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==Departmental Computing Services== | |||
Biology and BE have been offering lab and centers on a NETAPP system known as Bionet. | |||
Labs were offered file sharing space up to 100G on a multi protocol NetApp filer known as Bionet. This device supports SMB, CIFS and NFS connectivity to facilitate lab data management. This device is snap mirrored to another device on campus. See below to apply for these accounts. This system is currently off maintenance contracts due to cost. Labs and Centers are encouraged to review PUBLIC SERVER offering above. | |||
==Win Athena== | ==Win Athena== |
Revision as of 08:59, 14 April 2009
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The BioMicro Center’s computing mission is to support a core set of bioinformatics applications and also to provide advanced computational, data storage, data security and data backup services.
From BioMicro Center home page.
Biomicro Center Public Storage Server General
This new service offered by the center is geared to provided inexpensive server based storage for MIT labs and centers. This server will be operated on annual fee basis. Details about the server are:
- The server is a 16 TB Thinkmate server.
- The cpu 2- QUAD Core Intel Xeon E5462-2.8 Ghz
- The system support 16 G og PC2-6300 Ram
- The operating system is Red Hat Enterprize Linux 5.3
- The operating system is supported in a RAID one configuration
- The data partition is configured in a RAID 6 configuration with a "hot spare".
- The device supports SMB, CIFS, and SSH connections restricted to NET 18.
- The file system is backup by MIT's TSM service
- Machine administration from the Biomicro Center
PLEASE NOTE:
- This is not a computational machine.
- Use is offered and limited that of a storage server.
- Computational processes may be terminated without notice
Biomicro Center Public Storage Server Pricing/Folder Structure
The public server is being offered to provide a service to the community. A cost recovery strategy is being employed to fund the investment.
Pricing
- The yearly lease cost for one terabyte is $500.00 per year.
- The volumes can be dynamically increased to allow for increase space inside the existing file structure.
Folder Structure
We are offering a default file structure on the system. This should allow for great flexibility.
NAME | TYPE | EXAMPLE |
center | centername: | biomicro |
lab | labnamelab | levinelab |
File structure:
biomicro as the example:
Unix | Windowsshare | Permissions |
data/biomicro | \\bmc-pub1\biomicro | Full control user and group |
data/biomicro/public | \\bmc-pub1\biomicropub | Public share between groups |
data/biomicro/user/homedirs | \\bmc-pub1\homes | Private home directory of user |
data/biomicro/user/username | Unix access | SSH Access: Host: bmc-pub1.mit.edu |
Biomicro Center Public Storage Server Getting Started
Getting Started requires access to a SSH Client-
- SecureCRT is available from the MIT download page http://web.mit.edu/software/win.html
Connect to the server :
- host bmc-pub1.mit.edu
- user email name
- pass kerberos password
- port 22
- if you loggged in correctly you should be at the "bash prompt" type -who <enter>
there is a default samba password in a file called samba.
- type : more samba <enter> - your old samba password will appear.
- type : smbpasswd <enter>
- type your old password XXXXXXXXXXX <enter>
- type your new password-XXXXXXXXXXX <enter>
- confirm your new password XXXXXXXXX <enter>
- you are done.
Biomicro Center Public Storage Server Connection Windows and MAC
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Macintosh
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Departmental Computing Services
Biology and BE have been offering lab and centers on a NETAPP system known as Bionet. Labs were offered file sharing space up to 100G on a multi protocol NetApp filer known as Bionet. This device supports SMB, CIFS and NFS connectivity to facilitate lab data management. This device is snap mirrored to another device on campus. See below to apply for these accounts. This system is currently off maintenance contracts due to cost. Labs and Centers are encouraged to review PUBLIC SERVER offering above.
Win Athena
Many labs in the Biology and BE have "organizational units" on MIT's WIN ATHENA environment. These "OU's " are a logical collection of multi user Windows machines that utilize MIT Kerberos username and passwords for sign on. Additional benifits include:
- Centralize monitored security updates
- Two Gigs of private free data storage
- Centrality deployed applications
- Roaming Desktop environment on other Win Athena machines on campus
- Security hardened operating system
Use of this system is supported and highly encouraged.
Accounts in "DNA-NET"
To request a DNA-NET account, please to sgoldman 'at' mit.edu with subject "new user" and the following information:
- First/Last Name:
- Athena Username:
- Lab PI:
- Department:
- Room Number/Address:
- Phone Number:
A lab presentation can be made of the environment.
You will receive a confirmation email when your account is created.
New users and labs are highly recommended to contact Stephen Goldman directly to discuss there data storage and networking needs. Stephen is located at:
We will need to meet briefly so you may take control of your storage account.
- Stephen is the system administrator for the Department of Biology supports BE labs as well in conjuction with Aran Parillo, BE System Administrator.
Gateway to MIT Specific Resources - Certificates
Windows Installing certificates is a must at MIT.
Start with Internet Explorer- required for Outlook Express
The Site Certificate
- Select Install :
- For Internet Explorer – a dialog box will pop up – Install Site certificate – take defaults
- For Firefox – Check all three check boxes – take defaults-
- <DONE>
Personal Certificates-
- Enter your Kerberos name, Password and MIT Number-
- <DONE>
- <DONE>
Macintosh
- Go to http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/certificates
- http://itinfo.mit.edu/article.php?id=8628 for Safari
TESTING
Go to the MIT Software page:
http://web.mit.edu/software/ select your operating system
- Download and install VPN CLIENT - Virtual Private Network Client- ( This is the test)- Highly recommend this program
After installing it - restart your machine-
This program is to be used off Network 18- MITNET to create a virtual circuit to MIT's Network)
This would allow access to the server off MITNET (sign on with email name and password) You want this functionality later.
Connecting to Network Resources
Windows Platform There are different ways to connect to network resources. Network resources for this conversation is Bionet inside "DNA-NET" or a Lab Server inside Win Athena. Both Macintosh and Windows machines can connect to either resources. The methods include from a :
- standalone private laptop
- standalone workstation
- workstation inside WIN ATHENA
To connect to a file server inside the Win Athena environment from a private Windows or Macintosh laptop or workstation. Users are required to change their WIN ATHENA password at this certificate enabled site
https://wince.mit.edu/changepasswd/index.jsp -
- When the page opens : in the middle of the page in BOLD TEXT: Confirm
- that the message reads:
- Change Password for User yourname@MIT.EDU
- Enter a password below the User Confirmation- twice- (recommend a good password it for this )
- For the reason - select - other - and add remote access.
- Select Submit-
- exit the page
Private Windows Environment
To map a drive:
The First Step is to configure your DNS settings. Goal - make sure your WINS settings have the "ENABLE NETBIOS over TCP/IP SETTING Radio button selected.UNCHECK LMHOST
Start- Control Panels- Networking-Local Area Connection-Properties-TCP/IP-Advanced-WINS - UNCHECK LMHOST, enable "ENABLE NETBIOS over TCP/IP- OK - RESTART
Connect to DNA-NET | Connect to WIN-ATHENA | |||
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USER will need to know:
Connect to WIN-ATHENAUSER will need to know:
Connect to WIN-ATHENA Server - from machine in Win-ATHENAUSER will need to know:
Macintosh DNA-NET |
Connect to DNA-NET with OSX | !
Macintosh WIN-ATHENAConnect to WIN-ATHENA with OSX
OFF Campus with MIT VPN
Description of folder structure
ClustersHosts and websites |
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