• The new full time liaison, Brij is here!

 

• Regarding the ATLAS Tape usage:
  • Total Pledge: ~71.4 PB.
  • MC TAPE Storage ~43.7 PB; Used  ~34.4 PB.
  • DATA TAPE Storage ~27.7 PB; Used ~22.0 PB.
  • Year-wise plots are attached. 
  • Links: WLCG; T1_MCTAPE; T1_DATATAPE.
  • Due to ongoing data taking, one could expect more writes to the tape?
  • Not aware of any upcoming large write/deletion campaigns! 
    • DAOD obsolescence Campaign (upcoming?/done): Data; MC.
    • The analysis groups were asked to have their say by 26 March --> ~5 PB! 

 

• QMUL GridPP Data Centre refurbishment:
  • At least 2 months of down time (July and August).
  • May extend to end of September => 01 July to 30 September downtime booked. 
    
  • Will be unable to offer any kind to services.
  • 8.66 PB DATADISK; 311 TB LOCALGROUPDISK; 449 TB SCRATCHDISK.
    
  • Several satellite sites will be directed back to RAL during last/first week of April/May.
    
  • What other actions are needed from RAL?
    

 

• RAL has been running <60% of its pledge since yesterday, job accounting link.