First Data Challenge

To store 10TB of raw data in a ROOT DB on HPSS within 5 days (i.e. 25 MB/s)
To test the following technologies:
- DATE, ROOT, HPSS, GB ethernet, PC's and Linux
To provide an initial gauge point for the capabilities of the ALICE data recording chain
Very simple event model, but fairly realistic raw, tag and catalog DB environment
Executed in March 1999

To store 10TB of raw data in a ROOT DB on HPSS within 5 days (i.e. 25 MB/s)