Storage Request | Research Computing

Type of Request *

Create new storage share

Increase size of existing share

Decrease size of existing share

Retire existing share

Space (TB) *

The size of storage to be created/retired, or the amount of the increase/decrease to your storage. Specify in 1TB increments.

Storage Platform *

Research Project Storage ( $70/TB per year )

Research Standard Storage ( $45/TB per year (Each PI with an RC account will be granted up to 10 TB of Research Standard Storage at no charge¹) )

High-Security Research Standard Storage ( $45/TB/year )

None of these storage options offer data backups or replication. Research Project storage provides week long snapshots of data. Snapshots are not available on Research Standard storage

Internal Use / Public Data

This storage platform is appropriate for public or internal use data.

Sensitive / Highly Sensitive Data

This storage platform is appropriate for highly sensitive data such as HIPAA, FERPA, CUI, etc.

Grouper/MyGroups Ownership *

Grouper or MyGroups group name under your Eservices user ID. You will have access to Grouper management and will be able to add/remove users for your project. Legacy MyGroups groups created before November 28th, 2023, can be accessed through the “Legacy MyGroups” folder on Grouper.

Shared Space Name *

This is the name to be applied to your shared storage space. By default, the space will be named according to the Grouper/MyGroups group associated with the storage request. If you would prefer a different identifier, indicate the name for the space.

For new groups, specify "This group will be used for Rivanna/Afton access" in the description section of the Service Now request form to expedite group creation. You will need to add yourself as a member to the group in order for us to fulfill any allocation request related to this group.

Billing Information

PLEASE NOTE: We no longer accept PTAOs as payment for RC services. Please reach out to your fiscal contact for the full FDM accounting string before submitting a service request. All worktag values are needed for processing payments, not just the driver worktag. Thank you!

Financial Contact

Company ID

Cost Center

Business Unit

Funding Type

Project

Gift

Grant

Designated

Funding Number

FDM Billing Information

Fund

Function

Program

Activity

Assignee

Data Agreement * The owner of these services assumes all responsibility for complying with state, federal, and international data retention laws. Researchers may be required to keep data securely stored for years after a project has ended and should plan accordingly. University of Virginia researchers are strongly encouraged to use the University Records Management Application (URMA), a web-based tool that automatically tracks when data can be safely transferred or destroyed.

Please submit the form only once. If you receive an error message after submitting this request, please check your email to confirm that the submission completed.