Significant upgrade of disk array in České Budějovice
Significant upgrade of disk array in České Budějovice
We are pleased to announce the completion of a significant upgrade to the disk array in the České Budějovice location.
This modernization brings not only a massive increase in available capacity but also higher throughput thanks to the replacement of the control hardware.
What has changed?
- Capacity increase: We have expanded the total storage volume from the original 150 TB to 1 PB (petabyte).
- Frontend modernization: The hardware has been replaced with significantly more powerful components, ensuring faster response times and higher stability during data-intensive operations.
- Increased user quotas: In connection with the array expansion, we have increased the basic disk quota (soft quota) for every MetaCentrum user on this array from the original 100 GB to 3 TB.
Technical parameters:
| Parameter | Original state | New state |
|---|---|---|
| Total array capacity | 150 TB | 1 PB |
| User disk quota | 100 GB | 3 TB |
| File count quota | 1M | 1M (unchanged) |
| Frontend Hardware | Standard | High-performance HW |
| Access path | /storage/budejovice1 | |
How to use the storage?
The array is available as standard on all MetaCentrum computing nodes at the usual path: /storage/budejovice1
We believe that this new hardware will contribute to the efficient execution of your computations and scientific projects.
Ivana Křenková, Tue Apr 28 21:40:00 CEST 2026