Common Archival Retrieval
BC Project: FY06-09
Date of Policy: 20 Apr 2006
Last Updated: 30 Sep 2021 (see Revision Log)
The archive command from the Practical Supercomputing Toolkit (PST) will be
implemented on user accessible systems at all participating HPCMP centers. This special-purpose
command is wholly concerned with accessing, manipulating and moving files between the site's archival
system and the site's client systems. No remote access (external to the site) will be supported.
Interactive and batch jobs will also be able to use the archive command. The PST is available for
download from http://pstoolkit.nwra.com.
The archive command is well formulated, documented and extensible. The implementation of the
archive command is designed to be site-specific and will require sites to consider archival locality,
transport and security implications. The archive command should be placed in the local utility directory
of each site to ensure separation from existing archive commands. It should also be documented with other local
utility documentation and in their archive user guide. These guides can be found at the following links:
- AFRL - https://centers.hpc.mil/users/docs/afrl/archiveGuide.html
- ARL - https://centers.hpc.mil/users/docs/arl/archiveGuide.html
- ERDC - https://centers.hpc.mil/users/docs/erdc/archiveGuide.html
- MHPCC - https://www.mhpcc.hpc.mil/doc/archiveUserGuide.html
- Navy - https://centers.hpc.mil/users/docs/navy/archiveUserGuide.html
The following subcommands should be implemented for compliance: put,
get, ls, stat, and mkdir.
| Date | Revision |
|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2021 | BC Team Audit |
| 12 Apr 2018 | BC Team Audit - Adjusted layout and updated website for the PSToolkit |
| 12 May 2016 | BC Team Audit |
| 14 May 2014 | BC Team Audit |
| 23 Mar 2012 | BC Team Audit |
| 14 Feb 2008 | Subcommands rm, rmdir and chmod deleted |