NFS at CSAIL
NFS at CSAIL
NFS (Network File System) provides high-performance network storage for CSAIL users. It’s optimized for scenarios requiring fast local access to large datasets within the CSAIL network.
Key Benefits:
- High performance – Optimized for fast I/O and large file transfers
- Local access – Ideal for servers and workstations on the CSAIL network
- Large storage – Supports multi-terabyte datasets
- Flexible tiers – Scratch, persistent, and backed-up storage options available
Network Requirement: NFS is only accessible from the CSAIL network (wired or CSAILPrivate). It cannot be accessed remotely.
Security Note: NFS has no built-in encryption or security features. See NFS Security for important information.
If you use NFS, join the nfs-users mailing list for important announcements regarding NFS server operations.
Getting Started
All users automatically have access to two scratch filesystems:
/data/scratch– For servers in Stata (1 TiB quota per user)/data/scratch-oc40– For servers at our Holyoke data center (1 TiB quota per user)
Files are automatically deleted if not accessed within one year. For longer-term storage, backups, or additional capacity, see the options below.
Using NFS at CSAIL
- Frequently Asked Questions
- NFS storage tiers
- NFS rules and recommendations
- Request new NFS filesystems
- NFS snapshots
- NFS backups
- NFS performance recommendations
- Where is my NFS data physically located?
- Distributing datasets from NFS
- Accessing NFS from CSAIL Linux