How To Connect The Drive (Mac) | smb://ADCU\UNI@labshareUNI@staging-smb.engram.rc.zi.columbia.edu:/<YourLabShare> (Full Instructions With Screenshots ) |
How To Connect The Drive (on Windows) | \\labsharestaging-smb.engram.rc.zi.columbia.edu\<YourLabShare> <YourLabShare> (Full Instructions With Screenshots ) |
| How To Connect The Drive (on Linux) | sudo mount -t cifs -o vers=2.1,username=UNI,domain=ADCU //labsharestaging-smb.engram.rc.zi.columbia.edu/<YourLabShare> /mount-directory |
Username / Password | UNI / UNI password |
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General Storage Level (labshare)
Name | lockerlabshare |
Total available storage space | 1144 673 TB |
PurposeLonger | -termGeneral purpose |
Use Cases | For storing data you every-day use, data collection, sharing, simple analytics. Data you access frequently and don't need to work on every day but still need immediate access torun heavy computation on. |
Type of shareShare | Windows Drive (Windows Share / SMB / CIFS) |
Backed Up | Yes |
Periodic Backup Copy Offsite | Yes |
How To Connect The Drive (Mac) | smb://ADCU\UNI@lockerUNI@labshare-smb.engram.rc.zi.columbia.edu:/<YourLabShare> (Full Instructions With Screenshots ) |
How To Connect The Drive (Windows) | \\lockerlabshare-smb.engram.rc.zi.columbia.edu\<YourLabShare> (Full Instructions With Screenshots ) |
| How To Connect The Drive (on Linux) | sudo mount -t cifs -o vers=2.1,username=UNI,domain=ADCU //lockerlabshare-smb.engram.rc.zi.columbia.edu/<YourLabShare> /mount-directory |
Username / Password | UNI / UNI password |
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