High Performance Storage System

System Overview

On January 31, 2025, data remaining on the HPSS will no longer be accessible and will be permanently deleted. Following this date, the OLCF will no longer be able to retrieve data remaining on HPSS. For more information on migrating data from HPSS, see the Data migration section.

Warning

January 31, 2025, all remaining HPSS data will be PERMANENTLY DELETED. Do not wait to move needed data.

The High Performance Storage System (HPSS) provides tape storage for large amounts of data created on OLCF systems. The HPSS can be accessed from any OLCF system through the hsi utility. More information about using HPSS can be found in the HPSS Data Archival System section of the Data Storage and Transfers page.