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Network File Storage Project

Network File Storage Project. James Madison University Information Technology February 2011. Network File Storage Upgrade. The current network storage functions provided by Novell NetWare will be replaced with a solution from Microsoft

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Network File Storage Project

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  1. Network File Storage Project James Madison University Information Technology February 2011

  2. Network File Storage Upgrade • The current network storage functions provided by Novell NetWare will be replaced with a solution from Microsoft • Existing data and access permissions will be copied to the new system James Madison University Information Technology February 2011

  3. WhyUpgrade? • Mission critical system • Five years since last upgrade • Aging hardware • Disk space is full James Madison University Information Technology February 2011

  4. Benefits • Quota increase • Approximately doubling capacity for each college and administrative division • Additional 5 GB quota for each department • Users get 3GB quota separate from their department • Ability to add additional disk space as needed • No more Novell NetWare client • No client is necessary to access the new network file storage James Madison University Information Technology February 2011

  5. Benefits(Continued) • Drive mapping consolidation • In Windows, the N: drive will provide access to ALL network file storage • Anti-virus scanning • All files will automatically be scanned for viruses and malware James Madison University Information Technology February 2011

  6. Changes • Accessing data • Windows • Single drive letter for all data ( N:) • J, K, L, and M drives go away • Macintosh • Mac users connect to one or more of the new servers/volumes in a similar way as they do today James Madison University Information Technology February 2011

  7. Changes(continued) • Personal folders • Personal folders (identified by e-ID) no longer reside within the departmental folder • Personal folders are arranged alphabetically by e-ID as follows: James Madison University Information Technology February 2011

  8. Impacts to Windows Users • All references to drives J, K, L, or M will need to be modified to reference the N drive: • Desktop shortcuts • Microsoft Office: Default file locations, Recently used list • Desktop applications • Scripts • Databases • Embedded links • Documentation • Direct references to server names, for example NWDATA1, NWDATA2, NWDATA3 James Madison University Information Technology February 2011

  9. New Look James Madison University Information Technology February 2011

  10. Impacts to Macintosh Users • All references to server/volume names will need to be modified to reference the new servers/volumes (IT-DATA1, IT-DATA2, IT-DATA3) • Desktop shortcuts • Microsoft Office: Default file locations, Recently used list • Desktop applications • Scripts • Databases • Embedded links • Documentation James Madison University Information Technology February 2011

  11. Migration Day • Access to the new environment will be available using the same methods as currently use • On-campus wired & wireless • Off-campus – using the VPN client • Log into Novell NetWare client as usual (Windows computers)- automatically maps all network drives, new and those not yet migrated James Madison University Information Technology February 2011

  12. Upon Project Completion • Windows Computers Only • Novell NetWare client will be removed • Users will be notified prior to the removal • Single login to computer with e-ID and password • Access to both local and network files upon login James Madison University Information Technology February 2011

  13. Questions? James Madison University Information Technology February 2011

  14. James Madison University Information Technology Support www.jmu.edu/computing/file • HelpDesk 568-3555 helpdesk@jmu.edu • Training 568-8046 ittraining@jmu.edu February 2011

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