5.1.1.1.1 Hardware technologies appropriate to the services it provides to its designated communities

5.1.1.1.1 - The repository shall have hardware technologies appropriate to the services it provides to its designated communities.

The CLOCKSS archive performs its Mandatory Responsibilities to its Designated Community using a range of hardware:

• The inventory of the hardware in use and how it is maintained is described in CLOCKSS: Hardware and Software Inventory#Hardware.
• The process by which the production CLOCKSS boxes are upgraded to handle the necessary storage is described in the Hardware Upgrade section on CLOCKSS: Box Operations.
• The ingest process and the hardware that runs it is described in CLOCKSS: Ingest Pipeline.
• The technical risks involved in hardware provisioning are described in the Media and Hardware Obsolescence section of CLOCKSS: Threats and Mitigations.
• The economic risks involved in hardware provisioning are described in the Economic Failure section of CLOCKSS: Threats and Mitigations.

Relevant Documents

1. CLOCKSS: Designated Community
2. CLOCKSS: Mandatory Responsibilities
3. CLOCKSS: Hardware and Software Inventory
4. CLOCKSS: Ingest Pipeline
5. CLOCKSS: Threats and Mitigations