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New DMF Mass Storage Default: One Tape Copy
As of May 31, 2012, the NCCS's DMF system default will change to make only one tape copy of files. The rate of data growth has outpaced the available budget for the NCCS DMF system. This fact required the NCCS to find new ways to reduce data holdings on tape to stretch existing resources further and still meet the demand for new data being stored in DMF.
NCCS Primer: A User's Guide
The NCCS has been updating our user documentation, and we are pleased to announce the availability of a new NCCS Primer. Key sections of the primer include Getting Started, Computing, Your Data, and Software. User feedback is greatly appreciated.
The NCCS has completed the planned upgrade of Discover's scalable units 1 and 2 (SCU1, SCU2)
From Woodcrest technology to the newer Westmere technology. These new nodes are accessible via the normal Discover PBS queue structure. As is the case for our previous Westmere nodes (in scalable units 3, 4, and 7), the new nodes in SCU1 and SCU2 contain 12 cores (dual-socket, hex core)...

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May 22, 2012 noon - 1 p.m. Bldg TBD, Room TBD
NCCS User Forums Scheduled for 2012
The NCCS has scheduled the next User Forum for June 19, 2012, 2:00-3:30 p.m. in Building 33, Room H114.). Light refreshments will be served. For additional information or to suggest an agenda item, contact the NCCS User Services Group at 301-286-9120.

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