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maniaclab · Feb 20, 2024 · c586b36 · c586b36
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 # XCache
 
-Analysis Facility maintains an XCache server (managed through SLATE), with 25 x 1.5 TB NVMes and 2x25 Gbps NIC.
+To speed up remote data access, Analysis Facility maintains an XCache server (managed through SLATE), with 25 x 1.5 TB NVMes and 2x25 Gbps NIC.
 
-ServiceX uses the XCache by default.
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-Users that want do access remote data of their own (on EOS or elsewhere) can manually add the prefix `root://192.170.240.18:1094//` to their root paths, eg:
+Users that want do access remote data of their own (on EOS or elsewhere) can manually add the prefix `root://xcache.af.uchicago.edu:1094//` to their root paths, eg:
 
 If the original path is eg.:
 
     root://someserver.org:1094//atlaslocalgroupdisk/rucio/user/mgeyik/63/c4/user.mgeyik.26617246._000006.out.root
 
 make it:
 
-    root://192.170.240.18:1094//root://someserver.org:1094//atlaslocalgroupdisk/rucio/user/mgeyik/63/c4/user.mgeyik.26617246._000006.out.root
+    root://xcache.af.uchicago.edu:1094//root://someserver.org:1094//atlaslocalgroupdisk/rucio/user/mgeyik/63/c4/user.mgeyik.26617246._000006.out.root
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+While initial data access will be slightly slower, following accesses will be lightning fast.
 
+NB. ServiceX uses the XCache by default.