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Thank you in advance for your patience during this migration period. We are working hard to limit the extent of disruptions and impact to your research during this transition. If you have questions or concerns about any aspect of this migration process, please [[Ask Support | contact ACENET support]].
= Schedule =
While the main ACENET clusters will continue operating until 31 March 2018, we have established a schedule for users to migrate their data and begin using the new Compute Canada national systems. The purpose of this schedule is to avoid difficulties in the last few weeks prior to decommissioning. Moving terabytes of data is not an overnight project, nor is installing and testing software on a new cluster.
As the deadline for each system approaches we will communicate with its users, providing instructions and resources for migration. There will be at least one month provided to complete the migration.
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Anyone wishing to begin using the [https://www.computecanada.ca/renewing-canadas-advanced-research-computing-platform/new-systems-at-four-national-sites/ new national systems] immediately is encouraged to do so!
= How to migrate data =
See [https://docs.computecanada.ca/wiki/General_directives_for_migration General Directives for Migration] on the Compute Canada Documentation Wiki for step-by-step instructions of how to transfer your data. The steps, summarized, are:
# Delete any unneeded files.
# [https://docs.computecanada.ca/wiki/Archiving_and_compressing_files Archive and compress your files] before transferring them, if appropriate.
# Choose a system to land on. [https://docs.computecanada.ca/wiki/Cedar Cedar] and [https://docs.computecanada.ca/wiki/Graham Graham] are both suitable replacements for legacy ACENET systems.
# Transfer the data using [https://docs.computecanada.ca/wiki/Globus Globus] if possible; [https://docs.computecanada.ca/wiki/Transferring_data sftp, scp, or rsync] if not.
# Complete the Migration Complete form [link] once you have migrated. It is critical that this form be