The main tasks of the systems include processing and quality assessing of climate modelling results as well as the long-term preservation and worldwide distribution of climate data:
- Processing and quality assessment with regard to the DKRZ long-term archive or data distribution and usage in national and internationial climate data federations.
- Database systems and search indices to enable discoverability and accessibility of data.
- Secure storage for long-term archived data.
- Deployment of portal services.
- Systems for data distribution including dedicated project areas and download caches.
Technically, the data management system is based on several blades and a special database server optimized for relational database management systems. Furthermore, virtual machines deploy additional less demanding data management services.
Hardware
| Anzahl | Typ | CPUs | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Dell FC630 | 2 Intel Xeon E5-2630 10C 2.2GHz | 256 GB |
| 2 | Oracle Database Appliance x3-2 | 2 Intel Xeon E5-2690 (Haswell), 2.9 GHz, 8 Core Local storage system 36 TB (double mirrored) |
256 GB |