Minnesota Supercomputer Institute

Scientific Data Management Laboratory

The Scientific Data Management Laboratory (SDML) is designed to meet the evolving data management demands of University faculty and researchers. The SDML provides access to software, computational, and storage resources necessary to develop and support high-profile research related data and database applications. This centralized data/database infrastructure is available for all applicable research projects.

The SDML currently houses three database server, a few specific application servers, a web server, an interactive login server for database and web interface development, and about 20 TB of disk. The available hardware will continue to evolve with demand.

The SDML provides users access to a variety of database management systems including MySQL, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server. Other database management systems and related software can be installed upon request; dependent on availability.

Hardware

For a list of machines available at the SDML, see the hardware page.

Software

For a listing of software titles available at the SDML, see the software page.

Policies and Procedures

The policies and procedures page details policies specific to the SDML.

Technical Information

Information on using the machines in the SDML is available on the technical information page.

General Information

Information about the location, hours, access and other topics for the SDML is found on the general information page.

Legacy Information

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