Specifications

– Evaluate/test 1U rack-mount enclosure to replace Venus T5
– Re-testing of 7200.11 series drives but with cache disabled. (time permitting)
– Establish maximum rate sustainable for 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 hour observations. (time
permitting)
∙ Candidate Future (Post-CDR or Post-IOC) Development Tasks
– Linux VFS-compliant file system extension to allow mounting of MCS-DR PC’s custom,
raw file system.
– Explore possibility of servicing multiple DP sources from a single MCS-DR PC
– Compact version of MCS-DR consisting of rack-mountable PC with only internal drives
(entire MCS-DR in this form would be very easily transportable and would still provide
2-3 TiB (4-6 hours worst case) of recording)
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