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Alcova is a highly collaborative space geared toward project-oriented data storage for use with by UWYO research groups and their collaborators.
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To provide enhanced collaboration and control, Principal Investigators may assign access permissions to other UWyo users or external users.
High-performance storage with easy access from Windows and Mac and data sharing capabilities via Globus Online.
Daily backups.
20 days worth of snapshots will help recover from recent accidental data loss.
Cost
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FREE up to default allocation quota.
Please see our policy page related to Cost of Resources.
How to Request
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a Storage Allocation:
To request an Alcova allocation, please fill out our allocation request form: https://uwyo.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/1940/Portal/Requests/ServiceDet?ID=17092
Connecting to Alcova
Connecting to Alcova
Note: off-campus users will need to establish a VPN connection using Pulse Secure first, and connect with their UWYO credentials in the format:
Username: uwyo\<username>
Password: <uwyo password>
Alcova can be accessed from any of the three primary OS families using their standard tools:
(Note: off-campus users will need to establish a VPN connection using Pulse Secure first.)
OS: | Path: |
Linux and macOS: | smb://alcova.arcc.uwyo.edu/project/<yourproject> |
Windows File Explorer: | \\alcova.arcc.uwyo.edu\project\<yourproject> |
Globus
The Globus endpoint name for Alcova is ARCC Teton and is accessible from the path /alcova Alcova Filesystem Access.
For more information about using Globus, please refer to: Globus Onlinefor Data Transfer
Access from
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Beartooth
Alcova is accessible from the Teton Beartooth compute cluster at speeds up to 100 Gbps. You can access homes or common by changing directory to /alcova.
Teton Beartooth documentation can be found on the Teton Beartooth page.