info_tfgrid/collections/tfgrid4/slices/storageslice.md
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Storage Slice

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Storage Slice

A Storage Slice is a unit of ZDB storage (our key value stor) as can be used as backend for Zero-Stor (our quantum safe storage system).

The default Cloud Slice has:

  • 100GB of storage

Storage Hour (SH)

  • A Storage Hour is like a kwatth unit for electricty, it represents a Storage Slice being used for 1h and billed as such.
  • ThreeFold Farmers can price the StorageHour themselves in a chosen currency.

Storage Slice Properties

The service provider (hoster) defines the following properties per Storage Slice:

  • Min size in GB (100GB+), max size
  • Maximum Discount (based on participation in Liquidity Pool and/or longer renting periods)
  • Max bandwidth
  • Min bandwidth (min 1 mbit/sec)
  • Cost per GB bandwidth
  • Max aggregation size (how many of the StorageSlices can be combined)
  • Link to support site if any (find info about hoster and service capabilities)
  • If linked to Hosting Pool (company giving support on the machines)
  • Location & type of location