Keating:Lab Workstations
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- written by Shaun
- edited 07/21/06
Lab Workstations
Most of the lab workstations are set up as dual boot Linux and Windows machines.
Windows
Currently we are running Windows XP SP2 on lab machines. The machines are all part of the DNA-NET windows domain. The biomicro center manages this domain. The DNA-NET domain will be decomissioned at some point in the semi-near future. Our plan is to move to the win.mit.edu domain. This domain is centrally managed by MIT IS&T. However, we will be in our own container and thus have control over our machines.
Transition to Win.mit.edu
No date has been set for a transition. I am currently testing this setup with one machine and trying to figure out the best setup for us.
Current plans:
- Push out the following software: Antivirus, SecureCRT, SecureFX, X-win32 client
- Have OpenAFS running. This will give each user drive letter access to their Athena space.
LogIn: Log in with your Athena username and Password. Make sure the dropdown box is set to Athena (Not Win).
On logging into one of our lab machine (or any win.mit.edu machine), the user will have at least 3 drives mapped for them.
- DFS Space. This is 1GB managed by IS&T and geared for use in this environment
- AFS Space. This is your normal Athena file space [Maybe available, still trying to get it to work]
- Bionet drive. This is your home directory on bionet. This will need to be mapped the first time you log in.
User Tips
- Don't leave much stuff on your desktop when you log out as this will all have to be copied to a server, and copied back the next time you login.
- Be Careful, keatinglab members all have admin rights on the machines
