The current MSS charging formula is:
GAUs charged = .0837*R + .0012*A + N(.1195*W + .2050*S)
where:
R = Gigabytes read
W = Gigabytes created or written
A = Number of disk drive or tape cartridge accesses
S = Data stored, in gigabyte-years
N = Number of copies of file: 1 if economy reliability selected; 2 if standard reliability selected
For further information or assistance, please contact SCD Consulting Services.
Note: If you are interested in learning the charges for copying your MSS files to external media, please send email to datahelp@ucar.edu with an itemized list of the files to be copied, and with a list of your choices of external media e.g. CD, DVD, RSB2 device, etc.
If you have questions about this document, please contact SCD Customer Support. You can also reach us by telephone 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 303-497-1278. Additional contact methods: consult1@ucar.edu and during business hours in NCAR Mesa Lab Suite 39.
Last updated: 09/05/2006
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