• Value storage is only available to University departments and offices that authorize appropriate payment for the service.
• Value storage is not typically available to students or student projects.
• Value storage cannot be used to host web sites, applications or databases.
• Because of the nature of value storage design, longer maintenance windows may be required in the event of disk failures to allow re-synchronization of the array. To the extent possible, maintenance windows for this system will be limited to weekends, beginning Friday night at 5 PM.
• Value Storage is not designed for full HIPAA compliance and should not be used for storage of patient healthcare data.

• The Value Storage system includes hardware redundancy and other features to hedge against component failures. However, the system is not backed up to the enterprise backup system to keep the cost affordable.
• Storage can be purchased in 1 TB increments, as required.
• Storage can be delivered as a Windows share or an NFS share.

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Two forms are required.

First complete the "Value Storage – Order / Renewal Form" available in the DoIT Forms Library.

Then, complete the "Inter-Department Transfer (Purchase/Expense)" form transferring the total service cost amount determined above to pay for the service. This form can be found in the Business and Finance Division Forms Library on their web site.

To complete annual renewal, complete the "Inter-Department Transfer (Purchase/Expense)" form from the Business and Finance Forms Library during July. Renewals not received in July are subject to termination and permanent file deletion after 30 days notice.

• Value storage is available for purchase in 1 TB increments for $120 per TB per year.
• Charge can be prorated on a monthly basis for orders of less than one year.
• Service must be renewed annually with annual payment.
• Failure to complete annual renewal process: If renewal process is not completed in July or if payment is not authorized, requester is notified that files will be deleted after 30-day notice period. Thirty-day notice will be sent on or about August 1st each year. File deletions will occur on or about September 1st each year for orders that are not renewed.