Pricing

Prices below are for MGHPCC members. Non-members email help@nese.mghpcc.org

 

NESE Ceph Offerings - File (CephFS/Globus), Block (RBD), Object (S3)

1. Per Allocation = $/TiB/year of usable space (coming FY23)>
   1. $38.18 / TiB / year (2-day space)
2. Per Server = $25,837.18 → 227 TiB usable space>
   1. NESE Operations sets the server type each year>
      1. Reference Dell Quote No. 3000108540748.1
      2. Dell 740xd2 (18TB Hard Drive SATA 6Gbps, Intel XXV710 Dual Port 10/25GbE SFP28 Adapter)
      3. 5-year maintenance required
   2. Annual hosting costs = $3,004 / server
   3. Asset tracking
   4. Start of 5th year - plan to replace
   5. End of 5th year - removal of old hardware

NESE Tape Offerings

1. Per Allocation = $/TiB/year of usable space (forthcoming)>
   1. $4.43 / TiB / year (2-copy) in 20 TiB chunks
2. Data Management deposit (forthcoming)>
   1. $31.04 / TiB / 7 year (2-copy) in 20 TiB chunks
3. Per Tape Pack = $2,500 → 400 TiB raw space (200 TiB usable)>
   1. Annual hosting costs = $530
   2. Asset tracking
   3. Start of 7th year - plan to replace
   4. End of 7th year - removal of old tape
4. Large Capacity Active Data – Partnerships>
   1. Beyond 25 tape packs + S25 Tape Storage Frame $5,200
   2. Dedicated DTNs $7,500 ea.
   3. Special access protocols