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Indiana University’s Research File System

Indiana University’s Research File System. What is the IU Research File System?. /user1. /user2. User 1, on campus. /collaboration. User 2, somewhere else. BACKUP. RFS Access – Samba/CIFS. RFS Access - SFTP. http://iuware.iu.edu. RFS Access - Web. RFS Access – AFS Client. RFS Access.

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Indiana University’s Research File System

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  1. Indiana University’sResearch File System

  2. What is the IU Research File System? /user1 /user2 User 1, on campus /collaboration User 2, somewhere else BACKUP

  3. RFS Access – Samba/CIFS

  4. RFS Access - SFTP http://iuware.iu.edu

  5. RFS Access - Web

  6. RFS Access – AFS Client

  7. RFS Access Works with all major operating systems: Mac, Windows and Linux/Unix • From an off-campus location, IU VPN is required for: • Samba • AFS client • However, VPN is not needed for: • Web access (https://) • SFTP IU VPN introduction: http://kb.iu.edu/data/ajrq.html

  8. Right and wrong ways to use RFS Good Uses: • relatively small files (up to ca. 1 GB in size) • files that are updated frequently • remember that files can be edited directly in RFS, using Samba or the AFS client • frequently accessed files • files that need to be shared, i.e. group project work In short, treat RFS like a local hard drive, or a shared drive

  9. Right and wrong ways to use RFS Poor Uses: • backups • RFS is intended as workspace, use SDA for backups and archiving • files updated by multiple users at once • for example, Access and other databases • files that many users edit simultaneously SDA introduction: http://kb.iu.edu/data/aiyi.html

  10. Policies • storage quota for individual users is 100 GB; • additional space may be available upon request • RFS is available to faculty, staff and graduate students; undergraduates can be sponsored by faculty or staff • data are backed up nightly, backups kept for 2 months • you can request restoration of accidentally lost data • changes from the previous day: • kept in the 1day-backup directory • you can restore data from 1day-backup yourself • RFS storage system is HIPAA aligned

  11. Collaborative work • You can request project space, distinct from your own user space • Initial quota for project spaces is 100 GB • You can define your own groups of RFS users • no shared accounts are required

  12. Exercises

  13. Exercises What we will do next: • We will set up and try out every method of RFS access • We will move files around • We will open and edit files in RFS • We will recover files from the one-day backup • We will share files by using a project space • We will regulate access to project files

  14. Exercises - Samba Macintosh: In the Finder, Go menu →Connect to Server... . smb://rfs.iu.edu/username Windows: Right-click My Computer→Map Network Drive... . \\rfs.iu.edu\username http://kb.iu.edu/data/arxp.html

  15. Exercises - SFTP Windows: Install WinSCP from http://iuware.iu.edu Connect to rfs.iu.edu with your username … Macintosh: Install AnyClient from http://iuware.iu.edu Connect to rfs.iu.edu with your username … For the brave: open the Terminal window instead, type: sftp username@rfs.iu.edu and look here for sftp commands: http://kb.iu.edu/data/akqg.html http://kb.iu.edu/data/asay.html

  16. Exercises - Web Open the browser of your choice, go to https://rfs.iu.edu/ Log in with your username … http://kb.iu.edu/data/arxi.html

  17. Exercises – OpenAFS Client Install the Kerberos client Windows: http://web.mit.edu/kerberos/dist/index.html Download and run the installer: kfw-<version>.exe Choose to install KFW Client and KFW Documentation … For configuration files, enter: http://storage.iu.edu Macintosh: Your Mac should have the Kerberos client already installed. http://kb.iu.edu/data/arxq.html http://kb.iu.edu/data/arxr.html

  18. Exercises – OpenAFS Client Obtain OpenAFS here: http://www.openafs.org/release/latest.html Windows: Download and run either one of these installers: OpenAFSforWindows-<latest-version>.exe openafs-en_US-<latest version>.msi Choose to install OpenAFS client … Macintosh: Download and run the appropriate version of installer: OpenAFS-1.6.1-<large feline>.dmg Click appropriate icon to install OpenAFS client … http://kb.iu.edu/data/arxq.html http://kb.iu.edu/data/arxr.html

  19. group rfsclass_admin group rfsclass_user user rfsclass all of us \\afs\iu.edu\home\projects\UITS\RTSTOR\rfsclass Exercises – Projects r, l, d, i, w, k, a r, l, d, i, w, k r - read l - look up d - delete i - insert w - write k - lock a - administer

  20. Exercises – Projects Please form teams of 3-5 people; each team should have at least one Windows user – nominate him/her as the project administrator. Create a team folder in the rfsclass project space. Check the folder’s Access Control List (ACL) Try changing the settings.

  21. Exercises – Projects Administrator: Delete your credentials, then log back in as user rfsclass; Remove the permissions of the group rfsclass_user; Add r, l, d, i, w, k for every team member. Delete your administrative credentials, then log back in as yourself. All team members: Move some files in and out of your team’s folder; open each other’s files, modify them, delete them. Try opening the files in another team’s folder!

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