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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 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

BEWARE-

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 user: kerberos pass: kerberos pass

Lab Qtrees in "DNA-NET"

Labs are 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.

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

• Go to http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/certificates

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
Right click My Computer Map network drive: Pick a drive letter: example Z: Folder: \\bionet.mit.edu\qtreename (or use IP address: ) "Connect using a different username" You will be prompted for your username and password. Note the syntax : Username: yourname@dna-net.mit.edu Password: enter your password Finish	USER will need to know: Name of your lab server Default directory lab members attach to. Right click My Computer Map network drive: Pick a drive letter: example Z: Folder: \\name of your host@mit.edu\default drive (or use IP address: ) "Connect using a different username" You will be prompted for your username and password. Note the syntax : Username: yourname@win.mit.edu Password: enter your password Finish Connect to WIN-ATHENA USER will need to know: Name of your lab server Default directory lab members attach to. Right click My Computer Map network drive: Pick a drive letter: example Z: Folder: \\name of your host@mit.edu\default drive (or use IP address: ) "Connect using a different username" You will be prompted for your username and password. Note the syntax : Username: yourname@win.mit.edu Password: enter your password Finish Connect to WIN-ATHENA Server - from machine in Win-ATHENA USER will need to know: Name of your lab server Default directory lab members attach to. Right click My Computer Map network drive: Pick a drive letter: example Z: Folder: \\name of your host@mit.edu\default drive (or use IP address: ) "Connect using a different username" Finish Look under "My Computer" Macintosh DNA-NET		Connect to DNA-NET with OSX	! Press Apple+K in Finder to connect to server. Type in: cifs:\\bionet\qtreename Hit the + to save it select the path - depress - connect Confirm : workgroup or domain = DNA-NET NAME = your email name (important) PASSWORD = email password Select home directories and test access to the folder with you name on it. Macintosh WIN-ATHENA Connect to WIN-ATHENA with OSX Press Apple+K in Finder to connect to server. Type in: cifs:\\servername@mit.edu\datashare Hit the + to save it select the path - depress - connect Confirm : workgroup or domain = WIN NAME = your email name (important) PASSWORD = email password Select home directories and test access to the folder with you name on it. OFF Campus with MIT VPN Download and install VPN client for your operating system from MIT Software Distribution Establish a VPN connection to MIT MAP the drive either by way of Windows or Macintosh Description of folder structure admin - administrative documents backups - backups of shmoo, model and habanero projects - homedirs - home directories of lab members .snapshot - an archive of the whole network file share: weekly - last week daily - last two days hourly - last two hours Clusters BioMicroCenter Clusters Hosts and websites Resources for system administrators