How to access the server

On a Windows computer (screenshots from Windows 7; other versions are similar)
  • From your desktop or the Start menu, select My Computer.
  • Type \\weisslab\sandbox into the location bar (circled in red, above.)
  • When it asks for your username and password, type WIN\yourusername (substituting your MIT user name for yourusername) and your MIT (Athena) password. 
    • IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU INCLUDE WIN\ BEFORE YOUR USERNAME; ELSE THE SERVER WON'T LOG YOU ON.


 

  • The main folder appears.  The contents of each of these directories is described below.
  • If you want to assign the server a drive letter (like Z:), click the server name weisslab circled in red above.
  • You will see that the server has a share named sandbox.  Right click on the share and select "Map network drive..."
  • In the next dialog, select a drive letter.  The folder and credentials are already set.  If you would like to reconnect to the server the next time you log on (recommended), select "Reconnect at logon".  Click finish.
  • You can now access the server from a drive letter on your Windows computer.
On a Mac
  • Select the Finder from the launcher.  From the "Go" menu, select "Connect to Server".
  • In the "Connect to Server" dialog box, enter smb://weisslab/sandbox  (note the forward slash "/" instead of the backward slash "\")
  • The next dialog SHOULD ask you for your credentials.  If for some reason it says you don't have permissions, OS X may have cached incorrect credentials.  Instead, you can try specifying your username smb://WIN\yourusername@weisslab/sandbox, like so:
  • Now log in.  Type your username as WIN\yourusername and use your Athena (MIT) password.  Leave "Registered User" selected; the server does not allow guest access.
    • IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ENTER WIN\ IN FRONT OF YOUR USERNAME; ELSE THE SERVER WON'T LOG YOU ON.
  • The server will show up in the Finder sidebar under "Shared."
  • You can make your Mac reconnect each time you start your computer by following the instructions here: http://osxdaily.com/2010/09/20/map-a-network-drive-on-a-mac/

How do I save new microscope / gel / flow data?

People logging in and out from instrument computers is a pain.  Instead, SAVE NEW DATA TO W:\home\yourusername\incoming.

There is a "W:" drive on common lab computers that maps to the WEISSLAB file server:

  • The gel / Nanodrop computer. 
  • The computer that runs the LSR Fortessa cytometer. 
  • The computer on the Zeiss microscope.
  • The computer on the Leica microscopes.
  • The EVOS

On all of these computers, you can write to *incoming* in your home directory.

Oh crap I just deleted my thesis / paper / grant!

Don't worry, we have backups!  The entire server is backed up by IS&T nightly; those backups are saved for a week. Just email your friendly administrator -- Please make sure to include

  • What file(s) you want restored
  • Where you want them restored to
  • What the most recent "known good" date is.
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