Crane group members can access their data using any of the 4 workstations, or from the Lancaster/ Crane cluster. Here's how that's done.

See also

• Crane storage, visually

Workstation user: Storage summary

• Any of your data used on a group workstation is accessible to you if you later log into any of the four group workstations.
• Data placed in "notbackedup" is not backed up.
  • Large amounts of data can be stored there and then the group does not pay for backing it up.
  • Be careful not to put non-recoverable data there.
  • Bottom line: Don't back up (and thus pay to backup) large amounts of restorable data.
• All other data, including data placed on your desktop, is backed up.

For Crane group's cluster users: Overview

• Research data would ideally be backed up. Reasonably enough the group does not want to pay to back up some large data.
  • Rule of thumb: Back up data unless it's large AND restorable from elsewhere, such as the raw data.
  • QUESTION: Can this data not to be backed up be reliably and uniquely defined by extension name or other characteristic?
    • If so, can use exclusions within EZ-Backup to not back up this data instead of creating a dedicated directory to hold such data, for exclusion.
• Research data (whether backed up or not) should be available from any of the group's workstations and the cluster.

Question: Can data

From any of the 4 workstations

Log in using your NetID credentials.

• Anything you store within your home profile (including desktop) is not available from the cluster.
  • It is backed up.
  • And it's available from any of the workstations.
• Anything you store in "data" is available from the cluster.
  • It is also backed up.
  • Again, it's available from any of the workstations.
• Anything you store in "notbackedup" is also available from the cluster.
  • It is NOT backed up.
  • Again, it's available from any of the workstations.

From the Lancaster/ Crane cluster

Log in using your NetID and cluster account's password (NOT your NetID password).

• Anything you store within your home profile is not backed up and not available from any workstation.
• Anything you store in "data" is available. See above, under workstations, for more details.
• Anything you store in "notbackedup"  is also available. See above, under workstations, for more details.

Matrix, for a visual representation of the Crane storage system