Online Documentation for the NCAR Mass Storage System (MSS)

Last updated: 09/05/2006

For general MSS information and documentation, MSS metadata commands, and if you are using msrcp, see
DCS 4.0 Information.

For documentation on msread/mswrite and more MSS-related topics, use this NCAR MSS documentation supplement:

NCAR MSS documentation supplement - Table of contents

General information

Reading or writing MSS files with msrcp
Reading an MSS file with msread
Writing a file to the MSS with mswrite
Offloading MSS files
MSS FTP 2.0 Information
Strategic data management: Partnering with the Mass Storage Services Group
How to access information on your MSS holdings
Charges for Mass Storage System use

Fortran subroutines and C functions

Obtaining MSREAD/MSWRITE error messages with MSERROR
Accessing MSS files from Fortran and C using MSREAD/MsRead
Waiting for asynchronous MSS reads and writes using MSRECALL
Checking the status of asynchronous reads/writes with MSWAIT
Writing files to the MSS from Fortran and C with MSWRITE


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