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Thank you 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]].
= How Decreased performance and limited support ="Maintenance and operations funding" does ''not'' mean the systems are under comprehensive vendor support programs; the cost of that would be prohibitive. Only critical components (interconnects and shared storage) will be maintained, and that subject to move the availability and cost of parts. Users should ensure that all key data is constantly backed up...* to physical media in their possession (e.g. downloaded to USB drive), or * to another, newer research computing cluster. Users should also expect a gradual loss of processing capacity as compute nodes fail and are not repaired. = Moving data to new systems =
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:
= No data retention after decommissioning =
Following the decommissioning dates, 2018 March 31 on Fundy and Mahone and 2019 March 31 on Glooscap and Placentia, user data may be deleted without further notice. ACENET will not retain any long term or backup copies of user data. Users should ensure they take the appropriate steps to comply with any data management requirements of their institution and funding agency.
= Continued ACENET Support =
While the new national infrastructure is not located in Atlantic Canada, ACENET will continue to be the primary support organization for research groups in Atlantic Canada, providing training, research consulting, and troubleshooting. Reach out to your local team, or [[Ask Support | contact us]].